Tag: John Courage

The short story I wrote, Friends with Courage, was for Onyx Path Publishing competition. If you’ve read my story and think it is good enough, please vote for it. The competition ends soon: https://theonyxpath.com/oppcon-fiction-contest-part-3-voting/

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I wrote a short story based upon one of my long running Mage: the Ascension chronicles: Sliders. I was motivated to write it because of the Onyx Path Publishing Fiction Contest, it is free to read. The story follows John Johnson, a character I created, partly based upon a fusion of two characters created by my friend Damian. Later, Damian played John. This story also involves John Courage and hopefully it lives up to that legend.

John Johnson is an awakened clone who escaped from the Technocratic Union with his uplifted canine companion, Vanja. John now operates as freelance trouble-shooter, specializing in Union operations. John partly hides with one foot in John Courage’s shadow. John’s latest mission in Aberdeen, Scotland, requires him to decide on what data to trust. With Vanja’s assistance, maybe John can figure out who are members of The Friends of Courage.

https://www.storytellersvault.com/product/529358/Friends-With-Courage