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”
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Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 2
The door to the Court of Crowns stands tall, thrice our height and twice our combined width. The great oak things swing inward, revealing the smooth and polished stone floor and the ceiling so high that not even the largest giant could reach it. Rows of long pews form two columns, an emerald rug borderedContinue reading “Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 2”
Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 1
A silver coin is met with a full tankard. Empty it, and another silver fills it back up. Repeat the exchange for as long as you can stay on the stool without falling off or falling asleep. If you’re lucky, the light of the early morning sun will cascade through the windows and greet youContinue reading “Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 1”
001 Beginnings
Beginnings can be really hard. In literature, you have that opening line, that hook. Stephen King said it best: “An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this.” There have been a great many iconic first lines, like those ofContinue reading “001 Beginnings”
Tyler Gohde 