March 2020 – Journeys through Gloomhaven

Secrets

A map a scrawling a veritablepictographoftheinsane. Tales before we join beginnings no ends a cult a horror scrawling scratching in the crypt it is trapped it is trapped a secret a tale it is buried alive. A crypt a story a web a plundering a fog deception lies lies LIES fingernails scratch the inside ofContinue reading “Secrets”

Sea Rat

A spraying brine, sea breeze the taste of salt creaking wood we sail. A map a treasure. She-of-the-quick-knives she studies searches yearns looks it is missing. A treasure a shipwreck a rumor glory riches riches glory THEY SHALL KNOW MY NAME. It is missing it is missing WHERE IS IT a bear does not fitContinue reading “Sea Rat”

Verm

Verm. “Vermin!” Scatter. A breaking of bottles. The fat traveler sees a rat. “Scram, vermin, scram!” A threatoffire. Verm. Vermin. Little Vermin. Vermling. Iamthelittlerat. I am more. The forest. I am alone. Hunger-gnawing-consuming-fire. No pack. A lone rat. Aloneratisnothing. Stumble. Face-dirt. Whiskers burn. Whiskers matted. Blood? Hunger. I must consume it consumes me. A loneContinue reading “Verm”

The Last Day

My task is complete. Sought only to prove myself. Know not to whom. Could never snap a flame into existence. But the flame demons fell beneath my boulders. My rockmates ran the wind through their fingers. Like water. I sat. Did nothing. But the wind itself, I flung into the crypt wall. Frost eluded me.Continue reading “The Last Day”

Day 44

The portal is closed. It is done. On the way back to the rift, Hail seemed… jovial. She skipped. Elemental censure in hand, orb of frost tucked in a pocked. Skipped. “It feels good to travel this plane again. And with so much less danger this time.” Didn’t provide any follow-up to that. Suppose thatContinue reading “Day 44”