Irwin ran as fast as his thin, wobbly legs could carry him through town. As much as he tried to dodge the puddles from last night's storm, his feet kept finding them, splashing more and more gunk on his pants.
"No mom, I didn't run," he muttered.
He was mentally preparing himself for the scolding he would get, but it would be worth i...
2022-11-05 06:23:13 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I totally forgot to put this message up sooner, so a day before it starts:
I will, as I have for the last four years, participate in the NaNoWriMo this year! I still don't know exactly what I'll be writing, I have decided to start exactly on day one, and just see where the pen/keyboard takes me this year.
This does mean tha...
2022-10-31 11:44:48 +0000 UTC View PostDan was much slower on his return trip to the clearing, stopping each time he heard a branch snap or saw something move. The fact that he ignored the path he had made when he barged through didn't help much either, but he was afraid something might have followed him and was lingering halfway.
When he finally reached the edge of the clearin...
2022-10-30 09:31:53 +0000 UTC View PostTwo days after he had managed to kill three of the terror birds, Mason was hiding on the beach of terror bird island once again. With a full stomach and mostly healed wounds, his mood had vastly improved compared to the last time he was here.
It's like a game! Kill all the small birds to get strong enough to kill the bigger ones, and f...
2022-10-28 09:04:13 +0000 UTC View PostWhen, in the early morning, they finally arrived at the giant tree, Jake was carrying four Kobolds on his back and barely able to feel his legs.
The journey through the jungle was even more difficult than he had thought. Out of the water, the blue-scaled Kobolds' had lost their sudden influx of energy, showing how worn down they were. He'd...
2022-10-27 08:10:33 +0000 UTC View PostAn hour after leaving the cave with the two young Goblins, Dan was crouching below a broken tree branch, staring at a patch of forest with brown and shriveled trees. A host of black beetles crawled around the edges, eating the leaves and drinking the sap of the still-healthy trees.
Bras and Etin sat beside him, hungrily staring at the craw...
2022-10-23 07:26:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun rose slowly in the sky, lighting up over the jungle, as Jake stared at the distant horizon from his perch atop the immense tree. Tir and Ter weren't with him but still sleeping with Emma in a cabin. To his surprise and slight jealousy, Mason and Sandra had disappeared inside another one. He had gone up here so he didn't have to listen to...
2022-10-21 18:50:03 +0000 UTC View PostJake lay curled up against the trunk of the giant tree, enjoying his calm mind and full stomach. The soft wind blew around his body and caused the leaves to rustle. Inside the coil of his tail lay Emma, curled into a small ball, snuggling close to Tir and Ter. A few rays of moonlight illuminated them, their blue and green scales shining.
H...
2022-10-19 19:01:30 +0000 UTC View PostDan walked out of the treeline and into the swampy area, every muscle in his body aching. In front of the cave-riddled hill, he saw a few of the Goblins asleep on the ground. Of course, there wasn't a single sentry.
How are these guys still alive?
He groaned and moved his heavy load around before stomping forward. From behin...
2022-10-16 09:24:13 +0000 UTC View PostA small group of Kobolds followed a bull-sized dragon through the jungle. It was starting to go dark, and they were moving at a deliberate, careful pace. Rushing would only get them into trouble now.
"Are you sure it is fine?" Sam asked for the second time since they had found she had severely injured her left leg. She was riding on Jake, ...
2022-10-15 07:39:48 +0000 UTC View Post"You're such a cutie!" Sandra purred as she pulled Tir closer to her chest, stroking the small lizard's head.
Mason was staring at her a few steps away, slack-jawed and wide-eyed, Ter squirming and forgotten in his arms.
"Mason, snap out of it! Were you even listening?" Jake hissed as he put his head in front of his friend's, causing...
2022-10-11 20:05:43 +0000 UTC View PostJake's heart skipped a beat at the idea of Mason fighting a horde of Goblins all alone. Then his mind went into overdrive. He glanced at Bolyr, who nodded. "Go!"
Jake had no time to be surprised that Bolyr had guessed what he wanted. "Climb over here, get on my back, and show me where they are!" he ordered as he climbed to a branch wide en...
2022-10-08 13:19:06 +0000 UTC View PostDan woke the following day from soft poking in his chest and shoulder and groggily opened his eyes. Six pairs of green eyes stared back at him.
What the?
Startled, he scrambled to his feet. In front of him stood six of the small Goblins, now the size of preschoolers. He blinked, wondering if he was seeing things, as he tried...
2022-10-08 13:17:38 +0000 UTC View PostJake circled again, staring at the small Antari Kobold town far below. It surprised him how close to the sea it seemed from up here. When they fled, it had appeared so far from the coast.
A good thing we ate first, he thought, licking some remaining blood from his lips. If he hadn't gone down to the coast first, he wouldn't have b...
2022-10-05 18:25:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe sound of shouting Goblin babies woke Dan, and he stretched. The familiar ache of well-trained muscles brought a smile to his face. It had been almost ten years since he last felt it this well. The cave was dark, and besides the howling and crawling Goblins, there was nobody. Getting up, he staggered as all his muscles protested. Stretching h...
