Short Story

I have started work on a short story set on an island off the coast of Wales. It's called Riddle on the Wall right now, and I started it because I wanted to experiment on a story with riddles - and, well, so that I could combine a few of my favorite genres.

It's a medieval-mystery story that starts in an abbey-turned-fortress following the story of Constance,  the young infirmary assistant at St. Mary's Abbey. A strange man showes up at the gates identifying himself as the "Wandering Warrior," and warns of trouble from the seas. The old archer believes that war is coming, and begins training the young men of the Abbey, the surrounding fermtowns, and villages in the art of war. Soon after the Warrior disappears, a riddle appears carved into the stone walls of the infirmary. Constance and her brother Gabriel begin a search for the answer, as a growing threat begins to move in from the sea, and Constance finds her courage tested.

Here is my pinterest board.

I have a goal of 50 pages before I stop, edit, switch stories or do anything else.

May Characters in Costume Challenge - Reveal

And once again, the Characters in Costume Challenge reveal.

This month both my sister and I participated.

This is my sister's character:

She is a pilgrim. And she has a knife. That is the extent of the information I managed to glean from my sister.

And a pony.

This is my character. Her name is Vixa Shen, often just called Vix.

She is an orphan living in the desert country Eremnan, famous for its silk and dyes. She hunts and gathers edible plants for a living.

 Her treasures are a dagger, a single red headscarf, and the strange necklace and parchment that I posted here.

Her headscarf

She actually has red hair and gray eyes.