The Ravens of the Rhondda
There is a legend in the Rhondda Valley of Wales about a young shepherd named Gafan, whose flaming red hair matched his fiery pride. He was quick with the sling and keen with his knife…
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Cutting the Cord: A Game of Thrones Serial – Chapter 17: Hanging by a Thread
Over the course of the next month, Tyrion felt as if he had been turned inside out. His entire purpose for living and working drained out of him, and all his former joys evaporated into…
Cutting the Cord: A Game of Thrones Serial – Chapter 16: Swinging from a Limb
The winter months passed, and the security of the castle was welcome as the winds blasted against the stone as if in a futile fury. Tyrion continued to catalog the library of his unseen employer,…
Cutting the Cord: A Game of Thrones Serial – Chapter 15: Lion and Wolf
The mountain villages were without a lord, and yet they did have a castle which an elderly man of noble lineage called home. He styled himself Lord Tibolt Maelfaes of House Thurandin, but lived as…
Cutting the Cord: A Game of Thrones Serial – Chapter 14: Say Hello
Teaching had never been the occupation of choice for Tyrion Lannister. He realized he had the brains to make it work, but temperament was another thing altogether. Yet when he came to know that almost…
Cutting the Cord: A Game of Thrones Serial – Chapter 13: Honeymoon
“You’re spoiling her, Tyrion,” Sansa chided, observing her husband reclined on a picnic blanket feeding their donuts to the dog. They were in the midst of enjoying something of an overdue honeymoon, and…
Cutting the Cord: A Game of Thrones Serial – Chapter 12: Siren’s Song
The journey into the mountains was precarious, as the roads were narrow and often ran along steep precipices. But Sauriel was skilled at navigating such places, her many years traveling the world coming…
Cutting the Cord: A Game of Thrones Serial – Chapter 11: Last Lights
The first week after leaving Caffe was hard. Sansa was very weak and skittish, and the rough ride in the back of Sauriel’s wagon along winding inland roads, heading towards the mountains, did…
At Large With Liberty: A Robin Hood Story
~ by Avellina Balestri Author's Note: This is an excerpt of a flashback that takes place in Longbows & Rosary Beads, a Robin Hood retelling series-in-progress. ~ The shadow of a figure in simple-cut huntsman’s garb…
Cutting the Cord: A Game of Thrones Serial – Chapter 10: Through the Veil
It was a nightmare…but it felt so real. All the faces flickering like candles and melting like wax. There was Tysha, the peasant girl who had been his first love so many years before,…