Joe worried less about an attack from that direction—he could win a stern chase until nightfall. Nearly due south, about fifty miles distant, a lone Kestrel carrying the wing tanks flew race tracks. Another did the same thing fifty miles … Continue reading
From the far end of the burial dais, only about ten yards from Cannon, stairs descended to the main floor. Cannon stood at the top of the flight and marveled. His flashlight’s beam only just revealed the furthest corners of … Continue reading
This post looks shorter than it is, because it’s more narrative than dialog. Funny how that works. I hate to break in the middle of a paragraph, but I’m mean that way. Those Fearless Days is one of the titles … Continue reading
Let’s get one thing clear before I go any further: when it comes to grammar, I am a very strict prescriptivist—there are rules, and if you want to change them, you’d better have a darned good reason1. You can imagine … Continue reading
Some family health excitement robbed me of the time in which I had planned to type tomorrow’s update. Accept my deepest apologies. Maybe I’ll try to get a writing ramble in on Saturday. I have a topic that the NaNoWriMo … Continue reading
Iseabail paid no attention to Cannon’s clumsy translations, and ran her fingers around the seams between the bricks. “These two move—ye can see the marks where the stanes rubbed. An’ here’s another.” Waving the others out of the way, she … Continue reading
Apologies for the short update—I had to do more editing in-place than usual.
“It wouldna happen to be a straight line, would it?” “Looks like it is. Man-made?” “Aye.” Iseabail smiled. “Dinna worry, cap’n, ye’ll be out a jiffy. What d’ye weigh?” “About a hundred and seventy pounds.” Beyond his mouth, Cannon moved … Continue reading
At 30 posts now, this may be a very long-running story, but it’s long-running in a way that’s tough on readers (and one writer, too). One of these weekends, I want to sit down and really crank out a dozen … Continue reading
I missed doing up the commentary post last night when I was typing, so I’ll just put it in here. I’m happy with where this story is going, and still excited about the next one. At , I’ve written a … Continue reading
