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Goddesses of Dúrev: Aswani

On July 4, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, To Those Who Seek SirensLeave a comment

Of all twelve Maidens in Avalon, Aswani is the only goddess to have a direct counterpart in the major counter-religion of the Bhoja continent. She is the goddess of night and the afterlife, and so more symbolically the goddess of closure and endings.

Goddesses of Dúrev: Avelot

On May 10, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, To Those Who Seek Sirens1 Comment

Also known as Aviance, Avelot is the goddess of winds and fortune. Her worshippers track the movements of birds to reveal her will.

Goddesses of Dúrev: Eponine

On May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, To Those Who Seek SirensLeave a comment

Next up in Avalon's pantheon is a goddess who has hated Shay Connelly's family for four generations. Also known by Epona and Epione in different countries, Eponine is the Maiden of water, the seas, and transformation.

Goddesses of Dúrev: Eva

On May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, To Those Who Seek Sirens3 Comments

This month's Nano went well, but so much of it was rewriting at this stage I don't have any ugly draft excerpts from "To Those Who Seek Sirens" to share! For shame. Instead, here's a little bit about the world the story takes place in.

“To Those Who Seek Sirens” Collection

On March 24, 2020March 28, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, To Those Who Seek SirensLeave a comment

Here's the entire collection of November's posted excerpts, in order and with links.

Day 31: Siren Tide

On March 24, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, To Those Who Seek SirensLeave a comment

Lonan braced his hands on both sides of the nearest hollow, staring into it with all his determination. Porous rock stabbed his palms. The blackness ahead shimmered with sound. Garbled nothing-lyrics vibrated below his ear and jaw. All around him, Lonan was surrounded by the rushing Ream.

The Fairy Door

On March 20, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, MicropromptsLeave a comment

Every day before breakfast, Mariela crept out to see the fairy’s maze. She took her mother’s old mirror from the top of its mahogany dresser, blowing off the scraps of crumbling wallpaper, and swiped a scone from the cook’s first batch of the day.

7 Microprompts for Fairy Tales

On March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, MicropromptsLeave a comment

She took her mother’s old mirror from the top of its mahogany dresser, blowing off the scraps of crumbling wallpaper, and swiped a scone from the cook’s first batch of the day. The cook followed her with a lazy swipe of her flowery handtowel, but after three years had finally given up on scolding her...

To Those Who Seek Sirens

On March 18, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, To Those Who Seek SirensLeave a comment

At long last, I've changed the working title of "Lost and Found." The story is now called "To Those Seek Sirens."

The 2020 Phantasmagorium Manifesto

On January 15, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Writer ConfessionsLeave a comment

Long time no see, blogging community! I'm sorry for the unexplained absence; a whole lot of life happened to me very hard and very fast. I chose to abandon ship on basically everything and go into battery-saver mode, which seems to have paid off: all is well, all is handled, and all is squared away. It's a brave new world, lads.

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