Migration Patterns, A Dust of the Arena Prequel: Part 7

The Journals of Mortimer Anhingas November 1st Once the leaves are gone, fall tends to blend into itself. Suddenly, the world is just gray, and every student is simply shuffling through the rain as fast as they can to get to their next class. Waiting for Christmas. I have… mixed feelings about Christmas this year. READ MORE

Migration Patterns, A Dust of the Arena Prequel: Part 11

The Writings of Iris Gray To: Mortimer Anhingas, 1157 Gandalbrook Lane, Tennyson, Colorado From: Iris Gray, North Anchorage, Alaska December 18th Dear Mor, By the time you get this letter, it might already be after Christmas. In that case, you might already know the surprise. I cannot disclose much, but I am sending you something READ MORE

Migration Patterns, A Dust of the Arena Prequel: Part 8

The Journal of Mortimer Anhingas November 17th Iris hasn’t been the same since we visited Ollie. Then again, neither have I. The day after, she threw herself even deeper into her research for a management treatment. She’s convinced that a cure isn’t the real answer– treatment is. Even though the school has started to get READ MORE

Migration Patterns, A Dust of the Arena Prequel: Part 6

The Journal of Mortimer Anhingas October 22nd My apologies for not being more consistent. Life has been… interesting. It is very strange, what love can do to you. One day, all you can focus on is the dimness of life. The grayness of the trees once they lose color. How long it will be until READ MORE

Migration Patterns, A Dust of the Arena Prequel: Part 10

The Journal of Mortimer Anhingas December 12th The cure is finished. Phineas still won’t take it. He’s being such a stubborn prick about it and I don’t know how to change his mind. So… maybe I have to force him. I can’t lose my brother. I can’t. … He can forgive me later. ~Mortimer The READ MORE

Migration Patterns, A Dust of the Arena Prequel: Part 5

The Mental Observations of Mortimer Anhingas October 15th, Normally, this time of day is when I would pull out my journal, decompress all the thoughts in my head that have been building up all day. Especially with most of the students away at the soiree, the dorm is wonderfully quiet, and I have all the READ MORE

Migration Patterns: A Dust of the Arena Prequel– Part 4

The Journal of Mortimer Anhingas October 12th, The gosling has most definitely imprinted on me. Through a bit of research, I’ve been able to determine that he is male. Against my will, my brain has decided on the name Clancee. It seems like a very dignified goose name and I think it suits him well. READ MORE

Migration Patterns, A Dust of the Arena Prequel: Part Three

The Journal of Mortimer Anhingas October 10th I have a serious problem. And not just because there’s only one egg left in the incubator. The rest have died and I’m not sure this one will survive. That’s a problem, but it’s not the problem. The problem, is that I have really, truly, hopelessly fallen in READ MORE

Migration Patterns — A Dust of the Arena Prequel: Part 2

The Journal Entries of Mortimer Anhingas October 3rd, We stole the eggs last night. Thankfully, we escaped mostly unscathed. The ganders did wake up, and I have a rather nasty bite on my leg, and Iris is still picking out feathers from her hair, but we did it. We got the eggs. Unfortunately, most of READ MORE