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Sunbuilders
Introduction
Genre: Space Opera Word Count: 2000 Words
Far away, at the edge of space and the end of time is the world of Rhial, one of the last vestiges of terrestrial life anywhere in the dark, star-less universe. It is a cold, harsh world, where person’s worth is measured in heat. While the world’s leaders know full well they live on borrowed time as the universe spins down, and are determined to eek out what living they can until then, many of traders and explorers who wander the ice insist the stars will return.
Harbor Justice
Introduction
Genre: Urban Fantasy Word Count: 2400 Words
It’s a cold night on the hard, unforgiving streets of Terinu, and nobody seems to realize it’s a holy day.
Harbor Justice was first written in December 2014.
Harbor Justice
Dit could see the wisps of his breath in the white glow of the Harbor Bridge’s glyphlamps. Mother had probably let the boys build too big a fire while she set out preparations at home. Hopefully the house still stood. Maybe one day he could get one of those glyphstoves like Varino’s had, then he wouldn’t have to worry so much when he was gone. He took a deep breath, and sighed while looking down the canal to the black harbor beyond. If he buttoned up his worn brown coat, he could enjoy the quiet a few moments longer.