Armchair Alien
Jeannette Bedard, Rene AstleWelcome to Armchair Alien, home of space adventure and mythical magic. Get science fiction and fantasy tales delivered to your inbox as serial fiction, along with a side of interesting and quirky facts.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 393 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 9 days ago |
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A Whisper of Shadows Part 4
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Chenna jerked awake, lifting her head from the spot of drool she’d left on the table. She rubbed her bleary eyes. Through the window, the sky had turned a bruised shade of purple. The room now...
A Whisper of Shadows Part 3
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Halfway between the puppeteer’s house and her own, Chenna’s stomach grumbled, reminding her that she’d left the house that morning without eating, despite Pa Kier’s questioning gaze. Combined...
A Whisper of Shadows Part 2
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Chenna threw her arm over her face, trying to block out the predawn light. It seeped through the window, painting her room in shades of dark grey. But whenever she closed her eyes, her mind pl...
A Whisper of Shadows Part 1
I’m refreshing this magical story of discovery while I edit (aka, rewrite) a new story (coming soon-ish). I hope you enjoy.
Chenna snapped her fan open and flicked her wrist to waft a warm breeze over her face. Sweat already sheened her fo...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Always writing, Jeannette has filled hard drives with ones and zeros that occasionally coalesce into books. She lives on a non-tropical island in the Pacific and loves a good math joke, especially if there is pi involved.
Rene Astle is the author of the scifi series The Lyra Cycle. Under the super secret pseudonyn C. Rene Astle she also writes the Bloodborne Pathogens dark fantasy series. She's also penned short stories under both names.
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