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  • Blog-Exclusive Fiction – The Exodus, Part 9 (TVB Universe)

    To Beginning (Part 1) — WARNING: The following content may not be suitable for young readers or audiences sensitive to violent content. “Toying with that kind of energy is far too dangerous.” “More dangerous than using that same energy to shoot fire or manipulate water—like we do every day?” Mara teases. “Yes, energy levels so…

  • Blog-Exclusive Fiction – The Exodus, Part 8 (TVB Universe)

    To Beginning (Part 1) — WARNING: The following content may not be suitable for young readers or audiences sensitive to violent content. Follow me. We’re leaving. Mara’s feet pounded the ground in an uneven drum beat. Ba-thump. Ba-thud-thum-thump. She staggered across the plain, ducking and dodging and weaving over the blackened, pock-marked earth that had…

  • TVB Prologue Poll – Option 2: Ristan Flees

    Screams of murder rang in his ears as Ristan ran. They made for an eerie harmony screeching to the rhythm of his pounding feet and his hammering heart: thum-thum-thum. Thirteen more seconds of sprint speed. Then my body slows from sprint to running speed. “Traitor!” his pursuer’s voices howled at his heels. They echoed the…

  • TVB Prologue Poll – Option 1: A Bedtime Story (Revised)

    I hope Mama can play with me soon, Jaranin thought as he shivered. He didn’t know why he was shaking; he wasn’t cold. The fire and the soft blankets Mama had made kept Jaranin toasty warm. Burrowing into his bed of blankets had pushed some of his messy brown hair into his eyes. He brushed…

  • Update: Taking a Break from Exodus – But Please Enjoy Upcoming Excerpts!

    Hey everyone! Fate itself seems to want to leave poor Mara and Ian in limbo. As seems cruelly appropriate given the twists and turns of Mara’s story (Exodus), travel plans have forced me to put the project on a two-week hiatus. I want to make sure I have enough time to bring it to a…

  • Blog-Exclusive Fiction – The Exodus, Part 7 (TVB Universe)

    To Beginning (Part 1) — WARNING: The following content may not be suitable for young readers or audiences sensitive to violent content. A concussive thoom rumbled in the distance, followed by a telltale hiss. Mara’s heart stopped. She latched onto the first thing within reach—Monroe’s arm. She squeezed so hard her nails dug into his…

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