Chapter 3 Rotta awoke with a start. She kicked the heavy fur pelt from around her naked body. She stared hard at it as if waiting for it to bite her. “What is it darlin?” Max lifted his head from the next pillow. “What’s got ya so riled?” “It’s cursed,” she whispered wiping the sweat from her forehead. “What’d ye say?” Max mumbled. “Cursed? Whose cursed?” Rotta shook her head as if trying to dislodge...

Prologue “…And in the days of two suns, when the races have gorged themselves on peace, darkness will unfold in tiny hands and silently stalk the land. Woe to the seen and the unseen for all will be war.” --Rock of Prophecy Chapter 1 Cade awoke. Every muscle groaned as he slowly eased up onto one elbow, tiny sand particles digging into his skin. He was so thirsty. As if in answer to the thought, a dry gust of sand blew into his already red and cracking face. He trie...

I love telling my kids stories. I love reading fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, etc. I’ve written many short stories over the years, but have a story in my mind right now that I am going to commit to paper. I will post the story on JU in chapters. My biggest problem when writing a story is going back and re-writing over and over until it’s ruined. By posting my chapters here, I will be FORCED to accept my first draft…which may mean it’s not very good (and prob with typos), but hopefully w...