Musings and Curio
The latest episode in my free ongoing (semi)-monthly serial Obscura Rhapsody is now available. You can read it below, and you can also download the latest installment as a PDF document here. Catch up on prior installments and read about the series on the Obscura Rhapsody page. The Story Thus Far: Khloe is running out... Continue Reading →
The latest episode in my free ongoing (semi)-monthly serial Obscura Rhapsody is now available. You can read it below, and you can also download the latest installment as a PDF document here. Catch up on prior installments and read about the series on the Obscura Rhapsody page. The Story Thus Far: Khloe has been kidnapped... Continue Reading →
The latest episode in my free ongoing (semi)-monthly serial Obscura Rhapsody is now available. You can read it below, and you can also download the latest installment as a PDF document here. Catch up on prior installments and read about the series on the Obscura Rhapsody page. ~ “Your husband?” Khloe blurted out, and almost immediately... Continue Reading →
Obscura Rhapsody issue 7 is now available! In the latest installment: Khloe finds herself a prisoner of a mysterious woman, while her friends desperately search for answers as to her kidnapping - and whether they're related to the recent string of murders...
Earlier this year, I released the sixth installment of Obscura Rhapsody in weekly installments. At the time, I had considered changing the series to a weekly format, but have since reconsidered. The series will return to a monthly release schedule, beginning in August. To celebrate, I am not only releasing No. 6 in a new... Continue Reading →
Sarabelle sat by Bren’s bed, the candlelight casting soft shadows onto the table and papers. She dipped the pen in the inkwell and wrote a few more words in the letter Sarabelle was composing to her aunt, and then paused. She looked over at Bren’s gaunt face, his sunken cheeks looking even more sickly given the flickering candlelight. ... Continue Reading →
Belmont tired of seeing death up close. He looked over at Orden, down on his haunches as he surveyed the body. The constable was a man in his late 50’s, red hair peppered with white. He was of stout stature, his best years clearly behind him. But despite appearances, Belmont had no doubt the constable... Continue Reading →
Xerxes sat what he hoped was a discreet distance from his marks, diagonally across and a few tables down. Enough to keep them within his peripheral vision but not enough to be of immediate interest. He finished what drink was left in his mug, and then poured more from the flagon, emptying it and setting... Continue Reading →
Khloe mused if this was what is was like to really have friends. She sat at a round table in the corner of the tavern- The Risky Reaver, she thought it was called?- and glanced around the table at her companions. There was Aedyn, whom she had known the longest, indulging in a pint and deep into... Continue Reading →
Ahead of the return of Obscura Rhapsody, I thought it might be helpful to post a bit of information, a cast list (with models) along with links to the free PDF versions of installments 1 through 5. Premise Obscura Rhapsody is an ongoing serial written by Julio Angel Ortiz. A drama the blends psychological drama with... Continue Reading →
Julio Angel Ortiz | Writer 