Without Beginning Or End

It has been some time since I wrote a standalone work of fiction. What follows is not necessarily standalone - it is in fact a deviant part of the larger universe I've been charting out/ planning to write about. It started as a tentative back-story, and was never really meant to leave my repository of notes and collected oddments that go with the world-building I am in the midst of.

Still, as I finished it, I thought it was something that stood well enough on its own. Then I dressed it up a wee bit better... put in a few more science fiction elements, a few hooks, a few sinkers... and voila!

This wont really stand up as a part of the 'canonical continuity' (if I ever manage to build a credible one) of Alare and Ragin and The T'yemun Arc... still, it was fun to write and (I hope) fun to read.

For some time now, I've been thinking about Apocalyptic and post-Apocalyptic fiction and about writing something like it. This here is one of the non-abortive results.

I am sad to say it doesn't really cover much original ground in terms of plot or plot-devices... particularly the work of Stephen King has inspired this story rather obviously. I think I've managed though to put in more than a wee bit of my own philosophical spin on things and am therefore delighted to share this with you.

You can click here to access it online, or can right click on the URL and save it as a PDF for offline reading.

As most of my work currently on this blog goes, it is a few short pages... and therefore a quick read, and economical download.

Feel free to post comments.

Peace... Out!