I am sorry for the delay in this issue of Words from the Hollow. We had a big storm in the area, and lightning struck the internet tower. But we’re back up and running now. I will have chapter 3 of the four stories to you tomorrow.
The Signal Clears… and a Stranger Speaks Clarity in Silence, Echoes in the Fog
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Seeing Beyond the Surface
"Only in the stillness do the deepest truths emerge. One child searches the sky; another stares through the mist—and both find something looking back."
You’ve crossed into Chapter Three. From the stars above to the ruins below, the truths you find now are not the ones you left behind.
🔭 This Week’s Releases – Chapter 3 Across All Four Stories
🌿 The Trade – Chapter 3: Proof of Vision
In the hushed ruins beneath a forgotten world, the little vairn presses onward. Drawn by instinct, light, and the scent of possibility, it navigates a silent chamber of ancient machines and brittle decay. Each step across strange, clicking tiles echoes with the memories of a lost civilization. But even here, among rusted chairs and shattered hopes, the creature’s determination does not waver. Claw by claw, it climbs—only to fall, then rise again. For in this labyrinth of dust and steel, the tiniest traveler may yet uncover the way forward.
🚚 The Expedition – Chapter 3: The Stowaway
Juanito Pyle wants more than chores and goodbyes—he wants to be part of the expedition. Denied by his father and torn between obedience and adventure, the ten-year-old hatches a plan. Beneath the bustle of the Bennett Compound, a stowaway’s journey begins: a hidden alcove, a sack of stolen supplies, and the quiet courage of a boy determined to chase the unknown. But adventure has its own price—and Juanito’s first step into the jungle is one no one sees coming.
🌌 The Holographic Girl – Chapter 3: Into the Silence
In a high-stakes demonstration before the Station’s Board, Molly pilots the AR-4 with unwavering precision, recovering each hidden object from the most unlikely of locations. Her calm mastery impresses even the skeptics—but raises new concerns. As murmurs of risk and regulation spread among the adults, Molly stands alone in the glow of her quiet triumph. She has proven the system works. She has proven she works. But in the eyes of power, being right isn’t always enough. And behind every success, the cost begins to gather.
🏰 Echoes of the Forgotten – Chapter 3: Familiar Strangers
Nate wakes to mist, memory, and something not quite right in the Hollow. As the fantasy LARP blurs into something deeper, he finds echoes of recognition in strangers’ eyes and riddles in every encounter. A hooded woman speaks warnings no script contains. A bell tolls where no bell should ring. And through it all, the rook token in his hand lies quiet—waiting. In a game meant to pretend, Nate begins to wonder: what if the Hollow remembers him… before he remembers himself?
🔎 Questions to Ask:
Can truth arrive before understanding?
What lingers between memory and invention?
Why do some tokens glow… and others remain cold?
📖 Continue the Journey
Do you trust the vision that finds you? Or the one that sees you first?
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