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From the field desk of Höbin Luckyfeller, Gnome Scribe, Slightly Offended Field Historian, and Collector of Fictional Offenses

Stories shape more than imagination-they shape identity. In this powerful and heartfelt collection, author Jaime Buckley invites readers to rediscover fiction as a moral forge, a mental sanctuary, and a lifeline in a world that's speeding up and spiraling out. With warmth, wisdom, and insight from decades of storytelling, parenting, and mentoring youth, Buckley reveals how fiction builds courage, empathy, and emotional resilience in readers young and old. Whether you're a parent raising readers, a teacher seeking connection, or a writer wondering if stories still matter-this book is for you. Each chapter challenges, uplifts, and reminds us: You are MORE than you THINK you are. Ink & Purpose isn't just about the power of fiction.
It's a call to pass it on.

COMPLETE There is darkness in the Kingdom of Courscant. The sun no longer shines, the laughter of children is now replaced with silence. The people hang their head low and live in rags. The Stars have revealed and have warned of what is to come. Courage, risk, forgiveness, trial, and sacrifice is what the Knights of Peace must do to seal the fate of their land. Will they stop the reign of terrine of the King? Or will it forever be their fate? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Yes, I WANT MORE! I don't normally other works and just write but this one caught my attention. ~TheDeepFanfic

*Slow updates, but if you have read any of this thank you! Interstice • Science Fiction • Horror _______ Dr. Merilyn Bascom Quartermain was scheduled to return to the Olympus Moon Colony a month ago. Now, her father, a high ranking official with T-CUAS, The Center for Universal Astronomical Studies and Air Force Commander, Jethro Bascom is sending a military team to go and bring her in. If they can find her. When an impromptu visitation from a formerly unknown Alien species surprise lands in Olympus, a species that wasn't yet listed in the Federation, of course she left with them after hearing their plea for help. A seemingly fragile race and somehow pathetic, their biome was causing sterility and she was only supposed to collect critical information and return, until everything could be investigated and vetted. But they left the colony in an uproar. The peaceful community was now in chaos over the incident, going into lockdown until they could decontaminate the facilities and residents. Jethro couldn't really fault her. Like father, like daughter. But this time, the fairy tale rescue was his to rewrite. He was going along because this time, the moral of the story was his call. And it might not have a happy ending. _____________ Ⓜ️This book is rated mature for profanity, adult sexual situations, drug use, suspense and brief mentions of nudity.

As happened many times in the past the Fell Ice once again charged down from the north and attacked the world in its effort to turn it into a frozen ball of ice. Only the White Magic and it's ally the Sun could stand against such a vast enemy. From their home in the Valley of the Sun the great tribe of Elves could only watch as the monumental fight unfolded. As the battle intensified and the valley became threatened the tribe separated back into their four original tribes and each made their way back to their ancestral homes. Within their Vales, behind thick stone walls and under powerful domes of magic, they were protected from the onslaught upon the earth. The Elves watched for thousands upon thousands of turns as the war raged overhead. The Fell Ice against the Sun and the White Magic were locked in a struggle lasting for an age, with neither side claiming victory as the earth was ravaged. In time the Fell Ice retreated, as it had so many times in the past. Beaten, yet not defeated, only biding it's time for the next attack. It returned to its frozen Kingdom at the Top of the World, thus ending this last Age of Ice. This time, as the earth warmed around them, the Elves remained secluded from the world in their hidden Vales. They observed from afar life returning to the lands and took stock of man becoming the dominant ones as their numbers grew and spread. As the Elves watched they felt safe and secure in their Vale strongholds. They had no idea of the danger that was about to befall them. This is a stand-alone sequel to my story "Druids Bane".