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The Trail of Deeds: Revenge and Supremacy, Part Th..

A Chapter by Penelope Jenna Hensley

Mortal ShroudObenTheir stares are dark and cold, faintly shimmering in the daylight. They stand among the molded-stone buildings, their thick pelts ru..

The Trail of Deeds: Revenge and Supremacy, Part Th..

A Chapter by Penelope Jenna Hensley

Mortal ShroudObenI can nearly feel their claws ripping into my flesh; my family must seek revenge on me. They did nothing wrong, and I stormed out on ..

The Trail of Deeds: Revenge and Supremacy, Part Th..

A Chapter by Penelope Jenna Hensley

Mortal ShroudObenI make my way through the deep snow that accompanies the trunk of every pine. My pack is weakly following me. I don’t know why ..

The Trail of Deeds: Revenge and Supremacy, Part Th..

A Chapter by Penelope Jenna Hensley

Mortal ShroudObenA thickening growl wakes me from my terror. “Get up, weakling.” Trevrizent, whose voice I’ve heard little of, snarl..

The Trail of Deeds: Revenge and Supremacy, Part Th..

A Chapter by Penelope Jenna Hensley

Mortal ShroudObenIn front of me stands a natural stone structure, a tall boulder with a flat top that reaches the height of the huts’ roofs. It ..

The Trail of Deeds: Revenge and Supremacy, Part Th..

A Chapter by Penelope Jenna Hensley

Mortal ShroudObenWhen night falls, I attend my first Evening Gathering. The fire pit I saw earlier is lit with fistotia and all of the tribe is huddl..

The Trail of Deeds: Revenge and Supremacy, Part Th..

A Chapter by Penelope Jenna Hensley

Mortal ShroudObenI spend the next few days unlearning my skills with the other apprentices. Trevrizent is always asking me to display a hunting crouch..

The Trail of Deeds: Revenge and Supremacy, Part Th..

A Chapter by Penelope Jenna Hensley

Mortal ShroudObenI open my eyes to my fourth day of camp, along with the third apprentices’ hut. I’ve been sleeping here in a corner on th..

The Trail of Deeds: Revenge and Supremacy, Part Th..

A Chapter by Penelope Jenna Hensley

Mortal ShroudObenThe pack is astonished at the size of the tribe and its village. I can see why, considering that the village is at least three times ..

The Trail of Deeds: Revenge and Supremacy, Part Th..

A Chapter by Penelope Jenna Hensley

Mortal ShroudObenMy pack and I find Singatari in the hut with Karmon, the littermate of Choren and Tobias. Singatari avoids me, but I’m grateful..

The Trail of Deeds: Revenge and Supremacy, Part Th..

A Chapter by Penelope Jenna Hensley

Mortal ShroudOben“What’s the matter with you?” she asks me softly in the confines of our hut. I keep my eyes closed. “It&rsquo..

The Trail of Deeds: Revenge and Supremacy, Part Th..

A Chapter by Penelope Jenna Hensley

Mortal ShroudObenThe most sickening, disturbing sound introduces me to my latest illusion of horror. My fictional body is without feeling, but easily-..

The Trail of Deeds: Revenge and Supremacy, Part Th..

A Chapter by Penelope Jenna Hensley

Mortal ShroudOben“So you took up the offer?” I wake from my nightmare with an unwelcome start. This is the second time I’ve been awa..

The Trail of Deeds: Revenge and Supremacy, Epilogu..

A Chapter by Penelope Jenna Hensley

EpilogueObenEveryone needs a happy ending. All the tales and chronicles have had them, ending up with the little blackbird finding his family after al..

The Summer Noosphere

A Poem by Robert Ronnow

Wet nights, warm days are what we want in the summer noosphere.Man's mind one with weather.If this is true, life is good, or will be good.Can I be enc..

The Art of Appreciating Snow

A Poem by Robert Ronnow

Nearing the end of a too busy weekit starts to snow. Dangerousbut soothing. Wherever you go,take care. Your memories are too weak,alone, to keep you a..