Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Mar 5th, 2009
This is the 23d section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 22, you might want to start here.
The Marks of a God
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When he awoke again, he was not sure how long he’d been out. He went through all of the realms of paranoia, anxiety, depression, elation, mania, and so much more. [...]
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Mar 4th, 2009
This is the 22nd section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 21, you might want to start here.
The Birth of an Aesir
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Minus wasn’t certain what day it was. He awoke in the midday sun to the cawing of a raven. Or, more accurately, two ravens. There was a small [...]
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Feb 10th, 2009
This is the 19th section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 18, you might want to start here. Section 19 ends Part 1 of this novel.
And So He Walked
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They were roused from a light sleep around 7:30pm by the ring of Minus’ phone. It was Kotoko. Minus answered.
“What the [...]
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Feb 4th, 2009
“Doc, what have I told you about sitting on the monitor? It’s gonna take me days to get all the ectoplasm out. Damn.”
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Feb 2nd, 2009
“Minus… He doesn’t think. He just moves. Do you know how he can always make things work with so little thought?”
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Jan 8th, 2009
Minus awoke the next morning, his head completely clear. A solid direction for the first time, in a long time, made him a little giddy. It was not something that you often saw in Minus. He was ready for the day, and all of the bullshit that would come with it.
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Jan 7th, 2009
This is the ninth section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first six, you might want to start here.
In Which the Good Doctor Learns
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And with that, they both opened their eyes on Minus’ converted basement. They agreed that a nap was necessary to replenish their energies before further work. They laid [...]
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Jan 4th, 2009
“How did you get here? I thought it was hard for you to get into the stream?â€
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, asides on Jan 4th, 2009
Definition: Synchronicity - The power of meaningful coincidence. The act, or magic, of being in the right place at the right time. Minus is very in tune with the force of synchronicity.
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Dec 26th, 2008
“You understand much more than I realized. Can you affect glamor, or any other kind of magic?†Minus was perplexed and intrigued.
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