Tag: Fiction
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Blog-Exclusive Fiction – The Exodus, Part 6 (TVB Universe)
To Beginning (Part 1) — By Ales Krivec on Unsplash For three long, filthy, terrifying days they had crawled through thorn and thistle and clawing limbs. They’d waded through ash and leaf and loam and mopped away sweat and tears. Today was another day of scuttling through shrubbery, concealed under tree limbs and the dim…
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Blog-Exclusive Fiction – The Exodus, Part 5 (TVB Universe)
To Beginning (Part 1) — “You’re daydreaming again.” It’s a man’s voice. Familiar. Warm and playful. Fun and teasing. Mara lifts her head, shielding her eyes from the rays of sunshine that stream in through the tower window. She turns to see her visitor. It’s him! Her heart skips, but she tries not to show…