Happy Blog Day Everyone!
I'll be giving a (hopefully!) final update on my steam punk tale, but as always, there's a lot more writing to do!
The Comic Tales of Brennan and Riz
With Gallows introduction out of the way, it's time to increase the stakes, and nothing says that like a Zombie Snake! I'm aware that it probably should be Snake Zombie, but Zombie Snake rang better. What awaits our heroes next week? Well, a trap by Gallows is never straightforward!
Phantom Dawn: Memories of a Rose
Last week, Rose had unfortunately caught the attention of a this who didn't understand the word, 'boundaries'...Let's see if Rose can teach him.
(First posted 1st May 2021)
With the calm of a gathering storm, Rose reached over with her hand and clamped down tight on Mason's arm, grabbing flesh like tissue. He yelled out in pain as Rose pulled his hand off her. With eyes as clear as #nightfall, Rose stared down Mason.
(First posted 2nd May 2021)
Without as much as a #warcry, Rose started a beat down on Mason, leaving both Neal and Kurz in shock. As Rose stood over a defeated Mason, Neal realised that Rose had adjusted her strength to incapacitate but not kill the brute, just as before.
(First posted 3rd May 2021)
Rose, as if #brainwashed, walked calmly away from the crowd of people that gathered around Mason's unconscious form. Her eyes returned to their innocence. Neal was about to say something when Kurz fainted next to him.
"Kurz..." Neal sighed again.
(First posted 4th May 2021)
Rose and Neal peered down at the unconscious Kurz. He was sleeping so peacefully, that it was only his snoring that stopped him from looking like a #waxwork.
"Rose, can you help me? There's a place we can stay," Neal said, lifting his grandson.
(First posted 5th May 2021)
Neal and Rose carried Kurz to an Inn, and left him sleeping peacefully in his room. Knowing Neal was a #storyteller, Rose wanted to know more about the world.
"Not tonight, we both need rest. Your room is there, sleep well," Neal sighed.
(First posted 6th May 2021)
Rose felt stuck in a #TimeWarp, the same five minutes spent staring up at an unfamiliar ceiling. Sleep was evading her, always seeming on the peripheral but never coming into focus. She felt a dam break as tears flowed. Sleep crept on her after...
(First posted 7th May 2021)
Sleep did not bring comfort.
Rose found herself in that #Everlasting abyss once more. Surrounded by items, some she knew, most she didn't. Half glimpsed memorise danced tantalisingly close to her. One a photo, the other, evil in the darkness.
(First posted 8th May 2021)
Rose floated around, the dreamscape turning into a #lockdown. A malignant form materialised behind her, stalking her frantic movements.
When Rose realised what was there she panicked but saw the handle of a blade and reached out instinctively.
(First posted 9th May 2021)
The evil force loomed over Rose, it's bale miasma #supersizing the dreamscape.
"I am taking back what was promised. You belong to me," a sinister female voice called out, echoing around.
"Never!" Rose yelled, slashing with the sword in her hand.
(First posted 10th May 2021)
"He promised you to me," the evil force glared, her head floating in two pieces. The dreamscape wasn't #soundproof however, as the waking world began to bore through.
"I am no one's!" Rose roared.
"Rose! Wake up!" Neal's voice broke the dream.
We'll leave it there for now, next week finally gives Rose some answers about the world she's found herself in! Oh, and for the keen eyed, yes there's some hints there about who Rose really is...
More Stories!
So, how's my steampunk story coming along you might ask? I'd say it's coming along swimmingly, I'm over the half way mark, and all being well, I should have it submitted before next week's blog! Which is just as well, as the submission date for that is fast approaching. Looking back to a month or so ago, I said I was working on four short stories at once, this is the third of that batch, means I'm almost home free right?
No, not on your life.
I've managed to add two completely new short stories to my already voluminous work in progress file, one of which needs submitting before 6th August ideally (nervous about that one, as its to someone I've never queried before). The other isn't as on a tight time scale luckily. That one, I can confirm, is the return of Ghost Duty! Dealing with the antics the unlifers get up to on their only day off all year...Halloween. Looking forward to that one! No doubt when those two are done, something else will need to be wrote, like that dark fantasy story for a future Harvey Duckman Presents...Oh, that one does need writing!
Maybe I might find chance to write some Avalon Tales, a novella all about Rose, War of the Fae or maybe even Vector Unit Regen: Orphan's War. One of these days...
That's all for this week.
Join me next week where I look at writing another different genre...Though, do I hear banjos in the distance?
Till then,
Keep on writing!
Peter James Martin
Quick Links
The Strange Tales of Brennan and Riz Volume 1
The Strange Tales of Brennan and Riz Book 1: A Boy and A Rat
The Strange Tales of Brennan and Riz Volume 2
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