i reblog a bunch of stuff, and also post art (posted in @pikadxart then reblogged here) or other things like writing sometimes
some original posts also here and there
tags i use:
#ray draws (my art, also found on my art blog)
#ray writes (my writing, not a lot is published, see my projects blog for more details)
#ray squeaks (kinda new tag, original posts i think)
#art stuff (refs and stuff to help with art)
#writing stuff (refs and stuff to help with writing)
#important
#useful
#mine (my posts that don't fall under the other stuff)
The words sat there in the silence, as if it was something horrid. Something nobody wanted to touch.
Jean had stared into death's eyes and all she did was smile.
"But it helped."
Kristin insisted, her arms opening wide, spanning to the dead dragon that lay on the ground. He wasn't moving. The life had been completely sucked out of his eyes.
"And it destroyed my home."
Jean didn't hesitate to answer, her wings lifting to show the rest of the damage.
Kristin, then and there, realized how badly she messed up.
The humans had turned The End into a wasteland. There was not a single dragon left alive.
All but Jean.
She stared at the wasteland before glancing back to the dragoness, who returned back to her pedestal.
Kristin could see the chains that bound her to the island. Runes, spells of the crystals surrounding her kept her chained down to this one island. She couldn't fly any further than that.
"I'll bring you your son."
Kristin promised.
It's the least she could do.
Jean looked grateful. She nodded and turned away, curling within herself as her dragon form rested.
Kristin should have never given the eyes of ender to the humans.
On Friday, November 18th at 12:15 central, I will be speaking about my work on women in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising as part of the WWII Museum's International Conference! I’ll be on a panel with author Lynne Olson, and chaired by Dr. Steph Hinnershitz.
Register to watch virtually at the link below!
November 17–19, 2022
The International Conference on World War II is the premier adult educational event bringing together the best and bri