If something stands out (good or bad) please mention it in the comments!
-Plum
4 – Taking Action
Outside were two large animals that looked like a cross between a gorilla and a pug. “Holy shit,” Andy muttered. “Are those Sheila’s pugs?” They certainly had pug faces and were grunting and snorti...
2025-03-19 22:27:49 +0000 UTC
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If you haven't noticed, these chapters are shorter than my other stories - average around 2k words rather than 3k.
3 – Sheila
“Semi-customized? What the hell?” Was the System clowning on him? He read the part that really stuck out aloud, “Ignorance is best defeated by action.” He didn’t know if it was a personal message other tha...
2025-03-19 22:26:06 +0000 UTC
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I'm going to turn off notifications for the rest of the chapters today so I don't spam you, folks. Just keep checking the collection if you want to read more.
-Plum
2 – Good Luck
Andy wanted to sit down and stew over the weird-ass messages that had somehow been sent directly into his eyes. He wanted to fume over his ...
2025-03-19 22:23:01 +0000 UTC
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I, Plum Parrot, am the original author of Andy in the Apocalypse and am submitting this story to RoyalRoad.com at https://www.royalroad.com/profile/219867/fictions
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2025-03-19 22:17:25 +0000 UTC
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Enjoy the chapter!
Thanks for reading :)
-Plum
21 – Secrets in Dark Waters
As the horde of rat-men began to pile into the courtyard, Ward heard chittering from behind, and he spun to find Trent Roy facing off with an incoming pack of eight of the creatures. “They’r...
2025-03-19 19:35:59 +0000 UTC
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Enjoy the chapter! Sorry if you find the prose isn't great - I've had a stressful day dealing with insurance companies and contractors, constantly getting interrupted. Can't people understand that I'm just a recluse who wants to be left alone to write??? :)
Thanks, folks, for your kind support,
-Plum
2025-03-18 18:49:10 +0000 UTC
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This was a fun chapter, imo. I hope you all enjoy it! See you on Wednesday with 3.21 :)
-Plum
20 – Here We Go Again
“Where’s the sun?” Lali asked, peering up at the hazy, pale blue sky. Ward followed her gaze and saw what she meant. It was clearly the middle of the day in the Garden Gates, but ...
2025-03-17 16:36:30 +0000 UTC
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Whew, here's your delivery! I had to fight through some tough traffic to get this to you all today. ;) Enjoy!
-Plum
31 – No Doubt
Grand Prince Troyssas watched as the ruination of House Kuria played out before his eyes. The Adjudicators were evacuating the arena, ushering the nobility to the po...
2025-03-16 20:58:31 +0000 UTC
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I hope you enjoy the chapter :)
Have a nice Saturday!
-Plum
12 – Recon
Tony rounded the corner, and the van thumped, bottoming out on its worn-out suspension as a tire thudded into a shallow pothole. Addie grunted beside him, clutching the grab handle above the door. ...
2025-03-15 18:24:46 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday :)
Thanks for all the support! I hope you enjoy the chapter. More coming at you tomorrow.
-Plum
11 – Wheels
“What’s the company called again?” Addie asked, looking up at Tony as they walked. They were passing under the looming specter of the NGT building and Addie wa...
2025-03-14 17:58:01 +0000 UTC
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Happy Victor day! Thanks for your patience, everyone. I hope you enjoy the chapter. A few things are left unfinished, so if you hate even minor cliffhangers, maybe wait for Sunday to read this one.
Cheers,
Plum
30 – Terror
Grand Prince Troyssas sat in his box, high on ...
2025-03-13 16:15:00 +0000 UTC
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Enjoy the chapter - things should start heating up in the next few :)
-Plum
19 – Just Looking Out
Ward sat with Haley on the fountain bench at the center of the Garden Gates square, waiting for Fitz. The day before, he’d sent a messenger with a note indicating that he and Coral had been successful ...
2025-03-12 17:04:32 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks! It's that time again - another Victor of Tucson release! I hope you'll all give it a try (if you're not already a Victor reader) and if you've already read it, maybe check out the Audible version - Robb is amazing in this one. By the way, if you've been on the fence about trying it, Book One - Pit Fighter - is now part of the Audible Plus catalog, so free to listen (if you have Audib...
2025-03-11 13:19:14 +0000 UTC
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I'm really sorry to make a bad-news announcement, but I need to take the day off tomorrow. I know you all are eagerly awaiting Victor's confrontation with a certain undead, skull-faced jerk, but it'll have to happen on Thursday. I'll try to make the chapter nice and satisfying.
Hate to do this, but I write every day and I've just got a bunch of appointments tomorrow and I didn't want to t...
2025-03-10 16:48:48 +0000 UTC
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Lots of stage setting for this book. Hopefully the rising action we're moving toward will be worth it! Thanks for reading!
-Plum
18 – Pegasus
The next day, after Ward and Haley finished breakfast in the Assembly Hall’s dining room—basically a fancy cafeteria—an Assembly aide found them walking ...
