Chris Durston
@chrisdurstonish.bsky.social
Author, musician, doer of occasional stuff.
another day, another free chapter of my odd little item shop fantasy serial :)
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
another day, another free chapter of my odd little item shop fantasy serial :)
tuesday means a new chapter, and today it's 'Carol and Junie', featuring two good pals who love amateur chemistry and, bizarrely, serial novels
October 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
tuesday means a new chapter, and today it's 'Carol and Junie', featuring two good pals who love amateur chemistry and, bizarrely, serial novels
in the latest chapter of my item shop serial thingy, Wren gets into a bit of a pickle with the sheer amount of food she's eaten but meets a nice healer with whom to have a conversation about, y'know, life and how any of us is supposed to work out what the heck to do with it.
October 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
in the latest chapter of my item shop serial thingy, Wren gets into a bit of a pickle with the sheer amount of food she's eaten but meets a nice healer with whom to have a conversation about, y'know, life and how any of us is supposed to work out what the heck to do with it.
Chapter 12 is now live and you can read it for the price of zero money, for fun!
October 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Chapter 12 is now live and you can read it for the price of zero money, for fun!
a little bit late on the post, but yesterday did see a new chapter as scheduled!
October 4, 2025 at 6:24 AM
a little bit late on the post, but yesterday did see a new chapter as scheduled!
it is Tuesday, which means it's Inventory Tales Day
today's chapter is the final part of the Courier's Tale, in which we conclude the story of the good doctor and the flask that might heal you or might do the exact opposite.
today's chapter is the final part of the Courier's Tale, in which we conclude the story of the good doctor and the flask that might heal you or might do the exact opposite.
September 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
it is Tuesday, which means it's Inventory Tales Day
today's chapter is the final part of the Courier's Tale, in which we conclude the story of the good doctor and the flask that might heal you or might do the exact opposite.
today's chapter is the final part of the Courier's Tale, in which we conclude the story of the good doctor and the flask that might heal you or might do the exact opposite.
In today's chapter of The Inventory Tales: the power of the strange flask is (sort of) revealed, forcing a doctor to make a decision.
September 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
In today's chapter of The Inventory Tales: the power of the strange flask is (sort of) revealed, forcing a doctor to make a decision.
Today in The Inventory Tales, we learn the history of a most peculiar artifact via a tale concerning a doctor and his wealthy patient.
September 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Today in The Inventory Tales, we learn the history of a most peculiar artifact via a tale concerning a doctor and his wealthy patient.
a very normal and correct aspect ratio advert that popped up when I was reading some shitty clickbait article
September 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
a very normal and correct aspect ratio advert that popped up when I was reading some shitty clickbait article
In today's edition of The Inventory Tales, Wren gets her first customer!
September 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
In today's edition of The Inventory Tales, Wren gets her first customer!
Today's free instalment of The Inventory Tales is Chapter 6, "The Hilarious Misunderstanding", in which Wren inadvertently gets a job.
September 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Today's free instalment of The Inventory Tales is Chapter 6, "The Hilarious Misunderstanding", in which Wren inadvertently gets a job.
The Inventory Tales is here!
A serial novel about a fantasy item shop and all the people and items that come through its doors, it'll be updating with two chapters per week, always free, for as long as I can keep it up. Enjoy!
A serial novel about a fantasy item shop and all the people and items that come through its doors, it'll be updating with two chapters per week, always free, for as long as I can keep it up. Enjoy!
September 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The Inventory Tales is here!
A serial novel about a fantasy item shop and all the people and items that come through its doors, it'll be updating with two chapters per week, always free, for as long as I can keep it up. Enjoy!
A serial novel about a fantasy item shop and all the people and items that come through its doors, it'll be updating with two chapters per week, always free, for as long as I can keep it up. Enjoy!
Two chapter teases today, because I worked the days out wrong.
Chapters 1 to 5 of the Inventory Tales launch TOMORROW, for free and for fun and for all the good things.
Chapters 1 to 5 of the Inventory Tales launch TOMORROW, for free and for fun and for all the good things.
September 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Two chapter teases today, because I worked the days out wrong.
