I wrote this post yesterday and forgot to get it into WordPress! It’s a continuation of Welcome to the Valleys Walter and Jeremy moved further into the city, but as they moved away from the walls the press of people began to fall away. The houses began to grow, and Jeremy even spotted some well-kept…
Tag: Fantasy
Fiction Tuesday – On to Water Gap
Today I continue a story set in the world of The Valleys. The first part can be found here Jeremy helped Walter push his cart the last few miles towards a place he called “Water Gap.” As they travelled the Sun continued its descent behind them. The lower it descended the more restless his companion…
Fiction Tuesday – Welcome to the Valleys
This isn’t short fiction as much as it is the first chapter of a story which takes place in a world I’m literally building. I love playing Minecraft on my iPad, and have often wondered what the story is behind all the places I build. While the setting is based on one particular world I’ve…
The Road Travelled
The Duolok strode through the city gates, given a wide berth by the traders and travelers near it. It’s mane of leaf-like hair poured over his shoulder, forming a scratching sound as it rubbed against the rough skin of his naked back. Scholars believed Duoloks could tell the identity the own kind simply by this…
The Narrator Speaks – Part I on the History of the Injunction War
The narrative below is taken from the lectures of Dr. Merry Andrew Dempsy, lecturer in Fictoverse History at Empty Throne University. It was given six weeks before the onset of the Injunction War. What you have to understand is this my good Elves, Wizards 1, Dwarves, and Gnomes – while we all take our position…
World Building
I typically write on “pastor stuff” for my Sunday posts, but I’ve been out sick all week so I’m writing on what first came to mind. I’m a great lover of Science Fiction and Fantasy. These genres, more than any other, offer readers portals into an entirely different world. Tolkien is, of course, the greatest…