2025-03-10 15:38:11 +0000 UTC
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Here's your delivery! :)
Thanks for reading. I hope this all makes sense!
-Plum
29 – Confrontation
Arona shifted in her seat, trying to remain impassive, but wholly unnerved by the presence of the death caster standing behind Queen Livessa. When Queen Kynna told her ab...
2025-03-09 18:21:33 +0000 UTC
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A little character development and growth - some updates about Addie's talents - some plans for the near future. Enjoy your Saturday :)
-Plum
10 – Coffee Conversations
Two days after Tony met with Glitchwitch, he was jogging home from the gym when he saw Addie lingering near the door to the florist...
2025-03-08 18:49:44 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you enjoy today's chapter. Do you think Tony and Addie can make this team work? :)
-Plum
9 – Recruiting
Addie’s sack of food from Manuel’s swung in her grip as she hurried through the district, aiming for Aurora Park where she’d asked Beef to meet her. It was just...
2025-03-07 18:41:56 +0000 UTC
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Enjoy the chapter! See you with a new one on Sunday :)
-Plum
28 – Threads of Fate
Victor took the seed from its case and, again, held it close to his nose, gently inhaling the intoxicating aroma. Shivers ran down his spine, and little lights exploded behind his closed eyes as the potent scents filled...
2025-03-06 19:31:32 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks! Recently I posted a little poll on my Discord but only got a dozen or so responses. I figured I'll try here, and open it to everyone to get the most feedback possible. I'm planning my next project... Well, if I'm honest, I've been writing my next project in my "free" time. It's still early days and I won't talk about it much here, 'cause I'm just not ready to yet.
Anyway, the MC...
2025-03-05 18:41:34 +0000 UTC
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Enjoy! Thanks for reading :)
Love to hear your theories and speculation, so keep it coming, please!
Cheers,
Plum
17 – Pit of Vipers
Ward made good on his promise to Grace to eat in that evening. When Haley arrived back at the Assembly Ha...
2025-03-05 17:13:05 +0000 UTC
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Here's today's installment!
Thanks for all the discussion and feedback. I appreciate every comment. Have a great rest of your day,
Plum
27 – A Solitary Meal
At Kynna’s words, Victor felt his heart rate quicken. “Really?”
She nodded, her smile broadening fur...
2025-03-04 20:31:51 +0000 UTC
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Enjoy the chapter :) See you on Wednesday with 3.17.
-Plum
16 – Ransack
It wasn’t very difficult to figure out what hotel the dead sorcerer's key belonged to. Ward left his quarters at the Assembly Hall and went to the largest hotel in the nearby square and the manager smiled, nodded, and said, “...
2025-03-03 21:56:14 +0000 UTC
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Here's the manuscript for Book Six of Cyber Dreams. I had to remove the chapters from Royal Road and Patreon, so this is your chance to read it before it goes live on Kindle on 4/1/25.
2025-03-03 18:30:34 +0000 UTC
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Here's today's installment :)
Thanks for reading!
26 – A Light at the End of the Tunnel
Victor spent the next couple of days having meetings with Kynna and her various governors; it seemed running an empire spanning more than a dozen former nations was a tedious and complicated process. She’d asked...
2025-03-02 17:05:15 +0000 UTC
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Happy Saturday! I hope you enjoy the chapter. I mean that more literally than usual; I've got a headache today and I'm hoping it's not rougher than usual. Let me know if you see anything I messed up, please!
Have a great rest of your weekend,
-Plum
8 – Good Deeds
Tony ...
2025-03-01 18:48:59 +0000 UTC
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Enjoy the chapter :)
See you tomorrow with 2.8!
-Plum
7 – Stepping Stone
“I can’t believe my dad’s rolling over like this! He’s just going to let them have the shop? I grew up there, Tony!” Tony nodded and grunted his agreement, and Addie glared at him, movin...
2025-02-28 15:54:10 +0000 UTC
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Here's your delivery :) Enjoy the chapter!
-Plum
25 – A Fortuitous Encounter
“Well? What sort of scales are those?” Arona asked, watching Victor hold the glittering, black-scaled pants out in front of himself.
“Let’s see here.” Victor sent a tiny current of Energy from his Core into t...
2025-02-27 15:49:30 +0000 UTC
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Well, here we are a third of the way through book three, and I've sprung our first alternate POV on you. I have a lot I want to show about Haley, and I think things have gotten to the point where we need to see some of it through her eyes. Obviously, this is still Ward's story; he's still the main MC, but I hope we've all come to like Haley enough that we can read a chapter from her...
2025-02-26 18:25:17 +0000 UTC
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Thanks for reading! Thank you for the support! I hope you enjoy this one. I'm doing my best to pace things in an entertaining way. I didn't think you all wanted to go through every encounter in this dungeon in detail.
-Plum
24 – A Royal Court
“Well,” Victor said, peering through the gateway into ...
2025-02-25 16:52:49 +0000 UTC
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