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Chapter 4: Berekker's First Move
"It will not sit lightly on my conscience." Exotic chords drifted through the room as elaborate clockwork plucked strings in a white...
John Saller
May 22, 20247 min read


Chapter 3: Cadras and the Prisoner
The prisoner's face was badly bruised. His white curls were a bloody mess and a trail of drying blood oozed down toward his eyes. He was...
John Saller
May 22, 20248 min read


Chapter 2: Lighthall and Berekker
The sun sets earlier in the Valley, at least that’s what people say. Certainly, the darkness is more complete. The lighting is haphazard,...
John Saller
May 22, 202411 min read


Chapter 1: Derick's Homecoming
They walked in silence for a while. The heat had not abated and the air felt too muggy for their dry landscape. The sun hung red and hazy ju
John Saller
May 22, 202413 min read


Bug Races
The first bug races were held on a hot day in July, probably in 2014. It was definitely July, because the swallowtails were still...
John Saller
May 21, 20242 min read


Mushroom Risotto
There will inevitably come a day when you find yourself staring at the parched horizon and a scurrying band of feces-stained cannibals,...
John Saller
May 21, 20243 min read


Pineapple and Spam Curry
This is an incredibly simple recipe, with appended options for tarting it up. 1 tbsp cooking oil 1 can Spam, cut into 1/2” thick slabs 14...
John Saller
May 21, 20241 min read


The Dismal Pantry
When your pantry is a sled being pulled through endless badlands, what should you pack? Unrelenting fear and a preoccupation with...
John Saller
May 21, 20249 min read


Cooking for the Apocalypse
Spaghetti alla Marinara, prepared under ideal circumstances, is begun by finely dicing one cup of carrots, one cup of celery, and two...
John Saller
May 17, 20241 min read
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