Slugs. Third floor of a Hydroponics lab, and still slugs. Rows upon rows of cabbages, carrots and peas; all basking under complex lighting and sprinkler systems, and laced with all manner of pesticides. And still slugs.
They must be mutating, Kylie mused. Not surprising, given the amount of fallout still littering the countryside.
From what she’d heard, at any rate. She had no memories of life outside the City. Few people from around here had ever even left. There was no n. . .
Slugs. Third floor of a Hydroponics lab, and still slugs. Rows upon rows of cabbages, carrots and peas; all basking under complex lighting and sprinkler systems, and laced with all manner of pesticides. And still slugs.
They must be mutating, Kylie mused. Not surprising, given the amount of fallout still littering the countryside.
From what she’d heard, at any rate. She had no memories of life outside the City. Few people from around here had ever even left. There was no n. . .
Hello lovelies!
First off, I’d like to apologize for the relative silence as of late. I’ve been beavering away writing and writing. And somehow, through some miracle, I managed to finish the first draft without being waylaid by my inner editor.
Only problem is that now, instead of pushing forward I’m finding myself immediately pilfering the many sticky notes and post-its I have made over the course of writing, and am currently well into the second draft.
So apologies for the delay, but Invictus is certainly not dead, and I am working on it full pelt/110%/maximum warp. Some points have needed some hefty revision work (as apparently writing at midnight under the influence of sedatives, gin and caffeine is not the best of ideas... I may have been pulling an ’Adrian’ so to speak).
If anyone would like to beta-test/read the first act, please do send me a message and I’ll link you along to it. I am more than willing to return the favour!
Love,
Em
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Harriet stared at the empty husk of Alyx’s body. Multiple IV lines and feeding tubes were hooked up to it, the whole corpse suspended in a viscous orange goo. Her bright red hair puffed about her head like a mushroom, accentuated by those vibrant green eyes.
She looked so much like her mother, Rain, it hurt.
Harriet glanced towards one of the adjacent glass wombs, this one holding the lifeless form of her deceased lover. Rain was an admittedly terrible journalist, but had been Har. . .
Harriet stared at the empty husk of Alyx’s body. Multiple IV lines and feeding tubes were hooked up to it, the whole corpse suspended in a viscous orange goo. Her bright red hair puffed about her head like a mushroom, accentuated by those vibrant green eyes.
She looked so much like her mother, Rain, it hurt.
Harriet glanced towards one of the adjacent glass wombs, this one holding the lifeless form of her deceased lover. Rain was an admittedly terrible journalist, but had been Har. . .
New cover!
We have a new cover, and it is beautiful. Credit goes to Landon Trine; I could not ask for a more fitting summation of Invictus. There’s a a few things worthy of comment:
-The double helix is artificial. This mainly reflects on the afterlife, which is a thing of our own creation. However the theme of authenticity runs strong throughout the story - in heaven, identity and appearance. The faces of those of the Inner City are a nice example: very clean and tidy, very pretty, but oh so fake.
-The colours. The double helix is rainbow coloured! I’ll admit that this speaks to me on a personal level, but also reflects those in the story. I can’t not write LGBT+ characters, and such themes feature very heavily in certain character’s stories. Harriet, Silver and Alyx predominantly.
I’m going to stop gushing now and get back to writing. The first draft is coming along nicely, and I’m consuming far too much coffee and confectionery for my own good (even by maths student standards).
As always, thank you to everyone who has commented, reviewed and recommended Invictus. I always love reading feedback, and am always open to contact. Intercontinental hugs go out to you all.
Love,
X x
