Chapter 18: I Fought the Law…
“Stop,” Osric called out, more to his friends, whose hands were going instinctively to their weapons, than the guards. “We surrender. There’s no need for violence.”
“A wise choice,” the woman, who was clearly their leader,...
2024-05-21 14:39:01 +0000 UTC View PostI shook off the run-in with the paparazzi and made my way to the venue. In the end, if Warren thought it wasn’t a big deal, I wasn’t going to fret about it too much. I still had a job to do.
My game face lasted all of three steps into the venue as Larry, Dillon, and Marissa were practic...
2024-05-20 14:47:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 17: Return to Farvale
The walk back to Farvale was going to take them at least two full days. They spent the first night at Jasper’s cabin, or at least camped near it, and the next walking through north through the forest. They’d at least made good time, and Row...
2024-05-18 14:12:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Jasper (1), Grace (2), Webscuttler (3)
2024-05-17 18:05:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 16: The Cleric
“Well, that was a bit of fun, wasn’t it? Lucky you all showed up when you did. I mean, I would have handled it, but still, much obliged,” Grace said, and then knelt beside the nearest body and began rummaging through the man’s pockets.
O...
2024-05-17 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostNormally I'm really dialed in on covers, but I'm really torn on these two options. So ... thoughts?
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2024-05-17 02:04:13 +0000 UTC
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The rest of Monday was a blur, and I passed out as soon as I got home. School itself the next day wasn’t much better. With the craziness around Dakota and then having to rush to LA for Sunrise Edition, I hadn’t gotten to the work I needed to do.
My biggest problem at the moment was a te...
2024-05-16 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostSo I've been looking at where my outline for this book ends and my long term outline for Country Road in general, and I really think this book will end charlie's story arc. I could, theoretically, keep going, but Charlie's story would be done, so it would just be stuff happening without much in ...
2024-05-14 15:57:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 15: The Thief and the Bandits
It was getting late in the day when the four of them reached the beginnings of another village, this one not nearly as beaten down as the last. It was larger than that village, with no boarded-up shops or empty taverns. They’d known t...
2024-05-14 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 14: An Unusual Blight
Even though it was mid-autumn, it was still hot, and getting hotter with each step south they took. They made it to the border of Eldamar and for the last week had been wandering, almost aimlessly.
Villages in this corner of the forest we...
2024-05-13 12:58:01 +0000 UTC View PostI’d played LA, I’d played New York on New Year’s Eve, and I’d played all kinds of clubs and venues across the south. None of them prepared me for what playing in Vegas was like.
It was like stepping into another world, where everything was neon-lit, smoky, and loud. While most peopl...
2024-05-12 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Warren Rice (1), Arthur Eaves (2), Benny Levine (3)
2024-05-11 03:21:46 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 13: Farvale
The city of Farvale was a completely different world than their small village of Eldham, and not just because of the cobblestone streets and large stone buildings. The place was crawling with people, everywhere they looked, and all of them moving with th...
2024-05-10 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Rowan Whycliff (1), Rodan Maddox (Sage of Avendell) (2)
2024-05-09 19:11:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 12: Back to the Beginning
**The name of the Ranger has changed to Rowan Wycliff and Chapter 11 has been updated to reflect that.**
Osric’s eyes fluttered open, his vision slowly coming into focus. Above him, the concerned faces of Talia and ...
2024-05-09 14:41:00 +0000 UTC View PostCountry Roads: https://www.patreon.com/posts/concept-music-102512598
Backstage: 2024-05-09 05:15:12 +0000 UTC View Post
As I got home from school, I mostly wanted to call Kat, both to talk to her about tutoring, since she’d gotten me through all of my previous rough spots in school, and to just check in with her about how I was feeling. I really did want to finish my senior year in person, so I could graduate wi...
2024-05-08 14:21:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 11: A Rip in the World
Bidding farewell to the Sage, who promised to continue trying to learn more about the half of a document they’d left with him, and into the people chasing them, the Trio followed the reappeared Valen through the forest, back toward the bound...
2024-05-06 14:02:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Stagfolk (1), Grovewalker (2), Briarwolf (3), Shimmerlings (4)
2024-05-05 18:24:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 10: A Quest Given
The trio followed the pair of stag-folk through the forest, still amazed by the mystical feeling of the place and how the air almost hummed. Even coming from a life spent in the Great Forest, Osric couldn’t get over how full of life this place wa...
2024-05-05 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a final bow from everyone in the final number, we all ran backstage. Despite the power outage, our first tour date was a success, and everyone was in a great mood. While I joined them in that, I was also curious what had happened, and I went to find a PA.
Finding one of the line produ...
2024-05-04 16:00:46 +0000 UTC View PostStarhaven, Sidor
The grounds outside the palace were covered in people, more than even the largest celebrations the capital had ever seen. People had held their place for ten long hours, no one wanting to leave lest they miss what was happening. The leaders of the rebellion...
2024-05-02 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 9: The Sage of Avendell
Osric and Talia followed Valen deeper into the heart of Avendell. The forest grew denser, the ancient trees towering overhead, their branches intertwining to create a canopy that filtered the sunlight into a soft, emerald glow. The air hummed...
2024-05-01 14:36:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A melodic rock song Charlie wrote about his parents as a kind of therapy.
2024-05-01 07:05:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Charlie's version of End of the Blues (Willie's last song that he was given to finish).
2024-05-01 06:10:59 +0000 UTC View PostCestralion, Aurorin Province, Lynese
William stood on the balcony of the Viceroy’s keep, looking out over the city of Cestralion. Although snow hadn’t started to fall yet, there was a notable chill in the air, helpfully marking the first day of winter. In spite of that,...
2024-04-30 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostKingshold River, Duchy of Shadowhold, Sidor
Aldric pushed open the weathered wooden door, stepping into the dimly lit interior of the farmhouse, not for the first time wondering where Fletcher managed to find these out-of-the-way places. They always looked unkempt and lived...
2024-04-29 14:46:01 +0000 UTC View Post
