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April 3, 2023
LMM 581: Truth Be Told
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the one keeping secrets.
581
Truth Be Told
“Is it nice, listening to stars?”
“No. Yes. No.” Inti sighed. “They have beautiful voices. But they tell the truth, and Inti doesn’t always want to hear it.”
Jacques ke...
April 1, 2023
Days Away
Scribbled in Margins. The next Songs of the Amaranthine short story will be releasing in a few days. There’s still time to pre-order it … along with the three other stories releasing between now and June. Here’s a peek at the first page of Songs 09’s digital release:
They were sent into solitude, yet neither of them was ever truly alone.
Wrongfully accused of insulting a man of higher rank, a bright young man is banished to a remote post where he must stand watch over a signal fire. Batu ...
March 30, 2023
Suuzu’s Story
Suuzu and the Nine Nippets of Legend. Since we’re less than a month away from the release of Suuzu’s story, I’m going to begin dangling teasers here and there. This Interlude is set between the events of Bk5 and Bk6, immediately after Juuyu drops his younger brother off at Stately House.
Suuzu and the Nine Nippets of Legend (Amaranthine Interludes, #2)
Release Day: April 22
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Bard & Barbarian
Narrated Edition. Bard and Barbarian has been posting slow and steady over on my Patreon account. Reading along is great, but supporters on some tiers can now listen along. The story is being narrated by Travis Baldree. Ch50, “The Strongest Magic” just went live for those in qualifying tiers. AND Ch46, “Armory” has unlocked for the Twinkle and Sparkle tiers.
New narrated chapters will arrive every other Wednesday, which means … there’s always something more to look forward to! Learn mo...
March 22, 2023
Bard & Barbarian
Updated! Bard & Barbarian has updated over on my Patreon with Ch60: “Portrait of a Lady,” because if it isn’t one thing, it’s another. Or quite possibly both. As Banter has so often asserted, this whole quest reeks of wrong.
March 21, 2023
LMM 580: The Truth Will Out
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the self-proclaimed cad.
580
The Truth Will Out
“Why?” Jacques frowned. “How can you tell?”
“Little whispers. Distant songs.”
“And… who sings to you?”
Inti drew back, shrewdly searching Jacques’ face. In the ...
LMM 579: Mature Content
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the one with class.
579
Mature Content
Jacques let go long enough to pull Inti close, then linked their fingers around the crystal. The monkey-crosser might be more mature than he let on, but nobody was too old to see...
March 20, 2023
Quarterly Art Card
Patreon Perks. One of the many little things I do for my supporters is … mail! For 2023, I committed to doing story-related mailings every month (access to those varies by tier). But the old standby is the Quarterly Art Card. This time around, I created square cards with the circlet of nippet eggs from the cover of Suuzu and the Nine Nippets of Legend (releases 4/22). On the reverse, I even included an excerpt from the soon-to-release story.
Art Card: 5.25″ x 5.25″ (felted finish)
Reverse: Ex...
March 17, 2023
LMM 578: Pillow Talk
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the one who’s far from his tribe.
578
Pillow Talk
Jacques lolled among the furs that lined Jiminy’s den and watched embedded crystals winking like scattered stardust. Argent might like to add something similar to the ...
March 16, 2023
LMM 577: Tempting Terms
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the one looking forward to summer.
577
Tempting Terms
“While I’m very much a tea and slippers kind of friend, I must decline for this evening. Can you forgive me?”
“It’s fine. I know I can’t monopolize you.”
“Yo...
