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    Category: fantasy excerpt

    This Textured Darkness, #104

    His soldiers had been getting restless, so he’d allowed them to raze the village of Grassley. The girl had been brought back with the latest cache of slaves.

    November 1, 2023October 31, 2023 by joanspilman

    This Textured Darkness, #103

    Rizla flew through the air, shrouded in indigo and thunder, relishing the gift of flight.

    October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 by joanspilman

    This Textured Darkness, #101

    I’ll begin as a serving girl, I think. Big eyes, thin cheeks. His tongue is rough with women, and his anger will stoke mine.

    October 29, 2023 by joanspilman

    This Textured Darkness, #100

    Suga regretted speaking. She was getting agitated, and he feared the damage that might occur. Villages burned, plagues released, mountains spewing chunks of earth in broad daylight.

    October 28, 2023October 28, 2023 by joanspilman

    This Textured Darkness, 99

    In Old Town, a section of the city known for its cobbled streets and tall, narrow buildings, Rizla the Red Witch and Suga the Eunuch watched the… Read more “This Textured Darkness, 99”

    October 27, 2023 by joanspilman

    This Textured Darkness, #98

    The streaks in the sky were darker now. Soon, purple lightening would rip everything apart.

    October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 by joanspilman

    This Textured Darkness, #97

    A short, barefoot man in a dirty, patched tunic that hung past his knees stood behind a wheelbarrow, staring.

    October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 by joanspilman

    This Textured Darkness, #96

    These dice are weighted,” Elymas said, at last.

    October 24, 2023October 24, 2023 by joanspilman

    This Textured Darkness, #95

    He rolled a mere, blessed four. His heart was one beat away from bursting and now Jessum felt himself calm.

    October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 by joanspilman

    This Textured Darkness, #94

    The game of rulla was so ancient that no one could claim its invention. Even the poorest had a set of rulla dice, carried in a pouch.

    October 22, 2023October 22, 2023 by joanspilman

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