Xan turned and watched him until he misstepped, overturning the driftwood and tripping into the sand. “If that’s what you want,” he said.
Tag: conflict
The Variable Danger of Wish-Fulfillment Characters
Reading has been long equated with escapism, imagination, and wish-fulfillment. What if this adventure happened to me? What if I was the hero? Roleplaying games function much the same way, and can create some amazing things. But, as writers, we have a certain responsibility to the characters we create.
Very Specific Niche Baseball Anime
Very specific niche baseball anime. I did threaten to talk about these, but no one took me seriously. Now we all have to pay.
Tiramisu
The letters get away from me, making tiramisu.
Rearview
Sadie owned the most remarkable pair of green eyes Iván had ever itched to paint.
Day 21: Horse-Breaker
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.