Exiles of Ondd
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Trouble was coming–the elements weren't where they should be, and then there was Ro. Feared by her fellow villagers, she and her family are exiled. They head for the city, but accused of murder, hunte...
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He drew the Prince to one side. "It pains me to remind you, but you know how your father feels about you associating with this woman. Only think, if he should wake and find her at his bedside. He doesn't like to be disobeyed." #vss365
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
He drew the Prince to one side. "It pains me to remind you, but you know how your father feels about you associating with this woman. Only think, if he should wake and find her at his bedside. He doesn't like to be disobeyed." #vss365
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#vss365 #pain
She soaks up the tears, cushions the grazes, absorbs each bruise.
Wraps safe arms around every heartache, soothing the sorrow.
She swallows their pain, willingly, knowing how much it consumes her.
For a time will come when she can no longer carry the weight of their grief.
She soaks up the tears, cushions the grazes, absorbs each bruise.
Wraps safe arms around every heartache, soothing the sorrow.
She swallows their pain, willingly, knowing how much it consumes her.
For a time will come when she can no longer carry the weight of their grief.
February 3, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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i need to visit the seaside and listen to the sound of the waves this year or else i will turn to dust
February 3, 2026 at 11:47 AM
i need to visit the seaside and listen to the sound of the waves this year or else i will turn to dust
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…and gone again.. ✨
February 3, 2026 at 12:44 PM
…and gone again.. ✨
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February 1, 2026 at 9:38 AM
"You're in the winding room of the University of Ereso, otherwise know as the City of Scholars, in the valley of Djinnak on what some call the Sundered Continent."
"Then we're luckier than we thought," Ro said. "We weren't entirely sure this place existed."#WIPSnips
"Then we're luckier than we thought," Ro said. "We weren't entirely sure this place existed."#WIPSnips
January 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM
"You're in the winding room of the University of Ereso, otherwise know as the City of Scholars, in the valley of Djinnak on what some call the Sundered Continent."
"Then we're luckier than we thought," Ro said. "We weren't entirely sure this place existed."#WIPSnips
"Then we're luckier than we thought," Ro said. "We weren't entirely sure this place existed."#WIPSnips
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January 31, 2026 at 9:11 AM
At last I can tell people that my story, 'The Silent War', will be published in Flametree Publishing's Dreams Divine anthology in June. Find the details at blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
Romantic Fantasy | Contents Announcement | Dreams Divine
We’re very pleased to present the list of stories selected for the new collection in our new Romantic Fantasy series: Dreams Divine!
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January 29, 2026 at 5:14 PM
At last I can tell people that my story, 'The Silent War', will be published in Flametree Publishing's Dreams Divine anthology in June. Find the details at blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
At the entrance to the barracks the press of people still waiting in hope of finding missing loved ones, forced the soldiers to break formation. Ro struggled forward, ignoring the grasping hands and pleas for news. Another glance over her shoulder showed a familiar figure following. #WIPSnips
January 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
At the entrance to the barracks the press of people still waiting in hope of finding missing loved ones, forced the soldiers to break formation. Ro struggled forward, ignoring the grasping hands and pleas for news. Another glance over her shoulder showed a familiar figure following. #WIPSnips
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A dragon I made long ago ⚙️
#steampunk
#steampunk
January 29, 2026 at 1:18 PM
A dragon I made long ago ⚙️
#steampunk
#steampunk
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The trick,
The showman said
Is bewildering the eyes
In flashes
Of wonderment
While your hands
Reflect like mirrors
Then magic
The showman said
Is in the pure #obfuscate
Of it all
With senses, all agog
They hear the song
And see the dance
Never to see what's
In my other hand
#vss365
The showman said
Is bewildering the eyes
In flashes
Of wonderment
While your hands
Reflect like mirrors
Then magic
The showman said
Is in the pure #obfuscate
Of it all
With senses, all agog
They hear the song
And see the dance
Never to see what's
In my other hand
#vss365
January 29, 2026 at 4:24 PM
The trick,
The showman said
Is bewildering the eyes
In flashes
Of wonderment
While your hands
Reflect like mirrors
Then magic
The showman said
Is in the pure #obfuscate
Of it all
With senses, all agog
They hear the song
And see the dance
Never to see what's
In my other hand
#vss365
The showman said
Is bewildering the eyes
In flashes
Of wonderment
While your hands
Reflect like mirrors
Then magic
The showman said
Is in the pure #obfuscate
Of it all
With senses, all agog
They hear the song
And see the dance
Never to see what's
In my other hand
#vss365
Every few steps, Lar flinched and glanced up.
