FAQ: Have I Time Traveled? No, you have not. This might seem counterintuitive, as you’re probably living in your own castle at the moment, commanding legions of peasants while you engage in a Better than True Life Experience™, such as inventing electricity, writing Shakespeare’s plays, or attempting to speedrun the conquest of France. While your…
The Sunlit Man | Chapter Five Nomad cried out in frustration as Glowing Eyes turned toward the sound, then began shouting orders as he strode—tall and unflinching—back toward the podium. Weapon fire—blasts with a distinctly red-white heat—rained from the sky. Glowing Eyes shouted something else, and ember people—a good two hundred of them—came running out…
Frugal Wizard | Chapter Four When I woke up, the young woman and man were standing on the ceiling. Or . . . wait, I was upside down. Yeah, that made more sense. My head had a faint pulsing at the base of my skull— without my nanites, there would have been some serious throbbing from that plank-to-face…
The Sunlit Man | Chapter Six Nomad tapped on the driver’s shoulder and thumbed backward. She quickly glanced over her shoulder, said something he was quite certain was a curse, then bent lower over the controls. He reached for her rifle, but she put a protective hand on it and glared at him. Great. He…
Yumi | Chapter Six All right, let’s talk about me. Uncharacteristically, I don’t want to discuss the topic. This isn’t a bright point in my career, and I would rather the attention be on other less statuesque people for the duration of the narrative. That said, I know it’s going to distract some of you unless I…
Frugal Wizard | Chapter Five “You . . . do?” I said. “This is a good village,” she said, “with a strong and diligent thegn. Yet, they don’t have much. Why upon the lands would you pick here to run your scam?” Scam? “Oil with a stencil to create the burned-out figure,” she continued, “which I’ll admit is ingenious. Scattered…
The Sunlit Man | Chapter Seven The rain here wasn’t nearly as bad as a storm back home. Just a quick wash of cold water. The sprinkle lasted less than a minute, though they soon passed through another one. He guessed that those omnipresent clouds made for near-constant scattered showers in this dark zone. “This…
Frugal Wizard | Chapter Six It was strange to feel a sudden sense of loss and pain for a person whose face I couldn’t remember. But it was there, a knot—no, a suddenly audible scream—inside of me. The pain felt fresh and raw, like a bruise before it went blue. I’d lost Jen. Somehow, I’d lost her. I…
The Sunlit Man | Chapter Eight Old women? That wasn’t as exciting as he’d hoped. But, hey, maybe one was secretly a dragon. Nomad could tell from the behavior of the others that these women were in charge, though they weren’t wearing anything regal—just common black dresses, gloves like everyone else, and hats, even here…
Yumi | Chapter Seven Painter wound through the next set of streets, tracking the nightmare as the rain tapped him on the head. The trail was difficult to follow; the dark wisps seemed to vanish in the haze. He backtracked twice as the streets grew narrower, winding through the huddled tenements of the city’s outer…
