Toreth Rek-cho has been offered eternal youth, by the mysterious Field Marshal Panak. She has also been shown a bleak future, and has ten minutes to decide her own fate. (CLICK HERE for next chronological story)
Unbound Boxes Limping Gods: Disconnected Stories. Issue # 73: Toreth Rek-cho Part 3
February 20, 2013 by cherylmoore
Posted in Art, Blogs, Books, Experimental, Experimental short story, graphic novel, Illustrated Short Story, Story Book Characters, Writing | Tagged Abouna Panak, Alexand Merek, Anastasia Merevija, Ancille Merevija, Anesidor Sumian, art, Eric Mehmed, Eternal youth, Experimental short story, Farokh Merek, feminist fiction, Georges De Somme, Heyem Merek, Inajda Rekaya, Jarad Vijay, Juba Apfvarzian, Katherine De Somme, military, Samuel Merevija, Short illustrated stories, SIR2HX, The Amanojuko, The Floating Asylum, Toreth Rek-cho, Unbound Boxes Limping Gods | 57 Comments
57 Responses
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
Who wrote this?
Blog Stats
- 55,634 hits
Featured Characters
Coming soon
Forthcoming releases, Issue 91: Baio Yujia's Ghost Part 2 (3 year anniversary special, Tuesday 25th June) Issue 92: Baio-Yujia's Ghost Part 3 (Wednesday 3rd July) Issue 93: Baio-Yujia's Ghost Part 4 (Wednesday 10th July) Issue 94: Baio-Yujia's Ghost Part 5 (Wednesday 17th July) Issue 95: Giselle Balsara Part 2 (Wednesday 24th July) Issue 96: Zero Merevija (Wednesday 31st July) Issue 97: The Unbound Box Part 1 (Wednesday 7th August) Issue 98: The Unbound Box Part 2 (Wednesday 14th August) Issue 99: The Unbound Box Part 3 (Wednesday 21st August) Issue 100: The Witch Woman (Wednesday 28th August) and Issue 101: The Guild Master's General Part 3 (Wednesday 4th September)Salt Publishing release date 18th July
What is this?
Unbound Boxes Limping Gods is the first in a series of speculative fiction manuscripts, for which I'm seeking publication. These short stories feature some of the characters in a time set before the novels.So many stories! Where do I begin?
Go to the Story timelines tab at the top, and you can read all the stories in order of time. You'll find them gradually connecting together.Follow me on twitter
- Unbound Boxes Limping Gods: Disconnected Stories. Issue # 90: Gianti Dincrind Part 2 nblo.gs/Mje6t 1 day ago
Unbound Boxes Facebook Page
About The Characters
The blurb for Unbound Boxes Limping Gods
(Set in 4041, the first book begins on Christmas Island, Japan.) Alexand Merek is a woman who treasures "Bad Things," and delights in music. She has done something stupid, placing those she loves in danger. Women like her are not welcome in the ordinary world, where women who play piano and dance with wives are placed into, "The Bad Thing Box." Alexand must fight to bring her lost family back together to save them from an unimaginable fate. (If you would like to see this book published, please press the follow button. The writer gives life to a story, but the reader keeps it alive.)This is for you Dad.
My stories and my world are dedicated to you, Dad. You died before I was old enough to know who you were. I will try to find you in my stories, to go to places far away from this world, to search for you. Maybe one day I'll know you again. Until then I'll keep writing. I'll never forget you. CherylUnbound Boxes on Flickr
More Photos Micro Story Archive
I feed on Feedback
You are very welcome to leave comments. I would love to hear what you think of the stories and characters. Your constructive criticism is very much appreciated and very rarely put in my spam box! Thank you for reading. Cheryl























































Thanks for more good stories. Great images.
Thanks again for reading, Wally, I’m glad you’re enjoying this series.
I like how you insert the relationships and individual feelings of each character, Cheryl. It’s a nice way of getting to know the characters better. Great job, as always!
Thanks, Mark, I’m itching to write more about them.
This writing style is much closer to how it is in the manuscript, (still with the editor.. and when it’s finished it’ll be sent to a billion publishers) so I’m glad it works! I’m all about character relationships
How is your art coming along btw? Have you completed any more. I’d love to see them.
Oh that is fantastic news Cheryl! I really hope that you get published! I want my name on the list for an autographed copy when they go on sale! PLEASE!?
I’m am just about to finish another Fantasy Art piece and should have it posted by the weekend. Another Frank Frazetta tribute.
Have a great day!
I’ll look forward to seeing the completed work! (Oh I dream of getting published ) got to get there first O, ) thanks Mark, that means a lot.
Cheryl..you can’t conclude this!!!! Not unless you swear to start another
Wow! As a concept, I have never seen someone doing such rigorous for their blog posts. Really admirable! I’m hooked!
Thank you so much! I’m glad you like it
Love the amount of detail you put into each post!
Thank you
You have an amazing talent! beautiful drawings – so detailed! Just brilliant!
Thank you, that means a lot to me.
