After the shadow’s proclamation Walter held his hands up and motioned for silence from the other companions. “Let’s not discuss this here, we’ve probably already said too much in the open. Let’s get on the road, and then we can ‘chat.’” He glanced up at the nearby evertorch and added, “Ok with you?” Ama and…
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Fiction
Unpacking Seeing Purple
The surprises these characters keeping springing on me a truly dizzying. The first title for this passage was supposed to be “On the Road.” I wanted the party to have a conversation about Walter’s “summons” as they travelled to Meadow Run and end the segment with the introduction of Talum. I even created a character…
Fiction Tuesday – Seeing Purple
“Walter, what?” “Meddle, not now. Not here.” Both Walter and Ama’s faces had become white, and several people who passed Walter noticed the chill near their table, drawing confused looks. He then pointed at Jeremy, but shifted his eyes down toward the evertorch on their table. “And as for you, I don’t know what you…
Unpacking Cafeteria Crossing
I have to say, this segment of Welcome to the Valleys was quite unexpected. When I sat down to write I hadn’t intended for the Shadow to play such a prominent role in the conversation. Instead, Walter was supposed to speak with Ama about how she was interpreting the anger in the cafeteria 1. The…
Fiction Tuesday – Cafeteria Crossing
After passing though the checkpoint the companions stopped for a brief lunch in the small settlement which surrounded the entrance to the tunnel. It was a cheerless place, filled with people wearing annoyed expressions and mediocre food. After the sumptuous meals of Shelter, the lukewarm platters in the building marked “Hospitality Cafeteria” were quite disappointing….
Unpacking Gateway
I’ve been saying for a while the society of The Valleys is not as idyllic as it’s seemed up to this point. “Gateway” is the first inclination of this darker reality. Let’s unpack some of the more interesting bits. The political situation Jeremy has arrived at a time in which the same societal forces which…