"What is it?" Ro asked, expecting lightning to stab an accusing finger at them.
"I'm not sure. Something's scared," Lar answered.
"An animal scared of the storm?"
Lar called to Dovinna, who still led the way. "We need to find shelter." #WIPSnips
"What is it?" Ro asked, expecting lightning to stab an accusing finger at them.
"I'm not sure. Something's scared," Lar answered.
"An animal scared of the storm?"
Lar called to Dovinna, who still led the way. "We need to find shelter." #WIPSnips
January 27, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Every few steps, Lar flinched and glanced up.
"What is it?" Ro asked, expecting lightning to stab an accusing finger at them.
"I'm not sure. Something's scared," Lar answered.
"An animal scared of the storm?"
Lar called to Dovinna, who still led the way. "We need to find shelter." #WIPSnips
"What is it?" Ro asked, expecting lightning to stab an accusing finger at them.
"I'm not sure. Something's scared," Lar answered.
"An animal scared of the storm?"
Lar called to Dovinna, who still led the way. "We need to find shelter." #WIPSnips
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I was born in the snow, my spring heart left floundering. Fingertips eggshell blue, brittle like spite. When the world melted around me I heard the birds weave songs from journeys I had never taken, soft melody’s that helped me stand & look up at the sky. The sun was my first kiss.
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#fromoneline 403
January 27, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I was born in the snow, my spring heart left floundering. Fingertips eggshell blue, brittle like spite. When the world melted around me I heard the birds weave songs from journeys I had never taken, soft melody’s that helped me stand & look up at the sky. The sun was my first kiss.
#fromoneline 403
#fromoneline 403
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January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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On the #cusp of dawn, she climbs down from the sky and returns home to scrub the clay from her skin. Above, her work #wanes gibbous. She never gets it exactly right, but every month, she tries again. Sleeping children need a light in the darkness, a satellite to pull the tides of dreams. #vss365
January 27, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Here she could walk where and how she wanted, whistle out of tune and no one would notice, let alone care. She could be herself and be valued for what she could do rather than censured for what she could not. The question was, what could she do? #WIPSnips
January 25, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Here she could walk where and how she wanted, whistle out of tune and no one would notice, let alone care. She could be herself and be valued for what she could do rather than censured for what she could not. The question was, what could she do? #WIPSnips
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Soryl and Win just watched Tova murder and resurrect a man and even the forest creatures are alarmed #WIPSnips #WIP #AmWriting #WritingPrompts #Writers #Writing #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Fantasy #FantasySky #DarkFantasy #Necromancy
January 25, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Soryl and Win just watched Tova murder and resurrect a man and even the forest creatures are alarmed #WIPSnips #WIP #AmWriting #WritingPrompts #Writers #Writing #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Fantasy #FantasySky #DarkFantasy #Necromancy
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when time slips
to starry blizzards
I count breaths
fall deeper
heartbeat computing
years and years
and no way
back to the self I
remember
the past is always
stranger than one left it
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#SciFaikuSaturday (compute)
#DailyHaikuPrompt (blizzard)
#vss365 (slip)
to starry blizzards
I count breaths
fall deeper
heartbeat computing
years and years
and no way
back to the self I
remember
the past is always
stranger than one left it
✨
#SciFaikuSaturday (compute)
#DailyHaikuPrompt (blizzard)
#vss365 (slip)
January 24, 2026 at 11:02 AM
when time slips
to starry blizzards
I count breaths
fall deeper
heartbeat computing
years and years
and no way
back to the self I
remember
the past is always
stranger than one left it
✨
#SciFaikuSaturday (compute)
#DailyHaikuPrompt (blizzard)
#vss365 (slip)
to starry blizzards
I count breaths
fall deeper
heartbeat computing
years and years
and no way
back to the self I
remember
the past is always
stranger than one left it
✨
#SciFaikuSaturday (compute)
#DailyHaikuPrompt (blizzard)
#vss365 (slip)
The smell of the cellar clung to him, but he did not pause even to wipe the sweat from his bald crown. He tried several chambers before he found the one he wanted.
