Thanks to everyone who’s picked up Bonds of Valor, told their friends, and left a review over the past couple of days! I’m having a blast reading it myself.

Would you look at that gorgeous orange tag?

Rob Howell let me know yesterday that “The Coward’s Shadow” won the best story submission. I was shocked, and honored just to be a part of all this.

And here’s a secret. I nearly didn’t submit the story at all. I didn’t think I’d get in, especially since it was conceptually a stretch. Who would ever come to care about a mouse?

Me, that’s who, and I wanted to share her story.

A MidJourney render of Rian abandoning his duties…with a hint of regret making redemption possible.

Interested in submitting to the next anthology? Check out the submission call for Oaths of Valor here.

It’s been a good week. Thank you again.

And now, back to work.