Captain's Log

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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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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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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Valerius Flavius Marcius

Valerius is an educated young man who was forced to hide his magical powers during his adolescence. He is reserved and introspective, often Valerius is an educated young man who was forced to hide his magical powers during his adolescence. He is reserved and...

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New Material Incoming

I hope you had a great holiday season. I took the holidays off this year and spent my downtime getting reinvigorated, so expect some new chapters this evening after work. Much love and I'll be back this evening with new words.

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My Statement on Artificial Intelligence

Since this is becoming a hot-button issue, I figured it was time I released a statement on it. I'm doing this so you, my readers, know what you're getting at any given time. Our interactions with AI are ever-changing at break-neck pace, so this statement will serve as...

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Through Burning Skies: Chapter One
Through Burning Skies: Chapter One

Captain Wilson "Jaz" Jarek had seen many ships in his years flying between planets. He was Volkyrian, and like many who called the Twilight Sectors home, he had grown up on his family's space cruiser. He had seen everything from fat-bellied cargo transports to sleek,...

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Magus of Gaul: Prologue
Magus of Gaul: Prologue

Everything came to pass as the priestess said it would.In all the days since Boiorix could remember, no priestess had pronounced such dire prophecies as Hildrix had done. Even in his days as a whelp, when old Betrenae had led the Circle of the Sky, the worst fates...

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