Well, I didn’t keep up my January pace on Shattered Amulet, but I did get some other writing done. “Relvan’s Rescue” got rejected by the second pirate anthology. I have to admit that the pirate element is secondary to the story, so I’m not surprised. I plan to submit it to some general fantasy markets [...]

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Well, that was a fun little exercise. The total word count came in about 250 over the limit for submissions, but there was a caveat that exceptions might be made for “good” writing, so I’ll send as is and see what they say. For those wondering about the title, it references the name of hero [...]

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Han’s tongue felt like lead, his mouth like it was full of wool.
“. . . bones crushed in both legs and severe nerve damage.”
“What about . . .”
Han tried to open his eyes, but managed only to flutter his eyelids.
“. . . only prototypes. It’s too risky.”
“That was not a request. This is my son.”
Han [...]

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Han sat in one of the leather chairs outside his father’s office. The light clicking of the secretary’s fingernails on her keyboard registered in the back of his mind as his eyes wandered blankly over the Korean artwork that hung on the walls. Han’s legs bounced with a mixture of excitement and impatience.
“How much longer [...]

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Han Shin-Cho rocked back and forth on the balls of his feet, and concentrated on bringing his breathing under control. One more poomsae and his last test for the fourth dan would be finished. The sabumnim barked out a stance and Han assumed the position.
Moving to the cadence of the sabumnim’s commands, Han flowed from [...]

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