From Grathew's Desk

Hello and Happy New Year!

It’s been an eventful two weeks. Christmas, New Years, I’ve been doing a lot of writing, and will be doing a lot more writing over the next few days. I didn’t get as much done as I wanted, welcome to trying to be productive over the holidays.

For those who’ve missed it. I put out a few short stories, High Rollers, The Girl in Green (go check out the artist, she’s lovely) my New Year New Starts also went up. If you participated in #NYNS2026 let me know. On Monday I’ll be wrapping up my round up and doing my post event articles. If you’re not posted by then I’m not adding you to the round up. Thus, last call. I also put out my ‘thesis’ for 2026 Building Worlds which I think does a good job of surmising what it is I do here.

I have also turned on the paywall, and uploaded everything I’ve completed a head of time so far. At the moment it’s two Worldbuild Wednesdays, Fantasy Friday, and two chapters of Noah Bannon. It will be growing, I have a few more that are close to done. Am polishing them should be ready soon. Don’t worry they will be free on schedule. If you want to read ahead it’s up and ready.

On the Project Ghost front, I’ve picked a final title, and am starting on that. They will be going up behind the paywall once they are ready, the release is planned for March. I am planning on doing a blitz week both here and on Royal Road so if you like my fiction and want to see what I can do with a more standard fantasy, well more standard fantasy world. I am venturing into the Lit RPG realm, since I’ve had ideas and they refuse to leave me alone. Now they are being added to my fiction rotation.

Lastly earlier today, the first episode of The Conspiring Lemurs’ Podcast went live. I hope you enjoy it, I enjoyed making it. If you have any comments let me know. I will pass it along to my co-conspirators.

I will link all the stuff that went up in December for those who took time away form the internet. I know I did.

I hope to see you all this year.

High Rollers

Women wanted for evening excursion, must be well endowed with good assets, to escort a chosen man without is prior knowledge. Pay will be standard for solo women and triple for duos. No more than two required.

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The Girl in Green

I was made aware of the mysterious ‘Girl in Green’ on my last trip into town. Local menace all things considered. The only things more outlandish then the notes she left were the theories surrounding her. If only I knew just where she was going to be appearing next. As is said: truth can be much s…

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Building Worlds

I was reviewing things on the Gazette in preparation for 2026 and found I never properly told the story of why I started worldbuilding and why I want you to be building alongside me.

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Off the Edge

There’s been an increase in monsters and pirates in the east. My dear Elizabeth if I don’t return, do not send anyone after me. It is something that has to be done under the proper circumstances with the proper people. You my love should simply move on, and find a more lively fiancé. You have many years left, do not waste them on some form of misguided …

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The Last Dance

It’s him. It’s Noah. Rebecca couldn’t believe what she was seeing on the news cast. The first human to participate in the galactic community proper. What happened to get him on that ship. There was no way that he would have just accepted a posting on an interstellar research vessel. There has to be something going on behind the scenes.

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Catherine

The wind was a cutting cold, and as much as Catherine wanted to ignore it; she had to acknowledge it’s persistence. Yet she had to push into it, despite rather populous nature of Marksgrad the wind had forced all but the brave and insufferable indoors. Heaving her as one of the few battling agaisnt this evening’s wind. It was some small favor that the s…

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