Author Archives: George Phillies

The one thing, he thought, that I could not remember except while she was here, and could not remember if I tried to tell her, was that she is my daughter, a detail that in a few moments I will … Continue reading →

“The Maze gets you home?” she asked. “By yourself?  That’s fine.  I’ve got a long flight ahead of me.” “As it happens,” Pickering announced, “the Rules allow me to take you along.  And if our path happens to pass the … Continue reading →

Moments later, Pickering stepped from behind one of the columns.  He looked empty, drained of his usual humor and energy.  Eclipse sprang to her feet.  What was he doing here?  Or was this some trick of the Great Maze, some … Continue reading →

Several Bits in Between Eclipse Goodby to the Kosters Spring had reached the Koster’s back yard.  Crocuses, gold and white and purple, filled side flower beds.  Massed green sword points of daffodil shoots rose between them, their first white and … Continue reading →

You are seeing fragments, some of which are not consistent with others. But slight progress is being made. “I checked.  Your world and mine have the same essay.  Yours is hard to find.  Ours is the most read book in … Continue reading →

  Now on sale: Practical Exercise “He knew.  I’m not infinitely strong.  I’ve had gifts longer.  That helps.  Their gifts limit themselves.   If they want extra power, it’s a real struggle for them.  I know how to call power, all … Continue reading →

Now Published — Practical Exercise “Limited?  Nonexistent?  Publishable?”Eclipse burst into giggles, paled, and clutched her side.  “Sorry.  My joints still hurt if I move fast.  No, that’s real kind of you, me not having insurance or anything.  But you don’t … Continue reading →

there’s a gap here, things I have not written yet. Late evening.  The sky was dark.  The full moon, partly masked by scudding clouds, illumined the silhouette of an ancient pine.  Pickering, alone in his study, worked at his desk, … Continue reading →

We are still in Chapter 1. Eclipse has returned to a place that is not quite our Earth, a place that she recently saved from the invincible Star Demons.. By now Comet and friends, the four of them, would be … Continue reading →