Follows a college student struggling with a newfound drinking problem who has befriended a ghost in the local tavern bathroom.
This is a short piece I wrote for school as a freewriting exercise.
~1000 words
Following the betrayal of her uncle Amunak, Alea, Sorian, and Cillian find themselves in the depths of a winding slot canyon as a gargantuan thunderstorm approaches. The walls press in on both sides, and they will have to find a way out of their shackles and through the labyrinthine tunnel network before the rushing waters sweep them into the deep earth.
This is a short piece of a scene that takes place in the middle of my planned novel. As such, I don't expect you to know the characters or events that led up to this, nor do I explain them. But it is easy to follow just the scene.
~2.2k works
Set in medieval Germany, a young woman is attacked and forced to seek refuge in a small village in the deep, Dark Forest. But the more she sees of the village, and the more she speaks with its inhabitants, the more she realizes that something is terribly wrong; strange technology, cryptic warnings, and what is that strange humming noise? If she doesn't escape soon, she may never make it out the same person, or alive at all.
In a quest to attain the mythical powers of Tethralith, two novice Scholars, Ferin and Rodrick, find themselves entangled in an ominous plot. As they get closer, their desperation seizes control, all under the looming shadow of the almighty being they sought to claim.