For but a moment, only for a second, there is darkness. An eternal black. Neither hot nor cold. Weightless. Silent. A void. I cannot tell if I am asleep or dead. But for all there is not, there is one thing. Overwhelming in the dark, suffocating in it, is the utter fucking dread. Of whatContinue reading “Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapters 10 and 11”
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Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 9
She doesn’t mean to. She is likely unaware of it. Where would she have even learned it? One of her parents or maybe a handmaiden, perhaps. Regardless, Evalina does not intend on initiating a staring contest, yet we are locked in a heated battle of seeing who will blink first. Years of training since childhood,Continue reading “Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 9”
Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 8
Birds sing in the garden. The sun shines spectacular. The grass is soft under my bare feet. The breeze like the caress of a sweet kiss covers my unashamed exposed skin. Again, she sits at the little river. She has brown skin now, naked, kneeling at the water. But the scars on her back areContinue reading “Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 8”
The Cross Chronicles, random excerpt
Hey there friends! I’m currently in a hotel, and it made me think back to this piece I wrote a few years back for my supernatural series The Cross Chronicles. I currently have no idea when the following excerpt will be used, but this scene was in my head and wasn’t going to stop knockingContinue reading “The Cross Chronicles, random excerpt”
Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 7
We don’t stay moving for too long; Torvald stops again minutes later. He whispers a “We’re here,” as he opens the door. With hands like cotton I lift the princess into my arms. She fusses in her slumber only for a moment, but relaxes back into me in the same moment. Outside, on the dim-litContinue reading “Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 7”
Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 6
The ride goes silent for a long time, and I refuse to slip back into sleep. My eyes grow heavier with every passing minute. With every little bump in the dirt road I wake up for the briefest second, but then fall back into my bout with the charming mistress. Closer and closer I edgeContinue reading “Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 6”
003 Scatterbrain
The brain never stops working. There’s always a song or a memory or a thought running through it. For those with an inkling toward the creative, this is doubly so. For me in particular, unless I’m focused on something more imperative like my job or ice cream, my mind tends to drift toward my characters,Continue reading “003 Scatterbrain”
Rokkoh and The Princess, Chapters 4 and 5
A figure meets me there, womanly and cloaked in light. She kneels at a brook and lets her fingers play in the shallow water, tickling a small orange fish. A simple smile spreads on her face and reveals her dimples. Flowers of innumerable colors line the edges of the brook and stretch through the grass,Continue reading “Rokkoh and The Princess, Chapters 4 and 5”
002 Motivation/Procrastination
When it comes to getting things done, some people achieve that with ease. They see a task and get right to it. Others, like myself, sometimes need a little nudge. The desire and drive is there, but something is missing: motivation. So how does one get motivated? Here are a few things that help me:Continue reading “002 Motivation/Procrastination”
Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 3
Outside the Sheriff’s Tower waits a gargantuan chestnut horse pulling a plain wooden carriage. A thin being in a too-big blue shirt, yellow hair like a bowl, speaks in a hushed tone to the mighty animal. He offers kind words, compliments its coat and healthy build. My forced cough sends a jolt through him; heContinue reading “Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 3”
Tyler Gohde 