38 - Aliens (2) Our approach to the portal was almost as perfect as we could ask for. It was quiet, there were no guards, and we made it in
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Our approach to the portal was almost as perfect as we could a...
2025-08-25 13:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post37 - Aliens (1) Roswell was, by far, the creepiest place I’d ever been. We stopped the truck on the highway that ran through it; Jeff didn’t
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Roswell was, by far, the creepiest place I’d ever been....
2025-08-22 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post36 - The White Sands (3) A few hours later, we stared at a ruined metal tower on the far side of Capitan. It had been ripped apart from its
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A few hours later, we stared at a ruined metal tower ...
2025-08-21 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post35 - The White Sands (2) Derrick’s question echoed through the static as a half-dozen different voices all repeated the same thing. “Could C
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Derrick’s question echoed through the static a...
2025-08-20 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post34 - The White Sands (1) The Governing Council had strict rules in place to keep unawakened humans safe—not from portals or the monsters tha
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The Governing Council had strict rules in place to...
2025-08-19 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post33 - Guard Duty (3) It took an hour of sitting around in the torch-lit circle between our brightly painted tractor-trailers before the meal
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It took an hour of sitting around in the torch-lit circle ...
2025-08-18 13:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post32 - Guard Duty (2) The dust cloud grew quickly. One minute, we could only see it through the pair of binoculars when Ellen passed them arou
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The dust cloud grew quickly. One minute, we could only se...
2025-08-15 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post31 - Guard Duty (1) The Light of Dawn, Angelo Lawrence, was many things. Patient wasn’t one of them. When the bus dropped us off at the east
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30 - Minutes to H-Hour (2) Angelo Lawrence was many things. The responsibility of the convoy was forcing him to be one he was not, though. P
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Angelo Lawrence was many things. The responsibilit...
2025-08-13 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post29 - Minutes to H-Hour (1) Governing Council Private Message: Sender: Quartermaster Anders, Roadrunner Guild Status: Low Priority Delver Noe
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Governing Council Private Message:
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2025-08-12 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post28 - Storm's Test (3) Ellen was bored. Managing Jessie’s impending freak-out—which had mostly been explaining the situation, delaying her pa
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Ellen was bored.
Managing Jessie’s impendin...
2025-08-11 13:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post27 - Storm's Test (2) “Kade Noelstra,” the God of Thunder said as he shifted forms again, this time into a serpentine shape reminiscent of h
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“Kade Noelstra,” the God of Thunder sa...
2025-08-08 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post26 - Storm's Test (1) I stared up at the Thunder God as I slowly got my bearings in his portal world. This close, with the massive, lightnin
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I stared up at the Thunder God as I slowly got my beari...
2025-08-07 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post25 - Dead End Even though Sophia needed a conversation with Jeff and me, it had to wait. By the time the portal’s timer ticked down and ejec
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Even though Sophia needed a conversation with Jeff and me, it...
2025-08-06 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post24 - Blood and Darkness (4) Ellen stumbled on the cobblestone street, and another shimmering red specter disintegrated. She resisted the urg
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Ellen stumbled on the cobblestone street, and ano...
2025-08-05 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post23 - Blood and Darkness (3) Even with seven—the four of us, plus the three survivors from the Governing Council group—we weren’t as effectiv
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Even with seven—the four of us, plus the ...
2025-08-04 13:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post22 - Blood and Darkness (2)
Two Fleshweeper Shoggoths moved into the alley, their limbs gliding unnaturally as dozens of tentacles propelled them forward. The C-Rank monsters were on our tails, and with the accretion disk se...
2025-08-01 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post21 - Blood and Darkness (1)
Sophia Walker.
The last time I’d seen her, she’d been dressed to the nines for Carlos’s remembrance service. She’d declined to rejoin Jeff’s team, and I hadn’t pushed her. The wo...
2025-07-31 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post20 - Pack Bonding (6) Ellen spent the night in the hospital. So did Yasmin and Raul. They’d all taken serious burns—the kind a healer could
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Ellen spent the night in the hospital.
So did ...
2025-07-30 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post19 - Monster Hunter (6) Two days later, we stepped into another golden C-Rank portal. This time, Jessie wasn’t outside, though. She was at s
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Two days later, we stepped into another golden C-Ra...
2025-07-29 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post18 - Monster Hunter (5) Angelo Lawrence’s phone rang. This time, he let it go to four rings—not because he didn’t want to talk to Councilwom
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Angelo Lawrence’s phone rang. This time, he l...
2025-07-28 13:00:21 +0000 UTC View Post17 - Monster Hunter (4) The next time, it was, in fact, different. For one thing, the portal wasn’t in an obvious spot. The GC had no idea h
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The next time, it was, in fact, different.
Fo...
2025-07-25 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post16 - Monster Hunter (3) “Interesting.” The God of Thunder watched as Kade Noelstra fought Khalir. The kid was losing. Undeniably, he was los
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“Interesting.”
The God of Thun...
2025-07-24 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post15 - Monster Hunter (2) The moment Kade slid through the crevice, the wind stopped. Jeff hovered on the edge of the abyss for a second, feet
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The moment Kade slid through the crevice, the wind st...
2025-07-23 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostI'm sorry. I edited the rest of this week's chapters last night, then stressed myself out thinking about the book launch, got Royal Road sch
I'm sorry. I edited the rest of this week's chapters last night, then stressed myself out thinki...
2025-07-22 16:55:16 +0000 UTC View PostContainment Breach!
Today, the Halcyon System Book One: Halcyon Nightmares, is out on Kindle and Audible.
If you haven’t checked it out—say, you joined from Stormblade or Voltsmith—I think The Halcyon Syste...
2025-07-22 13:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post13 - The Governing Council Authorizes You Jessie was annoyed. She’d been trying to figure out the entry protocols for the GC’s digital archi
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Jessie was annoyed.
She...
2025-07-21 13:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostDespite what I’d told Jessie, I spent most of the day of her parent-teacher conference at the GC center. There really wasn’t much time to spare, and both Ellen and I were still recovering from our injuries in the C-Rank portal—to sa...
2025-07-20 13:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post11 - Pack Bonding (5)
When the loot was distributed, Ellen ended up with a new set of battle robes—a doctor’s coat, really. Zeke came away with some stuff he definitely didn’t need, while Jeff passed on his pick and sh...
2025-07-19 13:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post10 - Two Masks (4) “Absolutely not,” I said. Dozens of emotions swirled inside my head. The biggest one was fury. Some of it was directed at
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“Absolutely not,” I said.
Dozens of emotions...
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