Canvas: A Short Story

Maybe I’m the only one, but I’ve been missing Rokkoh and his world lately. A few months ago, this character idea came to me as I was trying to fall asleep. I got through the first few paragraphs but hit a roadblock and then let this story sit for a little while. I wasn’t sureContinue reading “Canvas: A Short Story”

Rokkoh and the Final Year, Chapter 9

The crowd parts. Conversations hush and hang broken. Curious yet fearful eyes follow as Cy leads me through the atrium. Is this what it’s like whenever the Baroness enters a room? The ability to draw such attention, their terror sending the air cold, the wordless respect given… I could get used to this. It won’tContinue reading “Rokkoh and the Final Year, Chapter 9”

Rokkoh and the Old Woman, Chapter 5

“I don’t know whether to laugh or vomit,” a voice wakes me. Max, sitting up and watching from his bed, sends a humored disbelief my way. The candles on the dresser are relit, and Max slides back into his boots. Nana still has her arm around me, right where she left it, and her eyesContinue reading “Rokkoh and the Old Woman, Chapter 5”

Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapters 10 and 11

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”

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”