Canyon Cappola (TheNomad)
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Horse Archer, RPG Gamer, and part time Writer of Character based stories.
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Dodge Tanner vs Hostile Workplace Discrimination. (The Art of Dodge-ing Responsibility)
Dodge Tanner lounged in his favorite spot at the Barrow and Barrel tavern, a half-empty goblet of the local vintage swirling lazily in his hand. The dim tavern light cast lazy shadows over the parchment map, a document so thoroughly ignored it might as well have been a coaster sat beneath his elbow, forgotten in favor of the pressing matter of deciding whether the blackberry merlot or the apricot chardonnay deserved the title of the coveted Tanner Title 'Finest Wine of the Valley.' (Coveted by Dodge Tanner, at least, as his attempts to get the competition officialized has thus far gone unappreciated.)
By Canyon Cappola (TheNomad)8 months ago in Fiction
Dodge Tanner’s Highly Unrecommended Travelogue - #78: An Unwanted, Unwarranted, Game of Tag
Dodge prided himself on being many things—a skilled gatherer, an expert climber, and, most importantly, someone who rarely made a fool of himself. Unfortunately, today was shaping up to be an exception.
By Canyon Cappola (TheNomad)8 months ago in Fiction
Dodge Tanner’s Highly Unrecommended Travelogue - #42 Oh, for nice calm Rocks!
Dodge crouched low, sniffing at the ashy earth, boots kicking up faint wisps of soot. The Ember Root had to be here somewhere. Flora had been very clear— 'Find it. Bring it back. Don't get yourself killed.'
By Canyon Cappola (TheNomad)8 months ago in Fiction
Dodge Tanner’s Highly Unrecommended Travelogue - #61 Air Boars and Thorny Regrets
Dodge was having a good day. Which meant something terrible was surely about to happen. The clearing was quiet, the breeze gentle, and he had just spotted the perfect specimen of Silverthorn—lush, sprawling vines wrapped around the edges of the glade like nature’s barbed wire. He pulled out his enchanted harvesting blade, whispered the obligatory 'please' (Flora swore it helped, and Dodge wasn't about to argue with thorn-related superstitions), and prepared to make his first cut.
By Canyon Cappola (TheNomad)8 months ago in Fiction
Dodge Tanner’s Highly Unrecommended Travelogue - #17: Thunder Deer
Dodge Tanner’s Highly Unrecommended Travelogue Entry #17: A Shocking Encounter I would like to formally renounce all claims that the open plains are safe. In fact, I’d like to propose legislation against calling anywhere without walls "safe."
By Canyon Cappola (TheNomad)8 months ago in Fiction
Dodge Tanner’s Highly Unrecommended Travelogue - #94 Water Lions: A Masterclass in Tactical Regret
The day had started well enough. By which I mean, I had not yet been hunted by an aquatic apex predator. But, as fate (or my terrible decision-making skills) would have it, that peace was not to last.
By Canyon Cappola (TheNomad)8 months ago in Fiction
Dodge Tanner’s Highly Unrecommended Travelogue - #127: The Worst Salad Ever
With wide, dazzled eyes, Dodge stared at the small pile of glittering gemstones nestled in the heart of the jungle clearing, the map on which he was carefully charting landmarks forgotten in his grasp.
By Canyon Cappola (TheNomad)8 months ago in Fiction
Dodge vs. the Relentless Tyranny of Gainful Employment
Dodge loved his job. Sometimes. When it didn’t require effort, discomfort, or leaving his house. Teaching was where it was at! And by 'Teaching', Dodge meant letting people read his book and leave him alone. Unfortunately, the Wayfinders' Guild had a very different interpretation of what being a Wayfinder actually meant
By Canyon Cappola (TheNomad)8 months ago in Fiction
Abelard - Chapter 14 - Abelard - Father sets him down for 'The Talk'
The city of Lusterlin, light lit by the half full moon above, was truly a beautiful place. Abelard paused, briefly, at his favorite viewing spot on the bridge, the reflection of the moon's glow visible on the Lustre river below. The same spot he had accidentally startled the moon gazing Darkling.... Was it truly only weeks ago? It seemed a lifetime!
By Canyon Cappola (TheNomad)3 years ago in Fiction
