“Something fast rips through the air overhead. A violent wind rocks our shuttle. Facing skyward, I see a silhouette with a six-meter wingspan. With the sun passing through its semi-transparent wings, prismatic colors wash over our shuttle. Its lean body is built like a cat, but way less fluffy, with a horned reptilian face and twin barbed tails. From its lofty position, it snarls at us.
‘Spirit Beast,’ Natasha whispers reverently. Not the vibe I’d suggest. Terror. Yeah, terror feels more appropriate given the pit that just opened in my stomach. The beast flexes its me-sized claws as it dives at us.”
Budding author, Laughing Briar, is a science fiction and fantasy writer, traveler, and lover of the written word just like any other flower pen out there.
Feeding on the madness of a woman’s mind, they’ve planted roots in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Nourished by an engineering education from The Ohio State University, a blended family upbringing, and an insatiable wanderlust, Briar draws deeply from these wells to inspire their stories.
In their free time, Briar enjoys tumbling down mountain trails, seeding songs in karaoke, and rooting for their D&D party to survive the darkest of dungeons. Today, they are the author of exactly forty-two short stories and are planning to release their debut novel, ‘Gambling on Common Sense,’ by 2024.
For those new to them, time is a cycle, and it’s great to see you again.
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