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scarlet

Never as simple as it seems, they found me following them by my panting breaths and noisy footsteps—maybe a good thing, since even with speed runes, I was dehydrating

Posted byjordynsaelorJune 11, 2026June 11, 2026Posted inpoetryTags:books, deity, expose, magic, mythical creature, poem, poet, poetry, portal fantasy, revenge, short story, truth and lies, water, writingLeave a comment on scarlet

meet

I built a house of burnt logs in the remnants of the town and every night I went to the lake to try to make up runes for chasing and hurting,

Posted byjordynsaelorJune 4, 2026June 11, 2026Posted inpoetryTags:books, fire and water, magic, meeting, night, poem, poet, poetry, portal fantasy, revenge, serial story, short story, spell, writingLeave a comment on meet

New Sequel Incoming

Posted byjordynsaelorMay 19, 2026May 23, 2026Posted inblog, newsletterTags:art, author, blogging, books, cover design, fantasy, hope, illustration, magic, poet, publishing, sequel, writing

village of dracans

The dracans lived without roofs, not even invisible magic ones. Their homes looked like log cabins if the logs were woven like yarn

Posted byjordynsaelorApril 16, 2026April 23, 2026Posted inpoetryTags:adopt, community, emotion, family, home, magic, mythical creature, poem, poet, poetry, portal fantasy, short story, sleep, writingLeave a comment on village of dracans

hafta say

The small one plummeted into the lake again, throwing waves at me, then it had the audacity to put two claws on my forehead

Posted byjordynsaelorMarch 19, 2026Posted inpoetryTags:books, dragon, fiction, fire and water, garden, magic, nature, poem, poet, poetry, portal fantasy, short story, wildfire, writingLeave a comment on hafta say

2 Seize a sky

I paddled toward the plant-covered shore . . . so I could sprawl in the mud, waves lapping the backs of my knees. Nothing burst out of the grass to eat

Posted byjordynsaelorFebruary 19, 2026Posted inpoetryTags:bargain, confidence, dimension, healing, magic, nature, poem, poet, poetry, portal fantasy, short story, transform, water, writingLeave a comment on 2 Seize a sky

Hala

We do not regret this we are glad just to take part in who you become

Posted byjordynsaelorFebruary 6, 2026February 7, 2026Posted inpoetryTags:ancestors, books, dreams, emotion, magic, ocean, poem, poet, poetry, portal fantasy, short story, storm, water, writingLeave a comment on Hala

What God Said

Percy was God. Whoever Percy was. The salamanders and trees were his forces who braved the Dust Seas to either kill

Posted byjordynsaelorNovember 27, 2025Posted inpoetryTags:demons, dust storm, emotion, escape, good vs evil, magic, poem, poet, poetry, portal fantasy, safety, short story, truth and lies, writingLeave a comment on What God Said

bed

I came to in a bed of rough feathers under an orange sky–dark orange, basically brown, streaked with red, because dust clouded the air.

Posted byjordynsaelorNovember 20, 2025Posted inpoetryTags:books, captive, demon, emotion, environment, magic, poem, poet, poetry, portal fantasy, sanctuary, short story, truth spell, writingLeave a comment on bed

Book Cover Reveal

Posted byjordynsaelorAugust 19, 2025Posted innewsletterTags:art, author, blogging, book cover reveal, books, chosen one, dark one, drawing, magic, poet, publishing, reading, trope talk, writing

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