Hello, Dear Readers.

This is the first entry in the new Simple CuRes series, a spiritual offshoot of The CuRe All Letters with Cultural Restorationism (CuRe) at its heart. These pieces will be short and lighthearted. This initial one, especially, is meant to offer readers a quick sample.

To that end, the author would like to jump in and introduce you to three cave trolls: Bub, Babi, and Ber.

Bub, Babi, and Ber are trolls that live in a cave. Obviously. More importantly, they are a family.

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Reflections

2025 was an eventful and lesson-filled inaugural year for Finch Fries.

Light’s Shadow, my debut novel and first in the Raiders of Light series, released in early December 2024. I had written it feverishly while “newbing” through newborn care. A time when sleepless nights and the blessing of paternity leave prompted me to—at long last—...

Note: Whispers of the Elenmír is a partial manuscript and the main spiritual precursor to the Raiders of Light series and Light's Shadow. Edited, of course. We hope you enjoy it.

Chapter 1 | An Old Friend and a Promise

The man called Cal Linz blinked his tired eyes and set aside the old book he had been reading. His search for guidance had finally ended. He had stood at this crossroads far too long, and having a decision forced on him by now obvious truths had humbled him. Unsatisfied, those...