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Read my Stories, Please.
What are they about? They are my adventures in different Worlds as a youth of 30 years. My history precedes me and and I know it. Destiny awaits me, but I don't know that yet. I am, however, altogether too aware of the vagaries of Fate. In chronological order, they are:
The Odo Journals - I : A volume of my journals about a time when I took a job as a bodyguard in the city of Krallow and found that not all was as it seemed. Featured are red-heads, treachery, swordplay, death and a masqued ball.
A Simple Courier Assignment : I am sent on a simple assignment by the Mages Guild in PenAnnot: Deliver a scroll case containing some very dangerous spells to the Mage's Guild in a different World. Don't attract attention and don't let them fall into the wrong hands. From the very start it is clear that something is very wrong, but what? Unraveling the fabric of deception and secrets will take all my skill and not a little luck. Featured are necromancers, fetches, prophetic dreams, jovial traveling companions who may or may not be all they seem, swordplay, treachery, and an occasional blonde.
An Interlude With an Oneiromancer : I was plagued with dreams during my courier assignment. Now that I am back in PenAnnot, I decide to visit an oneiromancer to discover their source. What I discover is more than I had expected. Featured are a really nice red-head, a butler, dreams and more dreams, no swordplay.
The Dragon Corps : After six months in PenAnnot, I have decided to travel. After a brief delay, I travel to a new World, and find the Inn near the Gate is dark. There is a small matter of a visiting necromancer, a mysterious woman in green, the local mage and priest, and a man with a sprite as a friend. If I told you much more, it would spoil the fun.
OK, I'll mention that the story features a really nice blonde, her sister the mage, the tragic story of the elvish ambassador's daughter, how to talk with a sprite, numerous adventures, and a Fated deck of cards. That is far from all, however.
In Service : Five years have passed and my current employer is setting up something big. He's going to want me around for it, but Fate and a goddess have other plans. The dwarf is only the beginning.
To find the beginning of a story, go to the Interests section on the left and click the Part 1 link at the top of each story section. (In the Journals, the page numbers are those found in a small leather-bound book, not pages on the screen.)If you enjoy them or if you have critical commentary, please leave me a message or a comment in the blogs. Thanks.
Oh yes: I'm a person, too.
I'm pretty good at it, but sometimes I need more practice.
Back when I started this blog, I posted a partial explanation: Intro - I , Intro - II and Intro - III. My hope is that you find them entertaining.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

A unicorn. A dragon of the friendly sort. A god.
People who would like to do, or have done, the same thing.

My Blog

Chapter 15 -- In the Desert.

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Posted by on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:02:00 GMT

New chapter

I have just posted the next chapter of the current adventure.  Enjoy. I will attempt to get the next chapter up in much less time.
Posted by on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:31:00 GMT

Chapter 14 - Birds and Battle

 --> @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> Chapter 14 -- Birds and Battle Two miles south of Nordham, we saw a red bird. It was not a particularly large re...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:28:00 GMT

The story will continue - update

I am still working on the story, but real life continues to interfere.  Real life included a vignette that wrote itself into finished form, and which I have now sent off for publication.  I ...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:30:00 GMT

Chapter 11 - On the Other Side.

Chapter 11 - On the Other Side. "Odo, where are we?" She glanced over at the walls of the cave. "This isn't Cantolia." "No. You ran into me just as Balo and I left." "I have to get to Cantolia! Ber...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:35:00 GMT

AFK for the next month

I just posted the next chapter of "In Service" and I'll be on vacation for the next month.  In addition, for some reason Myspace is not allowing me to forge the links between the chapter notes an...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:46:00 GMT

Chapter 13 - Rangers and Trousers

Chapter 13 - Rangers and Trousers The woman in front reined in as they reached the yard and the rest of the group stopped behind her. Everyone had swords at their belts, two of the men had axes strap...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:38:00 GMT

Chapter 12 -- Differences

Chapter 12 -- Differences We emerged into the shining winter morning, breaking down the drift at the cave's mouth by the simple expedient of pushing it out of the way with a horse blanket held betwee...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:13:00 GMT

Time away from the Internet

I have most of another chapter of "In Service" almost ready to go, and I have to take a business trip out of town for a week. Guess what isn't going to get posted?
Posted by on Thu, 29 May 2008 19:06:00 GMT

Chapter 10 - Through the Gate.

Chapter 10 - Through the Gate. Three days later and an hour before I intended to leave, I gave the new bodyguards their last simple lesson in using a sword with the shield-rings, then drilled them on...
Posted by on Fri, 16 May 2008 23:49:00 GMT