Djinn Night fell on Mar-ha-shesh, and in the Apricot Palace silence fell. Tomorrow the host would march out the Sun Gate and win the Qvizartch-Sha-shen the great trading city of Na-ha-lamh. Wealth would be his, and the rich lands of the Begemot would be laid bare before him. All things happened as the Qvizartch-Sha-shenContinue reading “Flash Friday #22”
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The Peacock
Note: The Peacock is a novella I wrote after reading The Anarchy by Dalrymple, when scenes exploded through my mind. This is the prologue and first chapter, and an early draft. The story is about 50,000 words. It is the story of a dying empire, and the ruler who oversaw the decline. This is aContinue reading “The Peacock”
Michael Frutig 