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  Foreword Welllllllllll - lookie what we got here, it's another fantasy short story to add to the collection. For those unaware, Declutter is a collection of various short stories, all that have been uploaded to this blog, that I plan to release for free via Amazon Kindle. Main idea is to let myself become familiar with the self-publishing system before launching my full fledge novel. I'm also terrified to put that out in the world but that's a story for another day.  The story for today is The Carnival. This is something that I could easily continue and expand upon for future short stories. I'm unsure if this will exist in the From Dawn to Dusk canon or not. But enough of my ramblings - let's dive into this world together.  The Carnival Nathan McHale let out yet another yawn before rising from the red lazy boy chair that had nearly pulled him back into a deep slumber. Thankfully, the sound of the coffee maker beckoned to Nathan and, like any addict, he simply coul...

  Foreword The seventh short shorty for Declutter has arrived! This particular one is an idea that's been floating around my head for quite sometime. Ever since I connected with my online community and was discovering all the different forms of artistic expression we had, I day dreamed about the idea of a group of friends traveling cross country to finally meet and how each one view the world through a slightly different artistic lens. Escape Artist is not that particular story, but the main core idea transformed into what I present to you below. It's also partially a true story, based on how I survived some of the rougher parts of public school by hiding inside the fantastical world of books, video games and anime. Art can be a healthy escape from daily turmoil that we all experience. Emphasis on can, since escape is no substitute for actually addressing the issues that plague society. The importance of art is something I will defend, because that escape enables us the abilit...

  Foreword Hello! It's another short story for the collection, Declutter! Light Bulb Inc. - as I have explained numerous times on the blog here - was the club that my cousin, my brother and myself created when we were all small children. Originally directionless, my brother and myself decided that LBI should be a kind of online gaming police force. We would be a gamer's best defense against cheaters and hackers and, to immortalize our little club forever, I decided to create a short story based on those adventures. I did initially write this from the point of view of a little kid explaining what happened in a video game to his parent. Hopefully I capture some of the childhood innocence or, at the very least, made a fun read! Light Bulb Inc: Initialization I proceeded to check my loadout for a third time. I knew everything was in place but my nerves compelled me to check anyways. Dragon Skin battle armor? Check. M1 rifle, fully loaded? Check. Revolver loaded with six rounds? Che...

Foreword      Hiiiii. Excluding the Ed, Edd, N Eddy review that went up last week, it's been awhile since I wrote for you. How have you been? Hopefully you've been taking care of yourself. The following story is another short fiction story that occurs in the From Dawn to Dusk series – the main series that all (probably more accurate to say most) my fiction stories take place in. The Caravan takes place near the end of the timeline. Before I treat your imagination to a fun, young adult fantasy story I would like to give an announcement of sorts.      As has been discussed over on my twitch channel (twitch.tv/BradicalRadical) I stated that I recently quit my regular 9-to-5 job in hopes of doing... well... this. Writing, streaming and online content creation has been a passion of mine ever since I was an awkward teen watching countless hours of 2010s YouTube. Now I'm awkward adult watching countless hours of 2020s YouTube but also with enough income to have m...