"What do you want?"
Ignoring the Lord's frown of annoyance, he adopted a carnivorous smile and began his tale. #ThingsToWriteAbout
"What do you want?"
Ignoring the Lord's frown of annoyance, he adopted a carnivorous smile and began his tale. #ThingsToWriteAbout
January 23, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The smell of the cellar clung to him, but he did not pause even to wipe the sweat from his bald crown. He tried several chambers before he found the one he wanted.
"What do you want?"
Ignoring the Lord's frown of annoyance, he adopted a carnivorous smile and began his tale. #ThingsToWriteAbout
"What do you want?"
Ignoring the Lord's frown of annoyance, he adopted a carnivorous smile and began his tale. #ThingsToWriteAbout
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#vss365
I once knew a woman who
collected drizzle in jars
she said every drop holds history
these jars filled her apartment
to overflowing
I once asked her what she did
when she needed room to breathe
she smiled, tipped one over,
and said, “I let go of the past.“
I once knew a woman who
collected drizzle in jars
she said every drop holds history
these jars filled her apartment
to overflowing
I once asked her what she did
when she needed room to breathe
she smiled, tipped one over,
and said, “I let go of the past.“
January 23, 2026 at 8:02 AM
#vss365
I once knew a woman who
collected drizzle in jars
she said every drop holds history
these jars filled her apartment
to overflowing
I once asked her what she did
when she needed room to breathe
she smiled, tipped one over,
and said, “I let go of the past.“
I once knew a woman who
collected drizzle in jars
she said every drop holds history
these jars filled her apartment
to overflowing
I once asked her what she did
when she needed room to breathe
she smiled, tipped one over,
and said, “I let go of the past.“
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#vss365 #2wordprompt
We took a walk
Around the #bay
Wet sand
Clinging to our boots
Soaked through
With #drizzle
We found crinoid stems
Belemnites by the handful
And one
Almost perfect
Ammonite
Then you kissed me
To say #thanks
For an almost
Perfect day
Then I kissed you
Because...well...
We took a walk
Around the #bay
Wet sand
Clinging to our boots
Soaked through
With #drizzle
We found crinoid stems
Belemnites by the handful
And one
Almost perfect
Ammonite
Then you kissed me
To say #thanks
For an almost
Perfect day
Then I kissed you
Because...well...
January 23, 2026 at 1:36 PM
#vss365 #2wordprompt
We took a walk
Around the #bay
Wet sand
Clinging to our boots
Soaked through
With #drizzle
We found crinoid stems
Belemnites by the handful
And one
Almost perfect
Ammonite
Then you kissed me
To say #thanks
For an almost
Perfect day
Then I kissed you
Because...well...
We took a walk
Around the #bay
Wet sand
Clinging to our boots
Soaked through
With #drizzle
We found crinoid stems
Belemnites by the handful
And one
Almost perfect
Ammonite
Then you kissed me
To say #thanks
For an almost
Perfect day
Then I kissed you
Because...well...
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I guess I've never used the word "tattoo" so here's vibes from Death & the Dreamer. Win doesn't know it, but Macsen marked his bear scratches with traceable magic. #WIPSnips #WIP #AmWriting #WritingPrompts #Writers #Writing #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Fantasy #FantasySky #DarkFantasy #Necromancy
January 22, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I guess I've never used the word "tattoo" so here's vibes from Death & the Dreamer. Win doesn't know it, but Macsen marked his bear scratches with traceable magic. #WIPSnips #WIP #AmWriting #WritingPrompts #Writers #Writing #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Fantasy #FantasySky #DarkFantasy #Necromancy
Trolls that were injured or too slow in mind or body were sent at sunset to block breeches in the walls, form flameproof ladders for the goblins to clamber over, or be smashed into blocks to feed the catapults. The boss's cry of 'No mercy!' applied first to his own troops. #WIPSnips
January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Trolls that were injured or too slow in mind or body were sent at sunset to block breeches in the walls, form flameproof ladders for the goblins to clamber over, or be smashed into blocks to feed the catapults. The boss's cry of 'No mercy!' applied first to his own troops. #WIPSnips