Daily prompts
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The Price of Glory

A fantasy short story: aging sellsword Devon Blackhand waits in a Millhaven alley and counts the true price of a lifetime chasing glory. Continue reading
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A Carnivore’s Pilgrimage

What are your favorite types of foods? Grash Ironbelly leaned back in his chair at the Wanderer’s Rest, the sturdy oak creaking under his considerable weight. His companion, a curious halfling scholar named Pippin Quillfeather, sat across from him with parchment and quill at the ready, amber eyes bright with academic fervor. “You truly wish… Continue reading
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The First Step

How often do you walk or run? Jarik Millwright pressed his back against the cool stone wall of the Brass Griffin tavern, watching the legendary Thornwood Company celebrate their return from the Whispering Depths. Their laughter rang through the evening air like music, punctuated by the clink of tankards and the rhythmic thump of Kael… Continue reading
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What’s your favorite word?Words and Firelight Theron Goldvoice settled into the curved alcove of the Singing Swan’s upper gallery, his weathered fingers tracing the smooth grain of his ironwood harp. Below, the tavern hummed with its usual evening symphony—merchants haggling over the last dregs of wine, traveling performers tuning their instruments, and in the far… Continue reading
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The Quiet Strength

Do you see yourself as a leader? Meren Ashbrook had never considered herself a leader. She stood in the doorway of her family’s apothecary, watching the evening shadows lengthen across Herbalist’s Lane in the heart of Lumen Vale’s Merchant Quarter. The familiar scent of dried lavender and ground moonstone powder drifted from the shop behind… Continue reading
