Tag: science fiction
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A View of Kypchally
Ink and graphite on paper. 2025
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We Seek Panacea
We seek to feed ourselves. We seek something to numb the pain and we seek relief. We seek sanctuary. We seek to be whole. We seek healing and connection. We seek to cure what ails us. We seek Panacea.
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I Still Remembered
I still remembered how it felt when the warm blood from my father’s last words spattered on my face. “There are infinite ways the forest can kill you.”
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Luca and Filix Hide from the Hunters
My most recent illustration for Sotiraz. Ink and graphite on paper.
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Far Away from the Permitted and Well-traveled Paths of the Forest
Far away from the permitted and well-traveled paths of the forest, hidden in a grove of dark orange fan trees, I stood on a branch that was more familiar to me than any friend. The bark was smooth and worn down from all the times I sat there. I snuck back there often when I could, to…
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Could the Sotiraz Planet Exist in our Universe?
Let’s call the Sotiraz world Planet A. Planet A is in a tidally locked orbit around Star A, much like how our moon is with Earth. Only a sliver of Planet A would be hospitable to life, as the back side would be too cold, and the front side would be too hot. There are…
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Third Person to First Person
I have recently decided to change the point of view of Sotiraz from third person to first person. In my previous drafts, I imagined one of the main characters telling the story to someone in the future. But now I want the reader to get a more personalized perspective. I’m finding it easier to write…
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I am no one
“Why would you follow me? I am no one, nothing,” Luca said. “Nothing?” Janus repeated and his brow lifted in surprise. “Alethi’s words planted a seed in you. Even the tiniest of seeds can grow into a giant Dy tree, a tree that separates and connects worlds. You say you are nothing but Luca you are…
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Far away from the permitted and well-traveled paths of the forest…
Far away from the permitted and well-traveled paths of the forest, hidden in a grove of dark orange fan trees, Luca stood on a branch that was more familiar to her than any friend. The bark was smooth and worn down from all the times she sat there. She snuck back there often, when she could, to…
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Dy tree
Dydaɪ | nounA tall leafless tree with a thin trunk covered in smooth pale bark and dark stripes that appear when exposed to sunlight. The trunk is branchless until it reaches the height of the clouds where a multitude of branches sprout and become entangled. This surface of entangled branches is home to a variety of…
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On top of the Tholo…
On top of the Tholo Filix saw farther than he ever had before. There were few times he was able to sneak out, and when he did he gazed past the tendrils of smoke that escaped through holes in the ceiling, past the giant stell tree trunks that looked like they held up a gray…
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“Spirits do not die.”
“Spirits do not die. But we can kill the mortal form they occupy and send them home,” Tox said and eyed the canopy. “How does the old saying go? ‘Be wary when spirits fall from the sky?’”
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“The only thing you ever enjoyed fighting for was a lost cause.”
“The only thing you ever enjoyed fighting for was a lost cause. Father said it was because you are strong. But I think you crave defeat. I think you want to die.” ~Dyz
A Science-Fantasy Novel 