2022-10-01 09:23:20 +0000 UTC View PostJake tried to keep any thoughts out of his mind as he continued forward. The sun was a red orb, sinking in the water in front of him, turning everything ruddy and reminding him of blood. Angry, he continued propelling himself through the water at what he hoped was a speed he could keep up for a long time. A painful stab in his stomach reminded h...
2022-09-30 14:40:49 +0000 UTC View PostIt took Jake an hour of slowly hovering above the coastline to find his target. The last remaining giant serpent lay coiled on a partially submerged rock in the sea close to the shore. Its green scales gleamed in the setting sun's light.
Are all of these monsters oblivious to the danger from above? Jake wondered.
Th...
2022-09-27 19:29:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe first thing Dan felt when he woke up was that someone was pulling his arm. Then he noticed his back dragging across the ground and heard soft grunting noises. What was going on? Slowly the memories of before came back to him, and he tried to keep playing dead. He could feel fingers on his arm, so he wasn't being dragged by that cat, which wa...
2022-09-25 09:30:39 +0000 UTC View PostMason hid further in the green bush, holding his breath as the group of goblins moved past him. They were quiet and alert, spears at the ready, and Mason knew if they found him, he might not be able to kill all six. Besides, alerting the rest to his presence would be foolish. The small group disappeared into the dense jungle, but he remained sti...
2022-09-24 08:45:39 +0000 UTC View PostJake forced himself to slow down as soon as he was out of sight of the others. If he wasn't careful, he might swim into something nasty that wanted to eat him. Taking deep breaths of salty sea water felt like drawing air in the cool morning near his grandparent's mountain cabin. Swimming along a tall purple reef, he finally managed to calm himse...
2022-09-21 19:18:47 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys! Well, so far I've had six reactions to the three choices, most through Discord.
Votes:
Carbon Copy: 4 !winner!
Essence Programming: 2
Two lives left: 0
If you would like to add a vote, please leave a comment here, unless you have told me through Discord. I'll wait till this Sunday, a...
2022-09-20 19:32:31 +0000 UTC View PostJake shot through the dark water like a rocket, leaving a trail of tiny bubbles that quickly dissipated. Some curious fish hightailed it out of his way, but he ignored them. Two shadows stood beyond the waterline, sticking out against the moonlit sky. He recognized them both and stuck his head out of the water.
"Let's go!" he hissed, hopin...
2022-09-16 07:19:06 +0000 UTC View PostCoby stumbled two steps as he fell a bit on a narrow strip of land beside a seedy, stinking swamp. The sounds of the city around him were gone, replaced by an eerie groaning of skeletal black trees and the bubbling of the black ooze ahead. Pockets of tiny, bright red mushrooms grew across many things that weren't submerged.
"Where are the ...
2022-09-13 19:13:35 +0000 UTC View PostDamnit, they changed a lot, Coby thought as he read through the crisp black letters that covered the ancient-looking scroll hovering in front of him. Behind it, the frozen world looked almost like a photograph.
"Only up to level twelve, but with how hard those class fragments are to get, that might be for the best. I just wish the...
2022-09-13 19:09:18 +0000 UTC View PostA tiny galaxy in the Tenzrin universe
"No!"
The single crisp word caused a dozen asteroids that floated around to disintegrate, but the massive purplish cloud just laughed in a cacophony of disjointed voices.
"Poor Basrodon… But you have noooo choice," the cloud keened, then giggled again.
"Xiu...
2022-09-13 19:06:20 +0000 UTC View PostJake gazed into the distance, barely noticing the unfinished town below as Gria's story slowly replayed in his mind. Around him, most of the native Kobolds had left. Only the muttering of a few people showed he wasn't completely alone. Gria was sitting close by, talking with Sandra, while Bolyr and his daughter were whispering at another table.<...
2022-09-11 20:04:41 +0000 UTC View PostJake quietly walked at the back of the line that followed Bolyr through the jungle. Tergin was beside him, having arrived beside Bolyr to pick them up. He hadn't said much and had signaled Jake to fall back with him but had yet to speak.
"What's wrong?" Jake asked softly.
Tergin looked around before keeping his eyes fixed on Bolyr's ...
2022-09-10 11:43:53 +0000 UTC View PostWait, NBB1? well yes! Jeremy Frazier has started recording the audio book for NBB1 the wasteland!
I'm incredibly excited, and can't wait for it to be finished! To celebrate I'm having new covers made for all of my Nothing but Bones books! As my Patrons you are entitled to a sneak-peak- so here are covers one and two. Three is still b...
2022-09-09 19:33:41 +0000 UTC View PostMason kicked at the sand as he gazed out over the sea. If only he hadn't promised Sandra that he would wait a day for Jake to return! The sun was only just over its highest point, meaning he had half a day of waiting remaining.
His worry and fear grew, boosted by resentment and underlined with a deep festered hatred at everything that had ...
2022-09-09 09:57:54 +0000 UTC View PostOnly a day had gone by when the darkness left the solar system, but the warm sunlight shining on earth illuminated a different world. Where there had once been cities, towns, and roads, now large sprawling savanna and thick pine trees covered the same areas. Lush green plains bordered dense forests so large they spanned entire continents.
...
2022-09-06 18:26:00 +0000 UTC View Post