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A man from Earth finds his way to a game world, full of magic, monsters and battle, and finds his way out again, bringing his native miqo'te bride with him. But you can't go to a game world and come back unchanged. Earth is no longer his home, and it was never hers.A serialized story based on the online game Final Fantasy XIV, told in journal entries reflecting each of the characters' points of view. Set in modern-day Oklahoma, it's the story of a married couple -- artisans, explorers, wielders of weapons and magic -- together facing a world that has no idea what they are and what they're capable of.(Knowledge of FFXIV and online roleplaying games in general is useful but not required to enjoy the story.)"We are storytellers. Some of the stories we tell are true."-- Tsu'na Hyurcat"For the sake of the world, let's try not to die."-- Steve HyurcatTop Pick for Love Across Borders in @fanfic's Ultimate Fanfic Anthologyhttps://www.wattpad.com/1524730561-the-ultimate-fanfic-anthology-love-is-love-topFINAL FANTASY is a registered trademark of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.Disclaimer: The front cover uses an AI-generated image. A human-generated image is pending. The rest of the work is completely human-generated.…

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The annual event returns, and Steve and Tsu'na return with it. FFXIV Write happens every September with a one-word prompt per day for 30 days and a challenge for FFXIV fanfic writers to produce a story for each.This is the third year I've participated. Some of the material produced during these events gets made a part of the Echoes of Home story. Some are side stories that may or may not be canon. We'll see what this year brings out.…

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A sweet girl. A missing father. What would you do to make five minutes end?Selected as Best Short Film in @ravendipity 's 2024 Oscars Awards.https://www.wattpad.com/1519280042-the-2024-oscars-awards-closed-best-short-film/page/15Selected as Short Works Grand Winner in @croodsgirl 's 2025 Unification Awards. https://www.wattpad.com/1561449730-unification-an-awards-show-they-rose-to-the-tippyhttps://pin.it/KboRmzhXa…

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That little Manhattan bar on that barren desert world where everyone knows your name.Selected as First Place for Best Production Design in @ravendipity 's 2024 Oscars Awards.https://www.wattpad.com/1526402171-the-2024-oscars-awards-closed-best-production/page/9https://pin.it/3tZhbGyWR…

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Entries for the "Survival of the Fittest 2025" event run by @ShutUpAndWrite , featuring Tsu'na Hyurcat from Echoes of Home.Echoes of Home: https://www.wattpad.com/story/360988917-echoes-of-homeEvent: https://www.wattpad.com/story/392662135-survival-of-the-fittest-2025…

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These are entries for the Flabbergasting Flashfic Smackdown hosted by @LayethTheSmackDown. Hopefully there will be many.…

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I hate the guy. I hate him and everything he does and everything he stands for. He needs to be stopped.If only I can get around to it...****Written in response to the @Struggo Challenge prompt, "That's not what it was programmed to do."…

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A team of monster hunters take on an unusual commission. But who exactly are the monsters in the situation?An Echoes of Home side story submitted in four parts to the weekly short story competition run by @Struggo.…

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Submissions for @TheGemmeCommunity board game, starting on 4 July 2026, with an around-the-world theme. Roll a die, get a prompt for the square you land on, submit within 72 hours.…

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FFXIV Write is an annual one-word prompt-a-day challenge for the FFXIV fanfic community. The regular host for this is taking 2025 off to be with her newborn, so other groups are sponsoring their own. This collection follows the prompt set from the FFXIV Swap discord server.The stories are based on my main work, Echoes of Home. They may or may not be canon in the long run.…

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Writing projects done for @TheGemmeCommunity and @ShutUpAndWriteClub, both group and individual.…

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FFXIV screenshots of various scenes that represent moments in Echoes of Home. (None of them include Steve since he couldn't screenshot himself.)Cover: Flying a goobbue over La Noscea in Eorzea.Echoes of Home: https://www.wattpad.com/story/360988917-echoes-of-homeFINAL FANTASY is a registered trademark of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.…

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A man joins an Adventure of the Month club. He doesn't know what to expect. He's advised to "expect the unexpected," but what he gets may be even more than what he doesn't expect."And when does the game begin?""Oh..." Olivia smiled sweetly. "...It already has."----Thanks to Robert M. Cook, author and artist of The Mansion of E, for permission to use the term "fleeb." Look for Robert's work at https://mansionofe.the-comic.org/…

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halimamis on Tumblr: "Some days, writing feels like running through a field of flowers. Other days, it's like trying to drag yourself through a swamp of molasses. Both days are valid. Just keep dragging."me: "What about those days when it's like dragging a body through a field of flowers?"…

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Writing challenges, plot explorations and spur-of-the-moment ideas.…

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That special time of year when the bows and tinsel come out.…

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This is a collection of short stories written as submissions to the FFXIV Write 2024 event, which invites FFXIV fanfic writers to write for one-word prompts, one prompt per day for all of September.For 2024, all these submissions were based on Echoes of Home, from Tsu'na's perspective. Some were incorporated into Book 1, and some may be put into Book 2. All of them are meant to stand alone, though they may contain spoilers for the main work.(These stories may be crossposted to Royal Road under my ID MorfusMax (760778).)…

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Randall Munroe, in his webcomic XKCD, said the difference between regular and gravitational slingshots is that a gravitational slingshot isn't used for hunting.Challenge accepted.https://xkcd.com/2981/…

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Personal notes on formatting in Wattpad, as of 20 March 2024. May change periodically. Comments welcome.…

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Book 1 cover showcase. Current candidate is by @Shadow_Empress001.…