Fascinating work. I suspect you’ve been asked this before, but what comes first to you, the images that become illustrations, or the scenes you write? Or can you separate the processes?
Hi Jeffrey, that’s a good question and I’ve only been asked that once before a long time ago. The writing always comes first, but I’ve always got images in my head as to the kind of mood and scene I’d like to draw, when a drawing’s appropriate. I like to leave some things to the reader’s imagination though, so definitely the writing is my main love.
It reminds me a bit of screenplay storyboarding, which is something I often wish I had the artistic chops to do. There are sequences where I’m happy to let the reader fill in things…and sequences where I want to (gently!) hold their gaze on a particular object, person, action.
It’s something one can do more easily in a graphic novel, I expect…but I’ve never been about easy.
Anyway, I have some catching up to do here. Thanks for swinging by my blog, by the way!
You’re welcome and thank you too!
What a completely awesome blog.. Do you do those drawings? They are spectacular..x
Thank you, I’m glad you like it! Yes the drawings are mine
They are beautiful. You are very talented.
You’ve made me feel happy, thank you
Amazing in detail and content! I feel like a microorganism to your Mozart. You will get published, I have no doubt. Thanks for following me at the Kraken’s Wake.
Hi Len, I don’t get to speak with other writer/illustrators often, good luck with publishing Delphia, I’m enjoying reading your stories and character profiles, you are no microorganism and I’m certainly not the other word beginning with ‘m’, but thank you, *blushes* that means a lot. Good to meet you, Cheryl
Thank you, Cheryl. Glad you enjoyed the stories. It’s means a lot coming from a talent like yourself.
*Blushes* I’m no Anesidor Sumian! (I’m surrounded by cats, they spend most of the time using me as a human butler service)
This is such an enormous project Cheryl, I’m curious: did you write the story then illustrate it? Or did you do both at once (sounds impossible!)?
Hi Birdie, I wrote the story first and then illustrated it. My brain can’t cope with building a story around an illustration for some reason.
What an amazing tapestry of characters and stories you are creating! I have only checked out a few random posts so far, and I can already feel myself being drawn into the world. Congrats! I look forward to delving deeper.
And by the way, thank you so much for following my blog! Your talent is inspiring me to step up my game.
Good to meet you, Dan, thank you so much, I appreciate you taking time to visit, and you’re very welcome, glad you like it. I’ve followed you on twitter
Cheryl
Brilliant! What a great way to delay the decision – by adding more depth. I’m beginning to really love your characters, Cheryl. This is such a great scene. And beautifully drawn – the range and depth of emotions is thrilling.
Thank you Richard, I’m glad I’ve done them justice. There’s so much I can’t write about here on this blog, in fear of spoiling what’s in the books, but I just couldn’t resist sharing this story.
To say I’m looking forward to reading the books is an understatement
Wanted to say hello and thank you for becoming a follower and I too will look forward to your books. Writing is a wonderful gift.
Hi Susannah, good to meet you too, I’m enjoying reading The Camille Chronicles, and thank you for stopping by, I appreciate it! Cheryl
Camille is very popular. She turns up now and then. You might like the Notes From The Carlye series. She makes a cameo in February. Your writing is very impressive. Let’s hear it for being prolific, something that’s not celebrated often enough. Thanks Chery.
Hi Susannah, please let me know when you’ve posted her cameo and I’ll read it. Thanks again, Cheryl
There is a piece today, Friday. Thanks.
The drawings blend so well with the words. Engrossing work.
Thanks Lee
So incredible! Your fiction & artwork just go hand in hand!
http://sophiebowns.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/planchette-part-55/
Hi Sophie, thank you
Reblogged this on Welcome to Breannaldh's World and commented:
Beautifully written and illustrated.
Thanks, Breannaldh, I’m enjoying your blog and have also found you on twitter
Glad you like it here too. Cheryl
So it’s ok that I re-blogged you? I was afraid I might be doing something wrong.:(
Thanks so much, I appreciate it! No there’s nothing wrong with reblogging,
ty it means a lot to me, Cheryl
Your genius continues to grow…flourish…no publisher could possibly resist…
Hi John, thank you! The manuscript’s with an editor at the moment, and I should be ready to start submitting in June/July, so wish me luck. It helps a lot to have so much support. I appreciate it. Cheryl
Reblogged this on immanuelldomunge.
A little something for you for the awesome blog that you have here:-
http://svkishere.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/surprised-touched-inspired-to-write-even-more/
Thank you so much,
Wow….this is amazing. So original and detailed, like a complex tapestry. I’m hooked, but it’s all over….how did that happen! What a great double talent, to write and draw…..I’m in awe
Hi Seonaid, thank you, I’m glad you like it
Cheryl
Hello, Cherylmoore! I just wanted to thank you for all the likes on my blog!
.
. As for all your illustrations, I think they’re superb! Best of luck for the future! Bye for now!
Also, I think your stories are great- they’re so descriptive & atmospheric!
Hi Levi, you’re welcome, I love your artwork and look forward to seeing new work. We’re very different artists and you use a lot of colour and your logos are very dynamic, which I love. Thanks for visiting here too, I appreciate it. Cheryl
Impressive! Thank you for following my blog