J. Friess
worldofkanderon.bsky.social
J. Friess
@worldofkanderon.bsky.social
World of Kanderon — Home of The Ashen Testament & Elegyborne. Dark fantasy, author updates, and a world twenty years in the making.

https://beacons.ai/jfriess
🔥 IT’S OFFICIAL — EMBER LEGACY IS LIVE ON KDP! 🔥

After a totally chill & not-at-all frustrating delay from KDP (thanks for that), my short story Ember Legacy is finally out in the world.

📖 Grab your copy here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4MF948N

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Ember Legacy
Ember Legacy - Kindle edition by Friess, J. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Ember Legacy.
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April 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I’m super excited to finally share that my very first #shortstory is going live this weekend!
I’m self-publishing on Amazon and a few other platforms.
It’s been a long time coming, and I’m really proud to put this out there. Keep an eye out for links — I can’t wait for you to read it!
April 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Going to attempt writing two different short stories in January. 
Might as well cheat and start a few hours early. 🤣
December 31, 2024 at 6:54 PM
This year, to push myself and test my skills, I want to #write stories for my group of tabletop enthusiast friends that are outside my genre of choice, lol. The first go is a @stephenking.bsky.social -inspired small-town horror. 
Short premise for Willow Ridge: Under the Architect's Eye
December 30, 2024 at 6:17 PM
1 minute #Haiku 12/30/24 @ 1:09Am

A teapot screams loud,
pressure breaks the fragile lid
steam swallows the room.
December 30, 2024 at 7:10 AM
1 minute #haiku 12/29/24 @ 1:55pm

Chains of duty bind,
A siren calls through the haze
Home, a pixel dream.
December 29, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Working on my big project, but I’ve been enjoying #writing smaller, focused scenes as a fun creative exercise! Check out my latest: a short fight between two great forces—Vulwin, the Grand General, and Kraug, the Beast of Grat Prua—Unfolding in Kanderon, a world I've crafted for the past 12 years.
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No one could truly say why The War of Crowns and Claws began. It had erupted like a storm breaking over the horizon, sudden yet long-brewing, with threads woven through the centuries. In the candlelit...
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December 29, 2024 at 1:00 AM
1 minute #haiku 12/28/24 at 1:43pm

Climbing roots of hope,
Shadows grasp, but light whispers—
Skyward, he ascends.
December 28, 2024 at 10:59 PM