An angel tells Eve a story about the first holy creations, and why the most powerful has always been a damsel in distress.
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Damsel, 11: Tempering the Ruecross
Eve, on punishment, tries to see Cymen again. But then, after a medieval version of FaceTime fails, his tent catches on fire…
Damsel, 10: Saint-Makers & Uniform Wearers
Eve pets a turtle and learns the story of Saint Frankcis’ miracles, from Master Assissi himself.
Damsel, 9: White Wall
Damascus was unlike any animal Eve had ever met… she had to consider, briefly, whether or not she merely saw or became acquainted with animals? Not a limb of his moved naturally, she observed. He walked on fours, the way a person walked on twos.… Read More
Damsel, 8: On the Rogue, Damascus
And so the Father put some beasts in this world to bear witness to his power and spread that. Others are followers, mass-goers, with their good monks who are redeemers of those going masses. The last among the ordained by Heaven are great knights who… Read More
Damsel, 7: Last Chance through the Flames
Coming across Eve’s name burned into a fallow field was… interesting. The horrifying art faced the knights exactly as they came down out of an old earthworks to rejoin the road. Some time, once upon a time ago, Eve had playfully interjected, there was a… Read More
Damsel, 6: A good GAFE
“Is this from GAFE? It’s very old, Cymen.” Eve had been talking, Cymen now realized, in her needy whispering tone for far longer than was decent. He heard her in the hay, cuddling him and mewing at him such that he’d dreamed they were both… Read More
Damsel, 5: Even Crispy Children
The Valley of Axes was the decrescendo before foothills built up into a spine of mountains that blocked the Eastern sun on a good day. As Eve walked alone, she scratched her head and stumbled. “Axes… axes… Axzzz…” a cry. “Braximus, Sylvestre, Jarshaun, Axz, and… Read More
Writing when you’re single
Oh, yes I did draw a black Wonder Woman with cornrows… I’ve had some funny hehe (entertaining) and funny haha (oh, how embarrassing) moments writing as a single woman. Even as a black single woman, which adds another layer to what you may experience when… Read More
What inspired Damsel?
Because the “…once upon a time when I was Catholic” subtitle of Damsel may intrigue some people, I thought it’d be nice to share what inspired this novel-in-progress. (Contains spoilers if you’ve not read up to Chapter Eleven: Tempering the Ruecross.) What inspired me to… Read More