Onyx eyes bright, shining in the starlight,Deeper than shade yet lively you remain.Your heart pure white, gentle in the moon’s sight,Smoother than jade yet strong as summer rain. Wand’ring ‘neath twilit skies clear in storm’s wake,My soul rises as a dreamer to sleep.Though once at your absence, my heart did Read more…
Definitely been a while and I’ve been far too lax on updating this site. The only excuse I can give is that 2024 was a bit of a rough year for me and that’s more excuse than justification. In any case, the 0.8 draft of Ember King’s Inheritance Book 2 Read more…
It’s not exactly a poem and doesn’t have any kind of meter — I outright didn’t design it that way — but I feel it fits the same category. Lord, grant me the zeal of spring, the spirit and swiftness of the winds clearing the clouds at dawn.Lord, grant me Read more…
There is no darkness as rises with noon,When spring winds blow gentle and clouds run free.Yet the calm air slips out of reach too soon,Leaving neither cold nor warmth within me. Find me as ash among the pale lilies,Naught but barren dust beyond the rain’s aid.No light of hope shines Read more…
Approximate date and time I decided the Citadel-folk as a people wear hats: 12/16/2023, 12:00 A.M.…Approximate date and time I realized this has unforeseen and incorrect implications with Isotta’s pre-established character quirk: 12/16/2023, 12:02 A.M. Footnote 1: ‘You’re an idiot.’ — the Twisted JerkFootnote 1A: Approximate date and time I Read more…
“Hmm… I keep using riposte for any kind of counterattack, but I think it’s supposed to refer specifically to A) thrusts and B ) counterattacks after a parry. Maybe I should fix that…” “Hmm…” “I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that.”
So today I was thinking about why Erica was named Erica – spoilers, the reason is phenomenally inane – and it again sent me down the inevitable spiral of how things got to where they are. As it happens, I keep things straight in my mind by running over them Read more…
Solid five years ago Martlet: “Alright, and I think it would be interesting to use medieval Spain as a base for Perlora, to keep with the general theme of the nearby nations.”Now Martlet: “But Perlora’s a heavily mercantile nation in extreme proximity to the setting’s Renaissance Italy-based nation. It would Read more…
“I need a name for this (no longer) bit-character. Quick! How can I warp the name of her inspiration?”Leads to…“Alright, constructed one as a reference to in-universe astrology to fit into her role as an astromancer. Perfect.”Leads to…“I guess I should establish a full system, so I can gives signs Read more…
Me, casually putting dates on chapters to make sure everything adds up going forward: “Wait. This can’t be right. Allard didn’t do anything for an entire day. People are dying. I think I need to reinspect the plot flow here.”