July 2023 Short Story Poll
Added 2023-07-22 13:34:54 +0000 UTCSorry for yet another (very) late poll- I was determined to offer y'all three finished choices again this month. Took me longer than I'd hoped- I'm still just getting back into the groove of writing, after my grandfather's death this spring, but I'm finally putting words consistently on the page again!
Anyhow, options!
- Basilisk Street Issue 1 (Non-Aetheriad): The first issue of the script for a graphic novel I wrote around 2011-2012. Pretty standard "secret government agency" story in the first few issues, specifically an agency dedicated to monitoring, controlling, and shutting down exotic weaponry- linguistic weaponry, death symphonies, grey goo, that sort of thing. After the first few issues, though, it gets weird fast. Whenever readers vote for this one, it will start a run of all five issues over the next five months- but that won't interfere with regular short stories. So the first Basilisk Street month, you just get Basilisk Street 1, but the next four months, you'll get Basilisk Street alongside the monthly short story. Extra value!
- Galvachren's Guide to Ithonian Funeral Practices (Anastis): Pretty self explanatory. (And a bit short.)
- The Legendary Swordsman (Larvanin): The greatest living swordsman in the mountain city of Zaposzecin no longer qualifies for the title- namely, for the reason that he's no longer living. And, if that weren't enough, one of the dead swordsman's rivals was just murdered- hours before his scheduled duel to the death.
