http://shadowsedge.yourcre8tivity.com Brave the Shadows Edge - where darkness and light meet and you never know what to expect Sun, 04 May 2008 16:13:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a new challenge for myself.  I'm always coming up with a couple of sentences or an idea that might be the kernel of a story.  Unfortunately I rarely write them down or do anything with them.  So I'm going to try to write them here and possibly even ... http://shadowsedge.yourcre8tivity.com/2008/05/04/little-bits-big-ideas-1/ They were crouched on the floor of their room, waiting for Mikhail.? The streets were full of angry and confused people, some of them resorting to violence to express themselves. No one knew what was going on or who was in charge. Justin shifted in front of Nessa as the ... http://shadowsedge.yourcre8tivity.com/2008/01/27/start-at-the-end-4/ The dust cleared and as the ringing in her ears died away, Nessa rolled over. Something resembling a gymnastic move succeeded in getting her out from between the wall and the debris. Taking a deep breath, her dark eyes scanned the chaos, searching. Where was Justin? He'd only been a few ... http://shadowsedge.yourcre8tivity.com/2008/01/26/start-at-the-end-3/ It wasn't often the average citizen of Raethes crossed paths with the powers that controlled the country.? Few citizens would have refused the first invitation, much less the second. Fewer still would still be protesting the meeting when government security arrived to escort them to it. Justin was one of ... http://shadowsedge.yourcre8tivity.com/2008/01/25/start-and-the-end-2/ So, I was looking for something to shake things up a little in my head. Didn't have a clue how to do it until I was trying to get to sleep the other night. I always tell my stories from the beginning. Why not try telling one from the ... http://shadowsedge.yourcre8tivity.com/2008/01/24/start-at-the-end-1/ So, 2008 crept up on me.? ? Here we are, almost through the first month, and I'm just now starting to come up with a plan for the year. My plans so far: Write more - I'll be posting word count on several questions Post more - I'll be posting more of ... http://shadowsedge.yourcre8tivity.com/2008/01/21/things-to-come-in-2008/ This weekend I lost one of my cats.? His name was Sam and he was playful, curious and lovey. He brought out the best in both my other cats and he loved having visitors. I'm not going to put his picture here, though its up at Grabbag-Pics. Sam is the ... http://shadowsedge.yourcre8tivity.com/2007/11/12/take-care-sammy/ The Abridged Tales of Odo the Great "Dont worry - it only happens to certain monkeys,"? the orangutan gestured to the monkey in the cage.? The monkey that was trying to pull its fur out and whimpering almost rhythmically.? Odo looked at the monkey, then at the orangutan.? ... http://shadowsedge.yourcre8tivity.com/2007/11/10/nanowrimo-2007-the-end-of-existence-as-we-know-it-chapter-six/ Life's Little Issues For some, the end of existence as we know it is a cause for mass panic, repentence of sins, expectations of rising to a higher plane where perfect peace and harmony would reign for eternity.? ? For October Henry Tudor, it was a faintly inconvenient event that ... http://shadowsedge.yourcre8tivity.com/2007/11/09/nanowrimo-2007-the-end-of-existence-as-we-know-it-chapter-five/ Not So Model Behavior In the time before time, a hunger was born. It was, and still is, a universal hunger. Men feel it more than most other animals, but its there in all of them. if you understand it, you can do quite well for yourself. Some people, quite a ... http://shadowsedge.yourcre8tivity.com/2007/11/08/nanowrimo-2007-the-end-of-existence-as-we-know-it-chapter-four/