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The cave-mouth loomed dark in the moonlight as the exhausted band trudged through snow, heads down against the icy wind. They had to shelter. The old hunter always knew a place, but this one looked dangerous.
A sharp, unpleasant smell halt...
I have been involved in a few dialogues and chats around the use of GenAI in the past few days, so I decided to try an experiment. This is the transcript of a Copilot conversation in which I tried to prompt the system to generate some human...
The elder’s house was only slightly larger than the others, but its position showed its importance. It stood in the exact centre of the village, near the ancient oak and the altar-stone. The house was so close to the oak and altar that they...
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The Four Lights: ancient historical fiction. Nothing behind the paywall. If you like it, read more on Kindle, buy a copy or tip me a Barley Brew. If you like Bored Claude: I can't help.
I write stories that blend dark fantasy, horror, and sword-and-sorcery. -Jonathan Skarr
Architect of Sphyra. Dark fantasy exploring transformation, moral fracture, and power's quiet seduction. Serialized excerpts and narrated chapters from "A Bargain to Become."
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