Greetings and welcome to my web page. Who am I and what is this all about? There's a handy-dandy 'about' link right up top, but the short version is: I am Proximal Flame, a writer who specializes in science fiction and fantasy. I've been hosting the lion's share of my work on SpaceBattles.com and my… Continue reading The Journey Begins
The Last Angel: The Serpent’s Garden, Ch 15.
This month’s first update is here, with a fresh chapter of The Serpent’s Garden! Red One and the Calnian fleet have arrived in Meer Colhara, the site of the Calnian’s greatest atrocity. The Meer-Ulson were not exterminated, but they’ve been driven back to their homeworld and kept in perpetual isolation until the Calnians can be… Continue reading The Last Angel: The Serpent’s Garden, Ch 15.
Chapter 14 of The Serpent’s Garden is here. Red One and Nanil have a chance for a heart-to-heart, er heart-to-primary reactor, while our tiny crew of salvage station technicians are dealing with yet more system faults and have reached out for some support. Back in the armada, Iljta prepares for another stage of diplomacy with… Continue reading
All the little lost boys and girls, Ch 85
As voted for, here is a new chapter for All the little lost boys and girls. A snippet below, full text in the link above and enjoy! ~ This is not your home. Words she shouldn’t have known, a statement made into accusation and a repudiation of the presence – the very existence – of… Continue reading All the little lost boys and girls, Ch 85
The Last Angel: Descent, Prologue
The start of a novella that gives us a look into Bathory and IKaggen’s travel to Nibiru, as well as hints of what’s been happening in the Black Veil. It starts with a little look into the travels of an explorer from Rally, sent out to chase for a dream... ...well, they found a dream.… Continue reading The Last Angel: Descent, Prologue
Scars, Chapter 47
A new chapter of Scars is here! A snippet below, the full chapter in the link. ~ Sie-thyne put one hand against Khy-kala’s cheek. It was an odd feeling, trusting someone again. She hadn’t trusted anyone other than Ush-Savaay since her husband had been murdered by the mob. Not any human and not any of… Continue reading Scars, Chapter 47
The Last Angel: The Serpent’s Garden, Ch 11
Another update for The Serpent’s Garden. Red One gets to show us the power of human technology. Meanwhile, we also get a better look at something I’ve been teasing at until now: the Calnians might be overconfident in their technology, but they have reason to be. Red One has given them some data on the… Continue reading The Last Angel: The Serpent’s Garden, Ch 11
All the little lost boys and girls, Ch 84
A new chapter for All the little lost! Snippet below, full text at the link here and enjoy! ~ Her name was Illyana. She was eighteen sidereal years old. Here in Acheron, there were no reliable external means of timekeeping. Beyond the occasional glimpses of Evenfall’s corpse-light there were no stars to see, making calculating… Continue reading All the little lost boys and girls, Ch 84
The Last Angel: The Hungry Stars, Epilogue
What a long, strange trip it’s been... This marks the final update for The Hungry Stars, but not the final entry in the Angelverse. We’ll be seeing more of Red One with The Serpent’s Garden and Siege Perilous, while our survivors will have their own stories, both one of Bathory and Eight arriving at Nibiru… Continue reading The Last Angel: The Hungry Stars, Epilogue
The Last Angel: The Serpent’s Garden
As voted for by my patrons, we have a bright and shiny new chapter of The Serpent’s Garden! A snipper is below, while the full work is at the link above. Enjoy! ~ The journey to 798-Falaamel took three days, all of which were thankfully uneventful, though Nanil couldn’t shake a tiny edge of superstitious… Continue reading The Last Angel: The Serpent’s Garden
The Last Angel: The Hungry Stars, Ch 56
My patrons continue to vote for it, so I keep writing it. This is the final chapter of The Hungry Stars (but an epilogue will be coming to tie off the entire story). The crew have made it out of the woods, but that doesn’t mean they’re home. They finally have a chance to stop… Continue reading The Last Angel: The Hungry Stars, Ch 56