Tales From The Fringe
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Last published Wed, Aug 24, 2022
A father lives on the run, a son chases the ghosts of his past, and a daughter is reborn into a world of ones and zeros.
Tales From The Fringe is a story told as a collection of super short, isolated but related scenes in a setting incorporating elements from a melting-pot of genres; Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and more.
The scenes are not chronological. Yes, this is intentional.
Soundtrack included with each part. I have strange taste so i'm open to suggestions here
Author's note:
1. Please yell at me. Criticism is criticism, i can take it.
2. Don't hold back. I mean it.
3. Yes, that includes typos and inconsistencies or issues with formatting, just yell at me for it.
4. let me know if you all would want a version that occurs chronologically.
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