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Lorlenalin’s Lies: Deleted Scenes
Welcome to the Deleted Chapters of Lorlenalin’s Lies Please note that these chapters were removed because the plot either changed too drastically to include them, or the chapter was simply too long. Enjoy! Chapter 32
What is the “purpose” of the Fantasy Genre?
What is the “Purpose” of the Fantasy Genre? by Ed Ireland I was wondering how to answer the question of the “purpose” of fantasy. I have to admit it had me stumped. For a while. I thought of all the standard answers, the escapism, the escapism…I repeated myself didn’t I? That was all I can […]
Dolor and Shadow review
Oh my Odin!! Beautiful review of Dolor and Shadow! This story takes time to build, but it easily fulfills the promises made in the first few pages. The characters come to life in stunning detail, evolving through the course of the story, shaped by their actions, and the actions of those around them. Between […]
Dolor and Shadow – Prologue: Author Commentary
I went through the Prologue and added my comments throughout the chapter. My comments are marked with quotes. Prologue “How fare the gods? | How fare the elves? All Jotunheim groans, | the gods are at council; Loud roar the dwarfs | by the doors of stone, The masters of the rocks: | would you […]
Execute
Continued from “Awakened” “What the Thor!?” Bergen says almost dropping the Guinness in his hand. “I’ve been reduced to a single category!?” What in Hel’s throne has she been doing to the place in my absence!? That bitch!” Bergen continues to grumble as he kicks some loose papers scattered about in Angela’s brain. “She knocks […]
Write and Wrong
“I am mute,” I said. “I lost my voice and so stepped into these pages to find it again. It all is so white. White.” I smile and recite the Sondheim lyrics. “A blank page or canvas…” That canvas appears before me. White. All white. Not even a shadow beneath my feet. “Angela?” “Bergen!” I […]
Liar
“He called me a liar,” I said gazing out the window. Judith’s stare bore into the back of my head, but I didn’t care. I only watched the rain fall. “It’s as if… the heavens are crying for me.” “So he read Broken and he called you liar,” Judith said. “How do you feel?” […]
Awakened
Continued from “Meanwhile…” Creeping to the beat of his own ballads, Bergen slithers in and out of Angela’s subconscious until, at long last, he sees the dim, though distant light in the control room. “Angela’s conscience… he mutters in a sexy brogue the ladies can’t resist. Bergen grins proudly to himself. “Almost there.” *Hiiiiiisssss* goes […]
Meanwhile… In the bowels of Angela’s Subconscious…
Continued from Bergen vs. the Author… Darkness… all around… I can’t get out. I can’t… get out. I can’t… Hey, a Guinness! April… The 20th … 36 minutes past two in the afternoon. How long has it been? Days… weeks… months? Yes. Five. Five months… That’s how long it’s been. That’s how long I’ve waited, […]