À propos Scott Schmidt
writing westerns, horror and sword & sorcery.
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The journeyman stopped his stride at the edge of a stoney ridge. He looked down, then drank deeply from his water pouch, the last drops spilling down his raven beard. The canyon below stretched far into the earth with a river grazing peacefully along the bottom. With the sun sweating his traveling leathers through, he spent the rest of the day blazing trail down into the gorge with sword and axe. ...
Shades of Ruin
Aug 14, 2021
168 Vues
1 “You said you wanted me to plan more, so I did,” said Ben, his breath forming into vapor as it collided with the bitter evening air. The sun had already sunk halfway beneath the mountainous horizon and the temperature was dropping rapidly. “Well...I guess I didn’t realize you were so bad at it,” replied Beth, quick-stepping beside him to keep warm. “That’s what I tried to tell you!...
Camping Weather
Aug 07, 2021
169 Vues
The harsh, dry air lay a heavy parch on the Rider’s throat as he crossed the arid plain. A canteen clanked hollow against his mount’s flank, a grave reminder he was still days out from the closest water in any direction. And even then he was gambling. The region’s scorching summer season was notorious for turning the most raging rivers into ditches of dust. His battered hat, darkly age...
Red Sunset
Jul 31, 2021
135 Vues