DON'T FEED THE DARK

Don’t Feed The Dark has Officially Ended

~~~ Wow, it was difficult to write those words in the title of this post, difficult, but it was also a great relief. Often times we struggle to let things go that mean so much to us. I have been writing this story on and off since the fall of 2011 and Don’t Feed The Dark has been a significant part of my writing life since then. I have learned a great many things about my writing ability in that…

Don’t Feed The Dark Updates: 3/20/20

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Hello everyone. I know it’s been a few months since I last posted. Sorry about that. It’s been a very busy time for me and my family and I’m just waiting for things to settle down, especially with the global pandemic we’re all dealing with (and we’re not even going to get zombies out of all this. What a rip off… lol).

Unfortunately, I haven’t had much time for writing, which means the…

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***SPOILER ALERT: IF YOU HAVEN’T FINISHED READING DON’T FEED THE DARK, BOOK 6: MOTHER, THEN I ENCOURAGE YOU TO STOP READING NOW***

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So, here we are again. One more massive volume of this dark saga complete. By the numbers, not only is Book Six the new longest book in the series, clocking in at over 305,000 words (yeah… I know, right), but this last chapter, Treachery, is now the longest…

Chapter 54-13: Treachery (Book Six Finale), from the apocalyptic serial novel, Don't Feed The Dark.

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Gina sat on the aft deck with her back against the lifeline, knees up, her shaking arms wrapped around them as she tried to relax. Her clothes were covered in blood. Her shoulder-length red hair, disheveled with dried up black blood, hung over her intense green eyes, surrounded by a face mask of more blood. She rested her chin on one knee and continued to stare in disbelief at Stephen and…

Chapter 54-12: Treachery, from the apocalyptic serial novel, Don't Feed The Dark.

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Meredith slips through the void. In her mind, she imagines descending, but because there is nothing to perceive, there is no sensation of falling into anything. This is the only way she can comprehend moving through the nothingness. She is in The Black. She cannot see anything. In fact, she has no eyes, no body. She has no form or substance in this place, just like everything else. She has…

Don’t Feed The Dark Updates: 11/17/19

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Just a quick update on the schedule (again *sigh*). Sorry about all these erratic postings. I knew November was going to get busy, that’s why I so wanted to finish Book Six in October. But alas, here we are. I’m right in the middle of what should be the first of the final two episodes… but I’m not ready to post yet. I will try to finish it up this week. I just ask for your patience while I’m…

Chapter 54-11: Treachery, from the apocalyptic serial novel, Don't Feed The Dark.

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Just outside the southern end of the Mother facility, Lady Clementine’s detachment of armed and unarmed men and women, dressed in forest green uniforms, were busy preparing for the now late arrival of the Carrie-Anne. They had all been told to expect the vessel before dusk and that Clementine was bringing a very important guest to the island. That meant getting everyone on the same page and…

Chapter 54-10: Treachery, from the apocalyptic serial novel, Don't Feed The Dark.

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Meredith could feel the darkness assaulting the closed mental door of her mind like an unstoppable storm—no—that wasn’t quite right. It had the ferocity of a storm, but it was so much more than that. The storm was alive, and not alive. She could sense multiple evil entities coming together in the black, void, surrounding her mind, taking on many forms and no form at all. Meredith could feel…

Chapter 54-9: Treachery, from the apocalyptic serial novel, Don't Feed The Dark.

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Gina and the recruits reached the upper landing of the hub with weapons drawn. The large, dimly lit former headquarters of Mother seemed vacant until the loud alarm suddenly went silent.

With her hand axe in one hand, the Balato in the other, Gina signaled everyone to hold at the landing.

From beneath them, they could hear what was left of the patrols being slaughtered. Desperate sounds…

Don’t Feed The Dark Updates: 11/5/19

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Just a quick update on the schedule. Until the completion of Book Six, I will be posting new episodes on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Sorry for the change.

I hope you all had a great Halloween 😉

-Scott

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Chapter 54-8: Treachery, from the apocalyptic serial novel, Don't Feed The Dark.

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The waves steadily became stronger as Captain Carl navigated the ship toward the imposing wall of jagged rock towering above the fishing vessel. Initially, it looked like the captain had lost his mind and had decided to crash directly into the wall. But as they sailed closer, shadows shifted along the stone face, revealing a large black hole in the rock, resembling an open mouth, preparing…

Chapter 54-7: Treachery, from the apocalyptic serial novel, Don't Feed The Dark.

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Hugh Marten sat on the second landing steps overlooking the large steel entrance door to the Ama-Eskua sanctum below. He took the scabbard off his back and laid the sheathed sword beside him. Hugh scratched his itchy beard and then wiped fresh sweat off his brow with the back of his hand. Aside from always being unnervingly quiet, the old Mother Headquarters was always so damn hot and dark.…

Don’t Feed The Dark Updates: 10/28/19

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Hello everyone. Just wanted to give you a quick update on postings this week. I’ve been busting my ass trying to get this finale chapter done. I wanted it finished by Halloween, but alas, that just isn’t happening.

I won’t be posting today. I’m going to post on Wednesday and Thursday this week, and possibly a double posting on Halloween (fingers crossed). I already have two episodes but…

Chapter 54-6: Treachery, from the apocalyptic serial novel, Don't Feed The Dark.

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The fishing vessel continued to cut across glassy waters toward the island. Megan Bishop stood with her back facing the lake, cornered in by the aft-end guard rails for support. Though the lake was mostly calm, she could still feel the movement of the ship, causing her stomach to turn. She kept staring nervously toward the front of the vessel, to where Meredith and the foul-smelling woman in…

Chapter 54-5: Treachery, from the apocalyptic serial novel, Don't Feed The Dark.

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Lady Clementine’s fishing vessel departed Fairport Harbor and was directed northwest toward Mother’s mysterious island. The morning presented calm seas with a warm summer breeze. An indifferent sun started its dying circuit across the day. Aside from the souls on board the solitary vessel, Lake Erie appeared to be just another void in the new world.

The red robed woman led Meredith…

Chapter 54-4: Treachery, from the apocalyptic serial novel, Don't Feed The Dark.

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A gusting wind coming off the lake violently rustled Gina’s shoulder-length red hair. She lifted her face toward the noonday sun, closed her eyes, and let the warm breeze strike her cheeks. She felt nothing inside—nothing she would allow. The loss of too many people she cared about was not something she could afford to let invade her thoughts or allow the grief to come out.

An old wound…

Chapter 54-3: Treachery, from the apocalyptic serial novel, Don't Feed The Dark.

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The knock on her door was expected this time.

Gina was sitting on the edge of her uncomfortable bed, looking over some notes she’d scribbled and placed on the small table she had moved there. After the incident in the Kill Room, she’d showered, ate, and then got some remedial rest after overexerting herself.

She tried her best to appear strong and in control, but on the inside, she still…