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Happy New Year’s Eve and What’s Next
Happy New Year’s Eve and What’s Next

Hello everyone — patrons, readers, and friends.I wanted to take a moment to share an end-of-year update with you all and reflect a bit on where things stand as we head into a new chapter. I’m recording this on New Year’s Eve, sitting in a hammock at my place in Tucson...

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End-of-Year Update and What’s Coming in 2026

Hello everyone,I wanted to take a moment and give you all an update on what’s been happening so far this year, and what’s coming in 2026.As we close out this last stretch of the year, I’ve been making preparations to return to full-time writing. What does that mean...

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The Codex Equitum

Hey all,Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas and honor to the ancient gods, however and whatever you're celebrating. I wanted to reach out and offer your monthly stories, albeit in a new way. I decided to take all the stories on offer for Patrons, and rather than making...

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Still He Burns

A war left behind. A village that wants him gone. A fire that just won’t die.When the Dominion comes to Veltara, only one man can stand in their way—a retired Burner with nothing left to prove and no one left to fight for. Hated by the Awakened Few and haunted by the...

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It’s been a while

First of all, let me give you guys the apology you deserve. I've been away in my cave for months, now, and it's been radio silence since the last update of The Heart of the Wasteland. The demands of my working life picked up for a while, then personal life kicked me...

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And Today, Something a Little Different…

Today, I'll be bringing you two versions of the same scene. I had to rewrite one because the first was sitting at home while I was at work, so I had to rewrite something on the fly. I ended up with two versions that will be boiled into one in the final edit. I did say...

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A Quick Note from Yours Truly

I just wanted to drop a quick apology for not posting the last few weeks. We've had a lot of official paperwork for various family reasons that needed doing, company visiting from out of the country, and extra projects at work. I've made it up by posting all the...

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Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Sulla is a Legate serving in the legions under Catalus during the Cimbric invasion.  Sulla is handsome, blond, tall, and imposing. He has hiSulla is a Legate serving in the legions under Catalus during the Cimbric invasion. Sulla is handsome, blond, tall, and...

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Brenna
Brenna

Brenna is a scout working in Sulla’s personal retinue. She is tall for a woman–5’6” or so–and has a lean fighter’s build. One might say she Brenna is a scout working in Sulla’s personal retinue.She is tall for a woman–5’6” or so–and has a lean fighter’s build. One...

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D.W. Hawkins in his current form

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