The Aphanes, Ch. 2

[tocryabout]

Chapter 2 is now up. Thanks to the badass fourlittlesongs for beta-reading.

The Aphanes (contents page), or go straight to Chapter 2, Underneath the Ice.

Heads up for profanity, in case you didn't already know that.


Edit: I'm about finished with Ch. 3, so it will probably be up in a few days. Then I'm leaving town (and my computer) for Christmas break, to return in early January. I usually get some writing done longhand while I'm at home, but I always miss my lovely computer with its dear old ergonomic keyboard.

By the way, if you write a lot and you're thinking of buying one of these fancy-dan keyboards, they are well worth the money (I think mine was about $80). I used to have to stop every few hours to try to get the circulation back into my hands, but now I can type top speed all night. The only disadvantage is that now, when I do have to use ordinary keyboards, I make a lot of mistakes and I cry and I miss my proper keyboard.

As for writing longhand, the less said the better.

Comments

[ion-bond.livejournal.com]

Yay, there's more already!
And mmm, a plot. This is plausible and intriguing, and the characters' frustration really comes through.

The professor reaching out toward his mind, like an optometrist's flashlight in the darkness.
Nice.

Just curious -- is your Hank blue?

[to-cry-about.livejournal.com]

He is blue (I think I mentioned that and then it got swallowed in editing or something). The fact that he looks so ludicrous makes his resilience and general sane good humour all the more remarkable.

And thank you! :)