The Fractured Prism

The Rivers in My Stories

Rivers are powerful in both history and modern-day. Today, I’d like to talk about the two rivers that shape my stories so far: The Mississippi River in The Prism Files and the Vistula (or Wisła in Polish) River in my upcoming fantasy series. The Mississippi is the most famous river in the US for obvious […]

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The Bridge

The old High Bridge was in rough shape. Chunks of the cement siding had fallen off, leaving gaping holes. The rusty metal that supported it creaked, and you could just hear the calm flow of the Mississippi splashing into its supports nearly fifty meters below. The view from the bridge was amazing, and despite the

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The Old Midwest

“The Third Civil War had split the Kingdom of America into multiple parts following the socialist uprisings, and what had been known as Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa joined into Northern Mississippi following the war. The remnants of the American monarchy ended up with varying amounts of power throughout the multiple newly created countries, despite losing

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Meet the United People’s Front

Meet the United People’s Front. Named after the river running through the country’s two beating hearts, the People’s Democratic Republic of Northern Mississippi was created out of the remnants of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa following the Third American Civil War. As the American monarchy fell apart and the country fractured into pieces, the socialist United

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Meet Julia

Meet Princess Julia Hughes, Duchess of St. Paul. The third of King Timothy III and Queen Vera’s four daughters, Julia has been raised in the shadow of her eldest sister, Natasha, but that hasn’t stopped her from forging her own path. Whether it’s attending political events with her father, reading books to small children, being

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Meet Ivan

Meet Ivan 181375 aka “Coyote.” “Coyote survived, so Ivan could live.” – From The Fractured Prism An ambitious and cunning rebel, Ivan has worked his way up the ranks of the Militia, and at twenty-one years old is the youngest lieutenant in the group. As a Red living among the outcasts of society and watching

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