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Update: Support Odd & Ends (in a few clicks)!

October 22, 2016October 22, 2016 JordanLeave a comment

Hey world, it’s me, Jordan, the writer of this collection of tales. First of all, I want to give a great big genuine thanks to everyone who reads this. Odd & Ends is one of the most enjoyable projects I’ve ever worked on, and to see others enjoying it as well makes me very happy. I’ve got a lot of story to tell, and as long as you keep reading, I’ll keep writing!

(Actually, I will probably keep writing regardless)

Right, the point. I’ve posted Odd & Ends on the Web Fiction Archive. If you like my stuff, head there and leave a review. It’ll help increase its visibility and attract readers, and it’ll just make me happy and isn’t that the greatest gift of all?

Seriously though, thank you all a great deal. Now back to the fun stuff. The next one’s spooky!

-Jordan

A Divine Intervention

October 18, 2016February 7, 2017 JordanLeave a comment

“Haven’t you had enough for tonight?” the minotaur bartender asked. She wore patchwork hide and chain armor, like she was some wild barbarian ready to charge into battle, and over that she wore an apron fitted for a human – that is to say, about five sizes too small. Continue reading “A Divine Intervention” →

Skymoore Community Calendar for Summer 1677, Highlights

October 11, 2016 JordanLeave a comment

Wednesday, Summer 3^rd: Hot Sauce Appreciation Day

It’s that time of year again. The day when we celebrate the legacy of Pulldrid the Riser by consuming his favorite condiment: hot sauce! While the event technically lasts twenty-six hours, the main festivities are held in the Sunlit Market from ten to fifteen o’clock as the community participates in the annual Hot Sauce Contest! Continue reading “Skymoore Community Calendar for Summer 1677, Highlights” →

Beneath the Stars

October 6, 2016 JordanLeave a comment

Donovan sat in a wooden chair that was neither especially comfortable nor especially unpleasant. His window was open. Skymoore’s cool summer air wafted in. He could see the stars. A mile off the ground, he was closer to them than he’d ever been before. That should have made him feel more at home. The stars always felt like home. Continue reading “Beneath the Stars” →

Nestor’s Big Day, Part Two

October 4, 2016June 21, 2017 JordanLeave a comment

They drilled for five hours. Five hours of a constant, deep rumble mixed with the high pitched whine of steel drilling through steel. It was giving Perma Dettingurnt a migraine, which is especially painful when one’s entire body is essentially a head supported by four legs. Continue reading “Nestor’s Big Day, Part Two” →

Nestor’s Big Day, Part One

September 27, 2016June 21, 2017 JordanLeave a comment

Punctuality was fifth on Nestor Pinkly’s list of top six-hundred favorite things. Number four was the sunrise. So, a few years back, Nestor had enchanted a clock so that it would produce a sound, like an alarm, whenever it reached a specified time. He called this the Loud Noise Clock. The Chamber of Sanitation promptly banned it, citing noise pollution.

“Everybody knows that noise pollution brings bugs,” the Chamber said in unison. “And with bugs come mosquitos. And with mosquitos come mosquito eaters. And with mosquito eaters come the rare mosquito eater eaters. And with rare insects come the foulest creature of all: entomologists.” Continue reading “Nestor’s Big Day, Part One” →

Fresh Air

September 22, 2016September 22, 2016 JordanLeave a comment

If Donovan had learned one thing in all his years, it was never to hope too hard. So despite hoping that the mayor’s word-of-mouth would result in more customers for Odd & Ends, Donovan was only mildly disappointed to find that it did not. Continue reading “Fresh Air” →

The Lovers’ Link

September 20, 2016October 3, 2016 Jordan1 Comment

“It weren’t so long ago – maybe seventy years, maybe less – not a single person of Skymoore, from the lowliest shoe-polisher to the fanciest lordling, could get so far as breakfast without hearing the name Talbot Windomere. His blood was one-part human, one-part elf; his features were elegant as the Pale Moon and brilliant as the Southron Star; and he was unmatched in both body and mind. You read his name in the headlines of the morning paper, heard it in the praises of academics and swashbucklers, and yes, just made it out in the fanciful giggles and whispers of the young. Continue reading “The Lovers’ Link” →

Opening Day, Epilogue

September 15, 2016September 15, 2016 JordanLeave a comment

“Are there things which I, Jerun Pollin, owner and founder of The First Bank of Skymoore, Also Called the Last Bank of Seamoore, Formerly Called the Second Bank of Seamoore, can assist you with today?” Continue reading “Opening Day, Epilogue” →

Opening Day, Part Seven

September 13, 2016September 13, 2016 Jordan2 Comments

Donovan Allman hated Dillish wine, but he couldn’t deny its effects. It made him lively, happy, personable, in a way no other drink seemed to. He imagined for his new life as a shop keep, he’d have to get used to its rich, spicy taste.

When the time came, he theatrically downed one final glass, got up from his seat behind the counter, and made his way to the front door in long, dramatic strides. “Paz,” Donovan said, and the door threw itself open, and stayed that way. Lastly, he hung a sign that attached to the bottom of the chrysanthemums. It read, written in chalk: “Open.”

And they were. Continue reading “Opening Day, Part Seven” →