In a future earth plagued by technological escapism and excess, a young man named Nickel is torn from a false digital Eden and thrust into a post-nuclear wasteland. Surviving becomes a journey into unexpected cultures, strange magic and dangerous visions.
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2200 Blues Chapter 48
In a future earth plagued by technological escapism and excess, a young man named Nickel is torn from a false digital Eden and thrust into a post-nuclear wasteland. Surviving becomes a journey into unexpected cultures, strange magic and dangerous visions.
2200 Blues Chapter 47: Part Two
In a future earth plagued by technological escapism and excess, a young man named Nickel is torn from a false digital Eden and thrust into a post-nuclear wasteland. Surviving becomes a journey into unexpected cultures, strange magic and dangerous visions.
2200 Blues Chapter 47: Part One
Note to readers: “2200 Blues” is a novel in progress, and each chapter is an early draft in its unfolding journey. Your thoughts and reactions are invaluable, guiding its evolution and refinement. 2200 Blues © 2024 by G.R. Nanda. All rights reserved. “And thus the creation of the universe came to a standstill,” the oldContinue reading “2200 Blues Chapter 47: Part One”
2200 Blues Chapter 46: A Hootful Harvest
Dawn’s light peeks through the jungle, awakening a chorus of hoots to signal the start of a harvest. In this latest installment, we join Father Hawk as he emerges from slumber into a jungle buzzing with activity and ancient tradition.
FANTASY NOVELLA EPISODE #3
Siona was flinging her arms around herself in a slowly controlled manner. Her fingers and hips grazed the air and the fellow dancers around her, in a titillating manner. The changing lights above her were like the spasmodic and ever changing canvas of a sky and its weather sped up to an eternity whizzing pastContinue reading “FANTASY NOVELLA EPISODE #3”
FANTASY NOVELLA EPISODE #2
“You’re saying they left for religious reasons?” The question and his voice was drowned out by the cacophony of a siesta that had bled into night. In the courtyard of the building perched atop the lone grassy hill, the stars expanded against the canvas of the open-air roof. The sky flashed in color, turning fromContinue reading “FANTASY NOVELLA EPISODE #2”
FANTASY NOVELLA EPISODE #1
This story was originally written in 2022 and is now being serialized. The stone steps were adorned with flaking paint, splotched in ornate patterns of flowers and curving shapes, all brightly colored with fading edges. From within the dark recesses of the cove, came the warbled, but melodic cacophony of music, sometimes shrill and sometimesContinue reading “FANTASY NOVELLA EPISODE #1”
Fantasy world story segment #1
The rising sun cast a leprous yellow light atop the smoldering battlefield. The enemy, a dark and bloodied mass of bodies, was streaked in crimson stains that glistened through soaking gray robes. Faint waters lapped at the border of the plain from an ocean too distant to wash death away. The Emorian victory hadContinue reading “Fantasy world story segment #1”
Update: Out sick. Still been writing, but no chapter today…………..Also, holy crap! Dune Messiah is awesome!
I got COVID! I know right? It’s crazy when it happens. Especially when it happens to you. Luckily, I was in the 97% of symptoms as opposed to the 3%. I just had cold symptoms and was out of it for several days in the past two weeks, but I recovered in the middle ofContinue reading “Update: Out sick. Still been writing, but no chapter today…………..Also, holy crap! Dune Messiah is awesome!”
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