Chris Vandyke

If it hasn't been obvious, I've essentially divested myself from Twitter entirely. I log in about once a week to check messages (and promote books) but use email to be in touch. I miss the many friends I have here, but life has been much nicer with little to no Twitter in it...

The 4th & final installment in the Chronicles of New Albion comes out Dec. 1st! This has it all: cyberpunk elves! Neuro-enhanced ferrets! Magic & technology! As with the other volumes, the stories can stand on their own, but you'll want to order them all! linktr.ee/skullgatemedia

"This isn't real?" "No. The vmiret is doing it to keep u preoccupied 'til it can throw u off the promontory as a sacrifice to greemne. The giants r sending us to save u, I think we're finally enough to scream through ur hypnosis. Wake up!" #AchtenWrite #vssdaily #FlexVSS

"Fine, give me the spell." Nana turns to me in anger. "U'd cast a spell to kill me?" "I have no choice." "Can u hear me?" "What?" "Ur on a vmiret's promontory. It carried u off & imprisoned ur mind. The witches r imaginary. All of this is. Snap out of it." #AchtenWrite #vss365

"We'll stop her if u join us," a witch says, holding her cane up. "& I'll join u if u help free my army in exchange for a frimp." "& we offered u a nigwund spell for that. Take it or leave it." Nana ignores them, but she smirks. She thinks I won't accept. #AchtenWrite #FlexVSS

Ms #Nogwund A #warm,exotic,whimsical damsel A preternatural psyche Invincible & an enchanting enigma A pulchritudinous lady An assiduous personality Loved& adored by many Visited+consulted by a lot more Regarded as an ugsome shaman Avoided by neighbours #Achtenwrite #vsscollab

You better keep your eye on that little gnome; he seems to be cooking up some nogwund, and you don't want to know what he plans to do with it! #AchtenWrite

#AchtenWrite #prompts this week Sun Nov 6th- Vmiret Mon Nov 7th- Greemne Tues Nov 8th- Pleyu Weds Nov 9th- Necathert Thurs Nov 10th- Tivong Fri Nov 11th- Teffemren Sat Nov 12th- Zotlag #vss #amwriting #WritingCommunity In the US- don't forget to vote on Tuesday!

"So these witches rn't real?" "No." "&the guards?" "Acting. Come. Ur unlawfulness must be punished." "U plan to take me w/out the guards, &these witches won't stop u?" "Yes." The witches' voices trilliset & they reveal inscribed arms. #AchtenWrite #2WordPrompt #vssdaily #FlexVSS

Is a trilliset what you call a group of tribbles? #AchtenWrite

I dig Nana out of the festering leaf pile. "Now make me a deal." "U'll be sent to an asylum for conspiring w/imaginary witches!" "Imaginary?" "U've been a rider of my bandeter's spell to see if I can trust u." The witches seem amused. #AchtenWrite #2WordPrompt #vssdaily #FlexVSS

Where did all the flute players go? Don't tell me we had another bandeter incident! #AchtenWrite

A series of expletives from under the leaves. Nana. No action taken to save her yet. "If u don't help me, I'll oeruf u to death!" "That won't drive us to help," a witch says. "Free my army & I'll help," I say. "Help me & we'll talk," Nana says. #AchtenWrite #2WordPrompt #FlexVSS

"Give me another spell or I'll go." "How about 1 that fuses enemies?" "Be serious," I say, weary. "We r serious. We want a small frimp. U want to save ur frimp, cat, shark, etc." "I don't have a shark, & I don't want to peutiing fuse anyone!" #AchtenWrite #2WordPrompt #FlexVSS

"What does the spell do?" "It strips enemies hollow. U then scatter the remains across a nydre to pay tribute to our gjert." "I don't want to kill! I just want to save my army!" "It's bizarre u don't see how they almost killed you." #AchtenWrite #2WordPrompt #vssdaily #FlexVSS

"I'll give u a frimp. It's the size of a squirrel but can grow to moose size." The replacement of disinterest w/intrigue on the witches' faces is promising. One steps forward. "OK, but we'll teach u our most ulunden spell, not join u. Deal?" #AchtenWrite #2WordPrompt #vssdaily

We're in an ulunden? Let's get out! I don't know what an ulun is, but most creatures who live in dens seem a bit threatening. #AchtenWrite

She had an infectious smile. #Contagious, even. She spread the Word of #Ulunden the Undying and his eldritch horrors. As the #porch_lights flickered on, the soulless smiles grew. Join us. Wonders await. #366FF #AchtenWrite #OctoberFalls22 #vsshumour #vssdark #temptingourfate

W/the witches, maybe I can get my body back w/out Nana. But I still need to save the frimp, its clone, my cat, the beast, the spider, the creature, the giant & the rest. "I'll join u if u help me save my army." "Ur not built to drive hard bargains, r u?" #AchtenWrite #2WordPrompt

#AchtenWrite #prompts this week Sun Oct 30th- Ulunden Mon Oct 31st- Nydre Tues Nov 1st- Peutii Weds Nov 2nd- Oeruf Thurs Nov 3rd- Bandeter Fri Nov 4th- Trilliset Sat Nov 5th- Nogwund #vss #amwriting #WritingCommunity There's a chill in the words