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Tyromos
by Karen Wehrstein and Shirley Meier

A double-point-of-view story of betrayal, love and flight. The whole story happens across the time of posts 375-385 of The Philosopher in Arms.

Starring:
Sawas aht Rira nar sept Maekun, called Sala
Iminae Iri-ai aka Eminaias Enakas, fessas
Fourth Chevenga Shae-Arano-e

Special guest appearance by:
Niku aht Tanra nar sept Taekun, called Wahunai

Part X: [Iminae] I’d die as happy as I deserved

FORTHCOMING

Tyromos
Part XI: [Sawas & Iminae] (as yet untitled)

ALREADY UP

Tyromos
Part I: [Sawas] People who thought of people as different from birds
Part II: [Iminae] When a Mahid smiles
Part III: [Sawas] Lord Friend Death be my lover
Part IV: [Iminae] Love is so often foolish
Part V: [Sawas] My love pouring out through the gash in my spirit
Part VI: [Iminae] Some things we just don’t want to know about ourselves
Part VII: [Sawas] I feel better about myself
Part VIII: [Iminae] A service so great
Part IX: [Sawas] Love is never wrong

How to Deal With Not Being Free: Being an Excerpt from the Personal Diary of Intharas Terren, High Editor of the Pages.

by Karen Wehrstein with files from Michael S.S. Thedford.

Wondering what happened after the doughty editor went back to his office after being summoned by the Imperator in PA post 517? This secret entry in his private journal reveals all.

“aaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

*dies*

*glee!*

...I should add that my favorite bit of wretched, offensive language has to be the masterful piece re: the rosebud boy and the Mahid with its almost gothic romantic aesthetics. Lord Byron should wish he could write poetry like that!” -Capriox

More favourite bits of this post, by readers and writers alike:

“Forzak your gentle heart, you reaving burning pillaging savage.” -Shirley

“The ‘enormous orifice’ paragraph.” -Michael S.S. Thedford

“The ‘you-non-following-up domoctopus fikker’ line” -Capriox

“Ewwwww! The tentacles... your orifices...” —“Tentacles, Hayel. The beak’s what’s squicking me.” -V and Capriox

“...the few bereft and shivering survivors of my hair are all well wind-refreshed when I lay myself down before He Whose Eyes Aren’t Quite Exactly the Blue of the Divine Sky.” -V

“Why was I born with writing as a gift, not carpentry or accounting?” -Karen

Excerpts from My Hundred Lives
Kimmias's Story, first part
Kimmias's Story, second part
Kimmias's Story, third and final part
by Karen Wehrstein

He's a shipwrecked warrior, Gods-cursed and tough as nails. They are a completely innocent and pacifistic island people, living in total harmony with nature. Not Fifth Millennium... this time we're going back into the early Bronze Age.

The Chains of Honour
by Karen Wehrstein and Shirley Meier

Being an Account as told by Kallijas Itrean solas to Sinimas Menden fessas, writer of The Pages of Arko, of the events surrounding his historic duel against Fourth Shefenkas Shaearanoias. Warning of Spoil: Said events unfold in the period of time recounted in The Philosopher in Arms commencing with Post the 214th.

"This story is like one of those complicated Asian spice mixes - the horrible taste left by Generally bad idea Abatzas actually sets off the rare and fleeting taste of honourable Arkan ways to complete the dish." -Cat, Dec. 27 2010

"Painful and glorious." -G. Veravenga, Jan. 3 2011

Part I.
Part II.
Part III.

Chevenga's Freedom

When Amarka, this month's captain of the merchant ship Hindlian Sorceress, and her all-Yeoli crew welcome aboard a passenger who seems to be on the run from Arkan authorities, they take on far more than they could ever have expected...

by Karen Wehrstein

“*Laughs* Awesome! Lots of fun, in and around the dire bits.” -Capriox

“Gorgeous... LOVED. IT.” -GreenGlass77

“Most definitely worth the wait!” -Cat

SPOILER WARNING: This story reveals major plot points of The Philosopher in Arms. Chronologically it takes place between posts 168 and 169. If you hate spoilers, wait until you're caught up to that point before reading this.

Otherwise, read on.

The Fool on the Mountain - a novel of love and enlightenment by Karen Wehrstein and Shirley Meier

In progress via Google Docs livewriting

HE is a paladin who lost the duel of his life, is forsaken by his home empire, and is separated from the man he loves… the man who defeated him, and might well go on to destroy that empire. Torn and despairing, he is considering ending it all.

SHE is an eccentric sage living in a mountainside cave, cherished by people from all over who appreciate her uttered jewels of wisdom... or is it madness? Either way, she seems to have learned the secret of absolutely unshakable happiness.

He needs living space. She needs a guy to do chores.

Maybe he’ll learn something.

Maybe they both will.

We started during the Muskoka Novel Marathon (July 16-19, 2010) have been updating sporadically since then and will continue during the Muskoka Novel Marathon (July 15-18, 2011) again. This is work in progress, and you get to watch us writing; I will announce in blogposts or author's notes [AN] when we're going to be on. If you're here and haven't been signed on, please say so in a comment below. I'll delete it once we've got you on the Doc.

SPOILER WARNING: This story reveals a major plot point of The Philosopher in Arms. Chronologically it takes place after the end of post 241. If you hate spoilers, you might want to hold off going onto the Doc until you're caught up to there.

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