KL ForslundDec 21, 20206 minDino-Pirates Christmas SpecialThe Part Where Sulking Happens Captain Raptor glared at the mirror, his baleful eye unblinking in the dim light of his cabin. His head fe...
KL ForslundNov 26, 20206 minWhat Do You Do With a Drunken SailorNever split up the party, unless everybody wants to see different things at the Ren Fair. Like last year, the wizards gathered at my hous...
KL ForslundOct 31, 202029 minMurder Most FowlWarning: Swearing, Violence, Fan-fiction The clues that Moreau Cay was a murder island were there from the day I woke up inside the murde...
KL ForslundApr 12, 20209 minEssential MagicThe quest started off with my wife’s floating head. Her jet black hair hung loose about her shoulders instead of in her traditional braid...
KL ForslundApr 7, 20203 minLeaves From TomorrowWhen the guy with one eye hands you a ladle filled with a questionable liquid that’d been sitting in a kettle with a giant head floating ...
KL ForslundJan 13, 20201 minPrettyI remember being pretty. Before the glowing rain. And the hiding. And the sickness. Losing my hair. My pretty, pretty hair. I would be pr...
KL ForslundDec 23, 20193 minNI15: Stop Beachin'Captain Raptor woke with a start. There was sand up his nostrils and he’d had a bad dream about losing his ship and crew. And hat. He ...
KL ForslundDec 16, 20192 minA Lost MomentI stand at the trail head, looking out from the forest edge across the fence gate and the field beyond. Vauthier's place I imagine. Funny...
KL ForslundNov 29, 20196 minNo ThanksTaking TodayI should have seen it coming when Yasunori said, “I thought there would be turkey.” The thin whispery voice from the translator carried t...
KL ForslundNov 4, 20199 minWho Wants to Be a Technomage? (v3)Another month’s distance from the original idea, and I’ve added a chunk of story complication and action. Who Wants to be a Technomage? (...
KL ForslundOct 14, 20197 minWho Wants to be a Technomage? (v2)A month ago, I shared a first draft short story. A prequel to how Alex Rune assembled a group of technomages. In real life, around 2003 ...
KL ForslundSep 9, 20196 minWho Wants to be a Technomage (v1)I find it takes more work and revision writing fiction than non-fiction. Along with fixing mistakes, details and how I present things ch...
KL ForslundJul 22, 20192 minNI10: Rhoda ListensDino-Pirates of The Wreckless Abandon in Ninja Island NOTE: This story is loosely inspired by the RPG Dino-Pirates of Ninja Island and is...
KL ForslundJun 18, 20193 minNI9: Juan's MomentJuan looked over his raiding party. They were as ready as he could whip them into a frenzy, albeit a mild frenzy. The crew climbed into...
KL ForslundApr 22, 20192 minNI7: Captain KingDino-Pirates of The Wreckless Abandon in Ninja Island NOTE: This story is loosely inspired by the RPG Dino-Pirates of Ninja Island and is...
KL ForslundApr 21, 20196 minThe Last BladeThe Last Blade © 2019 KL Forslund Tirdas, 2nd of Rain's Hand, 4E 175 My sword is the last thing I have to my name, and when I returned ho...
KL ForslundMar 18, 20192 minNI6: The Wreckless AwakensA shadow in the shape of a lanky guanlong wearing an ill-fitting tricorn hat interrupted Cera’s morning warm up on the deck chair. “Are y...
KL ForslundFeb 18, 20194 minNI5: You got Ninjas in my Dino-PiratesSora’s ninja team helped with a bucket brigade to put out fires, comfort small children, and recapture escaped livestock while Sora talke...
KL ForslundJan 21, 20194 minNI4: Life's a BeachSand. Definitely sand. Hint of sand crab. But not enough to taste good. Captain Raptor blinked open an eye. His snout ran aground int...
KL ForslundDec 16, 20182 minNI3: Cera's SurpriseCera kept her eyes on the prize. Her cannon fired and struck a sail. The top half toppled and she expected to close the gap in moments....
