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Newb writer. Lazy reader. Unexpected dog-father. After many years without social media, I return older, wiser, less of a troll. Plugging away at my first fantasy novel. Always looking for a home for short stories. Am poor. Somebody pay me for words.

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I view Ressurection as a spin-off. It is not canon. But it is also the dumbest fun.

04.08.2025 03:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sketch: Meno from "Our Better Wolves."

Check out the suburban angst on this one. πŸͺπŸ“šπŸ’™

21.07.2025 22:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sketch: Rizzi from "Our Better Wolves."

Meet the black sheep of the Scarlet Sarks.πŸͺπŸ“šπŸ’™

12.07.2025 20:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In the original scene, they were about to eat a smaller orc they'd just killed. I think that context would be appropriate here. And just go ahead and put one in a blonde wig.

07.07.2025 01:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sketch: Magaritte from Our Better Wolves

The first sketch from Scarlet Sarks has dropped over at Substack. Come meet Magaritte. πŸͺπŸ“šπŸ’™

04.07.2025 15:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ch.6: The Snow and the Killings from A Murder in Min'Krinath (6/6)

"A thousand dark corridors he had hunted prey; staggered down crooked stairs and scree of bone in perpetual bellies of darkness; fled his enemy pel mel into the void. And now, Shadowvaster’s hands wrung sweat off the hilt of his old master’s sword."πŸͺπŸ“šπŸ’™

01.07.2025 00:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our Better Wolves Table of Contents and Preview

I'm starting a new project on Substack. First post drops this Friday, but check out the scene that started it all. πŸͺπŸ“šπŸ’™

30.06.2025 01:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ch.6: The Snow and the Killings from A Murder in Min'Krinath (6/6)

β€œDesire and love,” Bulrgam replied. β€œThe things we cling to make us to murder. Could we live any other way? Your people are fine. Better than most.”

It was a hard fight, but we’re here at the conclusion to β€œA Murder in Min’Krinath” the first story from Shadowvaster in Min’Krinath. Check it out. πŸͺπŸ“šπŸ’™

27.06.2025 16:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ch.5: The Void and the Well from A Murder in Min'Krinath (5/6)

"Shadowvaster sheathed Black Unicorn and drew the heavy cleaver, Thinstral’s Retribution. Twenty paces."

The end begins in the climax of a "A Murder in Min'krinath." Big swords, big magic, and our hero dies. Check it out. πŸͺπŸ“šπŸ’™

23.06.2025 02:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Cavalcade Maw | BD Allen | Substack The Cavalcade Maw eats the world and spits out heroic fantasy. Click to read The Cavalcade Maw, by BD Allen, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.

We're taking sword & sorcery and heroic fantasy to new... different heights. Sometimes cozy, sometimes drenched in neon, always filled with existential dread. Subscribe and get new stories every Friday straight to your email.πŸͺπŸ“šπŸ’™

19.06.2025 15:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Need blood and guts for your Friday lunch break? Shadowvaster is here for you. The climax for a "A Murder in Min'Krinath" drops tomorrow at 11:30am. Subscribe and be there when shit goes down. πŸͺπŸ“šπŸ’™
bdallen.substack.com

19.06.2025 15:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ch.4: Beneath Northgate from A Murder in Min'Krinath (4/6)

"This city is a fine place to not be a killer."

The next chapter A Murder in Min'Krinath just dropped for your weekend read. See the Table of Contents if you want to kill a whole hour. πŸ“šπŸͺπŸ’™ #cozy #sword&sorcery #cozysword&sorcery

13.06.2025 23:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Calling this a Hobbit book insults Jemison and Tolkien at the same time. But you do you I guess.

11.06.2025 04:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to that one guy who likes my posts. @tonytravis.com is a man of taste. πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸͺ

11.06.2025 02:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ch.3: The Tales of Zahaza from A Murder in Min'Krinath (3/6)

β€œGood enough to fall in with murderers,” Bulrgam rumbled. β€œFifteen dead: Kitan Hesh”—he spat on the floorβ€”β€œa washerwoman, a baker.” He took up the whole doorway, a dark, impassable mountain. β€œVerayal what looked after you while your mother was away. You joined the man who slaughtered her.” πŸ“šπŸͺπŸ’™

07.06.2025 01:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Colorful abstract image with text reading: Table of Contents for Shadowvaster in Min'Krinath, or How the Demon Came to Town.

Colorful abstract image with text reading: Table of Contents for Shadowvaster in Min'Krinath, or How the Demon Came to Town.

Two chapters out for the short story "The Rains of Min'Krinath." You can jump in now and lord it over all the late-comers in a few months. It's gonna be amazing. πŸ“šπŸͺπŸ’™

03.06.2025 01:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Abstracted background with words: Ch2: The Four Swords of Shadowvaster. From A Murder in Min'Krinath (2/6). Recap: They thought they had gotten rid of the Murder Club Seven Years ago. BDAllen.substack.com

Abstracted background with words: Ch2: The Four Swords of Shadowvaster. From A Murder in Min'Krinath (2/6). Recap: They thought they had gotten rid of the Murder Club Seven Years ago. BDAllen.substack.com

The next chapter in the epic saga of Shadowvaster unfolds like some glossy labialist over at Substack. πŸ“šπŸͺπŸ’™

29.05.2025 02:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One day, Trump is going to start arguing with himself on and then we're going to realize that Donald Trump was just a bunch of chatbots the whole time.

22.05.2025 02:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i can see the pepperoni

22.05.2025 02:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ch.1: The Rains of Min’Krinath from A Murder in Min'Krinath (1/6)

πŸ“šπŸͺπŸ’™ Looking for your new favorite sub-genre? I'm calling this cozy sword & sorcery. After many horrible adventures in many horrible places, Shadowvaster just wants to settle down. But the murder club won't let him. He can handle them, but will it cost him his place in the community he's found?

20.05.2025 03:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i won't ruin it for them that follow.

25.04.2025 17:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I genuinely think Disney heard about the Poe/Finn ships and told the writers/directors to keep them apart at all costs. Thus, we got Rose and Cantobyte.

22.04.2025 02:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There was no "supposed to." There was no plan. But, picking up from TLJ (what i remember), I'd say it set Kylo up as the final boss with a fat question over his redemption arc. The death of Luke could spark all sorts of questions from Rey about the future of the Jedi. Just examples.

22.04.2025 02:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I still hold that if Abrams had just followed Johnsons lead for the final movie, we'd feel a lot better about the sequel trilogy as a whole. Not great, but better.

18.04.2025 01:37 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

White Lotus vibes. Which one gets it at the end?

18.04.2025 01:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Give this admin an inch and they will send you to El Salvador. It only takes a few big actors (like the ivy leagues) to tell them they can fuck off with their funding. Bullies don’t stand long against resistance.

11.04.2025 15:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I genuinely hope they go after SS death benefits. That would be a glorious level of stupidity.

11.04.2025 15:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Secret service packing heat and standing next to the traitor doing absolutely nothing.

10.04.2025 18:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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10.04.2025 16:44 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

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