Chapters 1 to 5 of the Inventory Tales launch TOMORROW, for free and for fun and for all the good things.
Chapters 1 to 5 of the Inventory Tales launch TOMORROW, for free and for fun and for all the good things.
"Let the last story people hear of me be a good one, eh? ... For the tale to be one of magic instead of a stupid man coming to a stupid end."
The Inventory Tales, a story about stories, launches on Friday!
The Inventory Tales, a story about stories, launches on Friday!
September 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
"Let the last story people hear of me be a good one, eh? ... For the tale to be one of magic instead of a stupid man coming to a stupid end."
The Inventory Tales, a story about stories, launches on Friday!
The Inventory Tales, a story about stories, launches on Friday!
"The story is the asides, as much as it's the beginning and the middle and the end and all the rest of it. Who's to tell me which parts of my story are the important ones, hm?"
Chapters 1-5 of The Inventory Tales drop on Friday - free to read, two chapters a week for as long as I can keep it up!
Chapters 1-5 of The Inventory Tales drop on Friday - free to read, two chapters a week for as long as I can keep it up!
September 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"The story is the asides, as much as it's the beginning and the middle and the end and all the rest of it. Who's to tell me which parts of my story are the important ones, hm?"
Chapters 1-5 of The Inventory Tales drop on Friday - free to read, two chapters a week for as long as I can keep it up!
Chapters 1-5 of The Inventory Tales drop on Friday - free to read, two chapters a week for as long as I can keep it up!
First five chapters dropping on Friday!
September 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
First five chapters dropping on Friday!
Coming next Friday: a story about stories, and also dungeons and magic and capitalism and stuff. Free to read, new chapters every Tuesday and Friday - with a bumper drop of five chapters for launch.
September 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Coming next Friday: a story about stories, and also dungeons and magic and capitalism and stuff. Free to read, new chapters every Tuesday and Friday - with a bumper drop of five chapters for launch.
You got, like, one more day to jump on Chronicles of the Crossing for FOUR novels in the world of The Black Ballad, plus D&D campaign book, music, and more!
It's been awesome to be part of it, and everyone involved will be eternally grateful to all who support it! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
It's been awesome to be part of it, and everyone involved will be eternally grateful to all who support it! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
November 12, 2024 at 6:01 PM
You got, like, one more day to jump on Chronicles of the Crossing for FOUR novels in the world of The Black Ballad, plus D&D campaign book, music, and more!
It's been awesome to be part of it, and everyone involved will be eternally grateful to all who support it! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
It's been awesome to be part of it, and everyone involved will be eternally grateful to all who support it! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
My office Bake Off contribution - cinnamon buns sort of recognisably-ish in the rough shape of an elephant (who has, surely to its great distress, been peculiarly inflated)
October 23, 2024 at 11:45 AM
My office Bake Off contribution - cinnamon buns sort of recognisably-ish in the rough shape of an elephant (who has, surely to its great distress, been peculiarly inflated)
oh, to sleep as elegantly and comfortably as a goose
head twisted 270 degrees, bent back between your shoulder blades and tucked under your armpit
call it the #sleepygoosechallenge
(please do not attempt this)
head twisted 270 degrees, bent back between your shoulder blades and tucked under your armpit
call it the #sleepygoosechallenge
(please do not attempt this)
October 20, 2024 at 11:10 AM
oh, to sleep as elegantly and comfortably as a goose
head twisted 270 degrees, bent back between your shoulder blades and tucked under your armpit
call it the #sleepygoosechallenge
(please do not attempt this)
head twisted 270 degrees, bent back between your shoulder blades and tucked under your armpit
call it the #sleepygoosechallenge
(please do not attempt this)
Pre-orders are live for A Recipe for Disaster: a cozy fantasy about a restaurant in the desert, a mythical wizard, and a grumpy non-adventurer. Out on November 1st! mybook.to/ARecipeForDisaster
October 5, 2023 at 2:59 PM
Pre-orders are live for A Recipe for Disaster: a cozy fantasy about a restaurant in the desert, a mythical wizard, and a grumpy non-adventurer. Out on November 1st! mybook.to/ARecipeForDisaster