It's been a quieter week from me, and I wanted tell you why... not because I feel obligated to, but because grief is a tricky thing. Sometimes you need to hide. Sometimes you need to share.
I lost my eldest daughter, Miranda, about a year ...
I put everything I could into the [Mundane] leap, terror throwing me off the shore. It was my worst nightmare. For a moment I dangled between the boulder and cliff, flying through the gap. My right foot smacked the stone, and I tossed my weight fo...
2025-09-21 17:03:51 +0000 UTC View PostWe hoofed it to the Ceaparean Drift, eager to get to the zone before the event started. Being five days early meant that we had a luxury none of us had experienced really since becoming [Adventurers].
Down time.
Once Leo had shown the ...
2025-09-19 16:50:57 +0000 UTC View PostRichard was extra drippy.
“Alright, I found your slug. I’m going to head out.” Liv walked away, her hips swaying in her leather lace-up pants. A large part of me wanted to follow. Instead, I turned to my slug.
"Have a good time?"...
2025-09-17 18:00:57 +0000 UTC View Post"Where did she take him?"
"Gimi’s an alchemist in the Bath Quarter. He's probably fine. She does this sometimes, gets obsessive over an ingredient. The fumes have eroded her brains. I can take you to her place. My name is Liv. What’s yo...
2025-09-15 18:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostMy heart quivered as Meredeath pulled my hand down a set of narrow stairs.
I felt like Minvi, my first girlfriend, was pulling me into the field after school.
We were about to do something forbidden.
The walls of the stairs billo...
2025-09-15 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Join me Thursday for a Live interview with PopPop on @ChattinStats on Youtube.
We're going to be diving into it with one of the biggest fans behind the genre: PopPop.
We'll dive into things like:
How long is PopPop's TBR...
As family meetings go, the setup for this one could have been exponentially worse. Lunch wasn't a busy time at The Velvet Box, so we had a large booth to ourselves. Mistress Del had even given us a full spread for lunch.
Apparently, she’d ...
2025-09-12 05:05:26 +0000 UTC View Post"Cole, those kids need our help." Tandy wasn't wrong.
The kids needed help, no argument there. But what could we do?
Also, Leo was invested in the Hunt. My [Heartbeat] skill pulsed with his need to prove himself. If we didn't go it w...
2025-09-12 05:03:33 +0000 UTC View Post[Rough Transcription]
Hey everybody, I thought I would just drop a quick video note for all of you. Last night, if you're on Discord, you saw I finished Stumbling Up Book One. The draft is done. Hallelujah. I'm catching up on the Patreon posts ...
Exiting the dungeon turned out to be a lot simpler than entering the dungeon. Now that we had defeated the creature controlling the dungeon, our mapping interface unlocked, showing the true extent of the maze. Traps were showed as disabled and the...
2025-09-10 18:32:52 +0000 UTC View PostMira giggled as she helped chase down coins that'd rolled away as they scooped the money into bags that Andrew had provided.
Meredeath had walked over to the cages, examining the skeletons that had kept Mira company.
"See anything int...
2025-09-10 18:12:55 +0000 UTC View Post
"You had a key this whole time?" Tandy looked at me like I was a total dumbass. I guess I deserved that.
What was I going to say? I was busy taking advice from a talking slug on picking sides in a continental Faction War against the [Corrupt...
2025-09-07 17:03:23 +0000 UTC View PostVote! If you want to vote more than once vote on Royal Road too (Chapter 51). I'll post your poll result here, and their poll result there :)
Thanks for being part of the Cornucopia!
Join Richey and I tonight to talk about Dragon Con!
Please bring all your questions!
Be prepared to learn the new slug greeting for cornucopia members, the source of slug art, tapeworm editing, and all the details on the fever dream...
I can't describe the pain of having your body bored into by highly pressurized water. Thankfully, my [Gelatinous] skill was worth its weight in gold. I managed to survive the event. Now I just needed to stop screaming.
As my body flew, the c...
2025-09-03 15:50:50 +0000 UTC View PostTook you losers long enough. I would advise not coming into the room.
"What's that voice?"
"That's our sentient slug, Richard." Meredeath thankfully answered for me.
Peering into the room, the team was suspended from a ...
2025-09-03 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostBefore I could reject the guy's offer, Meredeath smoothly interjected, giving me green-eyed side eye to shut up.
"You're looking for a child?" Her eyebrows raised.
"Yes, I'm a [Wayfinder]." Andrew raised his chin, as though being a [W...
2025-08-31 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostMeredeath demanded to go first, because of course she did.
Which meant when she dipped down into the shimmering hole, my last connection with [Your Mom's Party] disappeared.
[Heartbeat] echoed endlessly, waiting for a response.
S...
2025-08-29 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Wednesday was a travel day. Met up with a few of the early con goers for dinner and drinks at the Westin, followed by late night karaoke at the Metro.
We counted down to midnight for the official DC launch! There may have been a few more h...
"Richaaard! Tandy? Leeee-oooo!!!!"
We'd been wandering under the southern restaurant district for an hour. Back and forth, calling. I'd triggered [Molten Promise] on my hammer, turning it into an oversized torch. No crack or crevasse was le...
2025-08-27 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
So I'm writing this as I prepare to travel to Dragon Con tomorrow. If you're not already following me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/dtp.reckwell/) , please do!...
2025-08-27 01:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“We never should have split the party,” Meredeath muttered for the tenth time. I didn’t see what the big deal was.
Tandy wanted to investigate the sewer junction, looking for rats. I thought observing the warehouse operations for the ...
2025-08-24 21:22:02 +0000 UTC View Post[Heartbeat] tugged at me. I had to find Leo. He was spiraling out of control.
Eddie's Mill was less intimidating with a full stomach.
The city was divided into four areas: the docks, the shops, the residential district, and the profess...
2025-08-24 21:17:52 +0000 UTC View PostGood day, everyone!
I've been working on an overhaul of the Part 3 chapters, and will post a bunch later today. Appreciate your patience!
I'm preparing for Dragon Con, headed to Atlanta Wednesday morning! Will try to do some posts from ...
2025-08-24 06:47:27 +0000 UTC View PostWith a full stomach and aching feet from the day, I should have been asleep immediately.
I envied Richard. He was curled up on his half of the pillow in a wet spot of slime and drool. He even breathed in time with Leo's log-cutting snore. 2025-08-18 18:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
An Unofficial Guide to Fanged Banana Slug Care by Cole Thornfield
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[Note from Cole]: Meredeath requested that I write up a quick pamphlet on how to take care of Richard since she's been in charge of him lately, add...
2025-08-18 06:50:49 +0000 UTC View PostRichard watched as Rhi Voss talked to Meredeath, explaining the role she was taking upon herself.
It was almost poetic that he'd been relegated to unimportance, sitting on the remnants of a granite pillar as a mere audience member.
Ric...
2025-08-18 06:46:34 +0000 UTC View Post"I don't understand why we're here," Tandy said, as she sat on a bottom bunk bed in what could only be described as an attic hallway to nowhere.
"We are here because this room is a copper a night. And the mistress of the house was willing to...
2025-08-17 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post"Once we're into Eddie's Mill, we need to grab some rooms and take a look at the quest board." Tandy was doing what she normally did, which was ordering us around. I shared a smile with Meredeath. It was her turn to poke our fearless leader.