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Day 24: Sea Foam

On January 19, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fantasy, Lost and Found, WritingLeave a comment

Soon, echoes began to shush their footsteps and salty humidity began to coat their tongues. The ground became slippery. Orlaith emerged first beneath an outcropping sharp as canine teeth, set into the side of a plunging cliff. The rock met the sea in a short band of pebbles and pink sand.

Day 20: Driftwood Boys

On January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fantasy, Lost and Found, Writer's Report, WritingLeave a comment

Xan turned and watched him until he misstepped, overturning the driftwood and tripping into the sand. “If that’s what you want,” he said.

Day 5: Schoolhouse

On November 6, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Fantasy, Lost and Found, WritingLeave a comment

Before Cyprus was born, there had been a proper schoolteacher in Serafina. A woman straight from the capital, or somewhere close enough to count.

“Lost and Found” Redesign

On October 19, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Fantasy, Lost and Found, Writing2 Comments

Like with "Black Dragon," I decided to make "Lost and Found" a more fitting cover now that it's on the chopping block.

Writer’s First-Aid Kit

On August 17, 2019August 17, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Microprompts, Writing11 Comments

Phantasmagorium may have a Prompt Cellar, but the there are plenty of good writing holes around the Internet. So here's a cellar of other peoples' prompt cellars.

Day 21: Horse-Breaker

On July 23, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Fantasy, Magical Realism, Storybuilding, The Stars Went Out, WritingLeave a comment

Her name was Zoya Nia. She was a foreign slave of an aristocrat who had ended the service for her crime a long time ago, and her owners paid her well. They trusted her with tending their babes and selecting the best of Árai’s horses for the warriors they sponsored.

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“Cloonacauneen Castle” by Sean MacEntee is licensed under CC BY 2.0 

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