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cahoutek (46)in #swordsofstvalentine • 7 years ago
Ruat Caelus Part 5 (END)
Caelus was immersed in darkness. He drifted in anger and pain, lost in a formless dream. A terrible stench filled his nostrils and he jerked awake. The darkness remained, but…
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cahoutek (46)in #swordsofstvalentine • 7 years ago
Ruat Caelus Part 4
Gaius galloped into the agora, blood dripping from a gash in his forearm, horse foaming. Caelus took the reigns. "How many?" Gaius landed heavily. "Hundred." He stalked into…
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cahoutek (46)in #swordsofstvalentine • 7 years ago
Ruat Caelus Part 3
Caelus lay awake in Dormios' spare room, listening to Gaius' gentle snores. He was exhausted from the day's training, but he couldn't sleep; the stars were out again, joined by…
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cahoutek (46)in #swordsofstvalentine • 7 years ago
Ruat Caelus Part 2
He woke in mid-morning to the sound of his name. The sun was bright in a blue sky, and Dormios' ill-tended farm was green all over. As he sat up he noticed a ragged blanket was…
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cahoutek (46)in #swordsofstvalentine • 7 years ago
Ruat Caelus (Part 1)
The house was brightly lit with lamps and torches, and the shriek of flutes and the twang of lyres resounded from the windows. Caelus Geminius of Rome leaned against the front…
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cahoutek (46)in #fiction • 7 years ago
GlimStar 014: Glimmer and Starling and the Hall of Mirrors
Previously: Glimmer and Starling slip from their captors into the endless, abandoned hallways of Zarn's mansion. They are recaptured by Zarn's butler and his army of robot maids…
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cahoutek (46)in #fiction • 7 years ago
GlimStar 013: Glimmer and Starling Are Introduced To Domestic Employment
Previously: Glimmer and Starling are arrested by the secret police and moved to the mouldering mansion of the mysterious Zarn. They slip away from their captors but find…
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cahoutek (46)in #fiction • 7 years ago
GlimStar 012: Starling and Glimmer Take A Flight
Previously: Due to a quirk of Glimmer's instruments, she and Starling discover an important yet forbidden archaeological site. They are arrested by local government agents and…
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cahoutek (46)in #fiction • 7 years ago
GlimStar 011: Starling and Glimmer Make Two Discoveries
Previously: Starling and Glimmer are ejected from town. They take up drudge work in an archaeological dig. Part 001 - Starling and the Unknown Zone Part 010 - Starling and…
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cahoutek (46)in #fiction • 7 years ago
GlimStar 010: Starling and Glimmer Doing Archaeology
Previously: The industrious exile Starling and the thinking machine Glimmer seek their fortune in the boom town of Mausoleum. They make chump change on chump labor and are…
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cahoutek (46)in #fiction • 7 years ago
GlimStar 009: Starling and Glimmer and Making Money
Previously: Starling and Glimmer strike out to seek their fortune. They find rest and friendship in the boom town of Mausoleum. Part 001 - Starling and the Unknown Zone…
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cahoutek (46)in #fiction • 7 years ago
GlimStar 008: Starling and Glimmer and Mausoleum Town
Previously: The exile Ianno Starling and the mysterious AI Glimmer set out for wealth and glory. Their coordination is less than admirable. Reunited, they strike out down a dirt…
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cahoutek (46)in #fiction • 7 years ago
GlimStar 007: Glimmer and Starling and Taking Stock
Previously: The exile Ianno Starling and the computer Glimmer make a pact to adventure and find riches. Their pact crumbles at the first sign of trial. Their tearful reunion.…
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cahoutek (46)in #fiction • 7 years ago
GlimStar 006: Glimmer and Being a Stone
Previously: Starling and Glimmer join forces for the pursuit of wealth. Their quest hits a minor hangup when Starling attempts to use Glimmer as a missile weapon. Part 001 -…
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cahoutek (46)in #fiction • 7 years ago
GlimStar 005 - Starling and Blunt Instruments
Previously: Starling finds a companion and unexpected wealth in the Unknown Zone. He joins forces with the mysterious computer, Glimmer. They seek out humans to trade with but…
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cahoutek (46)in #writing • 7 years ago
On Sick Motorcycle Jumps: A Review of "Fire in the Bayou" by @jimfear138
To simplify things greatly, modern literature finds itself stuck between the six-headed Scylla of the mindless action thriller (where knife goes into man, frigid maiden becomes…
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cahoutek (46)in #fiction • 7 years ago
GlimStar 004 - Glimmer and Starling and the Lay of the Land
Previously: Starling takes an ill-advised hike. He stumbles into the house of an AI named Glimmer. They agree to combine their efforts for adventure and wealth. Part 001 -…
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cahoutek (46)in #fiction • 7 years ago
GlimStar 003 - Starling and Glimmer and a Handshake
Previously: Ianno Starling takes a hike. He falls down a hole. The hospitality of a disembodied voice. Glimmer's true form. Part 001 - Starling and the Unknown Zone Part…
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cahoutek (46)in #fiction • 7 years ago
GlimStar 002 - Starling and the Cavern Penthouse
Previously: Ianno Starling takes a hike. The trials of the trail. He becomes one with the trail. He succumbs to an easily preventable infection. He falls down a hole. Part…
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cahoutek (46)in #fiction • 7 years ago
GlimStar 001 - Starling and the Unknown Zone
Due to circumstances beyond his control, Ianno Starling sold his remaining possessions, purchased the finest boots, rations, and camping gear he could buy, and set off west; a…
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