The Spaniard: a serialized novella set to release through Fall 2025.
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Synopsis:
A lone gaucho traverses a barren landscape in a 1930s era alternate world, chasing a shade that took what he loved most from him. Joining him is the mysterious Gunslinger, a woman he has met only in dreams, and a trickster spirit, who may or may not have an agenda of his own.
Previous installments:
Episode 1: Our hero, for now, is a man with no name, hunting the man, or thing, that took his family. Out here, the heat and the mirages fool you as much as the shadows that creep in the sands.
Episode 2: Our hero, the man with no name, is now the hunted, chasing down work, a phantom woman, and still hunting the man, or thing, that took his family.
Episode 3: The Spaniard is given a tempting proposal. Before the duel, he and the Gunfighter take a moment’s reprieve to regroup and properly introduce themselves.
Episode 4: The Spaniard and the Gunfighter face a great evil. In the heat of battle, a terrible secret is revealed and a choice is made.
Episode 5: The Spaniard and the Gunfighter recoup after battle with the shade. Coyote offers an interesting proposition, but should the Spaniard take it?
Episode 6: A seemingly reckless race through the desert to a destination he’s never seen nor heard of, the Spaniard grapples with the Gunfighter’s sincerity.
Episode 7: The Spaniard gets some much needed respite in an unexpected place.
Episode 8: A quiet respite for our heroes? Not quite.
Episode 9: An old acquaintance guides us toward escape — or ruin.
Episode 10: An old friend helps the travelers through the labyrinth of hidden dangers.
Episode 11: A battle plan comes into fruition.
Episode 12: Crawling their way out of camp, the Gunfighter and the Spaniard make their approach of the City of Magora.
Upcoming Installments with more to be added:
Episode 13: TBA
Episode 14: TBA
Rachael Varca is a writer of more than fifteen years experience. She writes at Inking Out Loud, a collection of essays, poems, short stories, and home of the serialized novel, Heart of Stone. To see which books she’s working on for Commonplace Thoughts, visit her at Bookshop.org.
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