Jacelyn Moonwhisper stood on the pier, gaping at the view. Taking a moment to reorient herself to land, she could still feel the constant motion of the ocean swells despite the unmoving surface beneath her feet. Port Freehaven, called Freehaven by its residents, was like nothing she had ever seen before. So very different from … Continue reading Welcome to Freehaven
Last week, I wrote a story to a prompt on my favorite writing site. The challenge was to write a story in which a couple meets for an “accidental“ first date, and are still going strong after forty years. ~~~Dani pedaled up to the address Katie had given her, dismounted, and propped her bike against … Continue reading Blind Date
The mountain had been moving for three days. Lorielei Alterian knew because the bowls in the abbey kitchen trembled at dawn and dust sifted from the rafters, coating everything. The great black wall beyond her cell gave a low, patient groan beneath the stone. The other adherents called it the mountain’s prayer. Loriel called it … Continue reading The Murmuring Desert
This week, I thought about a story one of my writing group companions wrote about data centers. That rolled around in my head for a while after drawing a new prompt in which a woman, considered a conspiracy theorist, wants to defeat a trap that will destroy a glacial dam. A local scientist thinks he … Continue reading The Meltwater Trap
When twins Elayna and Eliam Alterian land in Adaran after stumbling into a cave of crystal portals, a young halfling named Benji Orly helps them escape the troops that come to investigate the magical disturbance. As they move through the landscape, they stumble into a haunted swamp that leads into a dying glade of what … Continue reading The Dying Glade
This week, I read the cards and created a ‘scoundrel’ (a musically inclined rogue named Evyn Nightsong demanded my attention when I pulled that prompt) who wants to escape a broken hideout (destroyed by a rival gang while he was out delivering messages), but he must repair the damage he’s done. Although I drew a … Continue reading A Song of Resurgence
I recently received the Deck of Worlds (a Story Engine expansion) as a gift. So, I thought I’d combine a draw from my original cards (I received those a few years ago at a Free Comic Book Day) with a location from the new cards. Instead of having to figure out where my character has … Continue reading Finding Twilight
This week, I once again used the Story Engine deck to build a story prompt. I drew a set that had me wondering how and why my shapeshifter, Bix, chose Noxport as their base of operations. Until I began thinking about their origins, I didn’t know Bix’s true identity. Early in their life, they leave … Continue reading Harbor of New Beginnings
I've been using The Story Engine as a tool to write new fantasy stories. This week, I drew a set that had me thinking about a healer who wants to escape a shadowy church, but she will have to learn to trust again. As always, I set my fantasy stories in my world of Adaran, … Continue reading Ash Between the Bells
PROMPT: Once more, I used the Story Engine deck to write a new fantasy story about a killer who wants to betray someone with an illusory piece of evidence, but it means giving up her dream. Lysthelania Arlen spent her entire life chasing one impossible dream: to become the first provincial Mirrorwright in three generations. … Continue reading Reflections
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Tavern Tales
Poetry BLOG By Edge of Humanity Magazine
