Checking In
Oct 02, 2022 7:50 pm
Hey everyone! I'm checking in. There are a bunch of people that haven't opened an email in a while, or haven't been receiving them, and I just wanted to remind people that if this is just one more thing on an already too full plate, please feel free to unsubscribe (via the link at the bottom of this email).
I want you to enjoy getting these emails. As a reminder here are the free stories in the Twisted Luck series:
And as always a microshort for you to enjoy.
Escape
The grooves from your mask will never fade. But you don't care, everyone has them. The new thing is to paint and color them for the few people who ever see your face. Some days you wonder what color your eyes are, besides bloodshot. The ashes and the smoke insure you can't breath anywhere.
But today is your birthday, a day off. You have a book to read, someplace with trees and grass and animals and a blue sky. You even replaced your mask filter so you will get the freshest air possible.
Settling down in your one room flat, the sky scrapers of of New Dallas being build around you, blocking out more of the dirty sun, you crack open the precious book. The words flare to life and you forget at least for a few minutes that you're alone, in a world on fire, scared of human contact.
Now you ride a white horse across the plain, rescue a prince, save a kingdom, and dance under a star filled sky. You mouth waters at the idea of meat filled pasties, honey covered peaches, chocolate dipped in cream. You see yourself in clothes to save the day, fancy outfits to celebrate in, dark clothes to hide in the shadows.
You are happy, loved, wanted.
Then the alarm goes off and you turn to see your drab room, the never-ending construction, and that your book is almost half-finished.
Tears burn beneath your mask as you save the rest for another day.
I'm busy working on book 7 of the Twisted Luck series. I'll let you know more as it gets closer. I love to hear from you, so if you have questions, drop me a line. Until then, enjoy your October.
Schedule 2022:
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