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Poetry Day: Island of the Bleeding Blade

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(This poem is a fictional set up type of thing.  Just wrote it randomly and thought it could be a good premise for a future story.  I believe it was matched up with another poem or story about a magic … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Starting Off on an Odd Foot #fantasy #shortstories

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s another one from The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks.  I’m finding it difficult to locate the older teasers, so they might all be new.  This is a part from Ichabod Brooks & the Vixen of Errenshar.  I’m going to let the … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Island of Apelios

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I didn’t have much going into this place because I had the longest time deciding on a name.  Not even sure what the originals were, but part of the problem was that the Vampire Queen went from hero to villain … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Awkward Allies #fantasy #adventure

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Taking excerpts from The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks is tough because they’re short stories.  So, I’m always happy to find pieces that I can share.  This one is from Ichabod Brooks & the Island of Mirrors.  Fingers crossed that he … Continue reading →

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Opening Scene: Ichabod Brooks & the Vixen of Errenshar

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Stripped of his gear and dangling from the ceiling, Ichabod Brooks patiently waits for his captors to return. There are no furnishings in the cell, so he hopes that he will be visited soon or the guards will listen when … Continue reading →

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Island of the Bleeding Blade

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Deep within the thousand isles That create the lunar serpent Lays an island made of man Composed of his bone and flesh A simple shore of gathered muck Around a growing mountain Made of the fallen worthless Skulls dot the … Continue reading →

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