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The truck lurched wildly from one side to the other as it rolled over the seam where the gravel path from Rowe joined the hardroad. Once all four wheels were … Continue reading Reyan Leaves Rowe

For three weeks, the new partners labored their way through the books. After each four-hour leg, a book was handed off like a runner’s baton to the next reader in … Continue reading The Book is Divided

As it happened, Zhan had been the only one home when Edner had brought Lem and Eryn to meet the new arrivals. Lem would have been more than happy to … Continue reading The First Partners

Eryn was sitting at the kitchen table. Her plate was scraped clean, and her mug of water was empty, but she’d not yet cleared them. Instead, she sat looking out … Continue reading Return to Prower

Lem lay in bed next to Eryn, looking up at the wooden planks and beams of the ceiling. Despite their complete isolation, the collapse of society, and an uncertain future, … Continue reading Two pasts

The Compiled Journals of Partner LemDay 212, 0 NE We spent the winter at Thomas’ homestead reading the big book, looking up useful bits of knowledge as needed, or reading … Continue reading The First Winter

The next morning Reyan woke to the rustling-mouse sounds of Avalina preparing for work by the light of a single candle. Reyan sat up and pushed back her hair. It … Continue reading Reyan’s Final Morning in Rowe

When it was time to leave for dinner, the girls took a lantern from the stand by the front door and headed to the caravan to meet up with Kavi … Continue reading Dinner with the Keepers

Once the flood of townsfolk mostly dried up, Reyan grew bored with the professor’s company. She wondered what Avalina was up to. She wanted to visit the horses. She found … Continue reading Atop the Tower

Forward to “A System for a New Era” Paragraph 11. […]We have created this book to act as your guide. It is a book of science and stories. It is … Continue reading The Professors Profess

It was still dark the next morning when Reyan felt Avalina stir. Reyan opened her eyes and sat up to find Avalina fully dressed and smoothing down the front of … Continue reading A Day in Rowe

The hardroad did not plunge directly into the heart of Rowe. Instead, it traveled, straight as an arrow, along the top of the low hill that defined the town’s northern … Continue reading Arrival in Rowe