Author Archives: Keith G. Alderman

You are reading the most recent chapter posted. For earlier chapters, please review the menu above. Fox Island Chapter 8 It was early morning. The sun hadn’t lifted over the eastern horizon. Blue fog hung in the cool air. Fox was three hours to the northwest of the village with Arvor and five other menContinue reading “Chapter Eight”

You are reading the most recent chapter posted. For earlier chapters, please review the menu above. Fox Island Chapter 7 Fox wasn’t always alone in the outskirts. After a week with the Liberi, he met a man named Arvor. He was quiet and reserved, unlike the common immature Liberi. He discussed culture and habits andContinue reading “Chapter Seven”

Fox Island Chapter 6 THE FEAR SUBSIDED as curiosity struck. They were not aggressive, rather inquisitive of the Traveler who sat eating his meal at the feet of the monolith. Two knelt down and put their palms on the area he had his supper, while one, whom he recognized from his foot race, communicated withContinue reading “Chapter Six”

Fox Island Chapter 5 FREEDOM LAY IN THE DISTANCE, on the far side of the ocean’s belly. His boat salvaged, his store prepared, his water collected, but no matter anymore. He hadn’t his watch and it drove him mad. It was his only keepsake that mattered. Without it, his nightmares were torrent. Could he evenContinue reading “Chapter Five”

Fox Island Chapter 4 THE NEXT DAY, he returned to the cenote with his knife and rope. He intended to find a quicker way to the bay and hoped the canoe was in working order. It took fighting through brambles and thorns before he arrived at the lower end of the pond, covered in scratchesContinue reading “Chapter Four”

Fox Island Chapter 3 HE OWNED A GREAT SENSE OF ADVENTURE the next day, one like a man succumbs when he realizes he has no other option than to be excited about what lay ahead. It wasn’t the first time, nor the last, that he felt silly for his prior fear. He promised himself thatContinue reading “Chapter Three”

Fox Island Chapter 2 WHEN MORNING ROSE, it came with the revelation many have experienced after falling asleep from exhaustion before taking the time to find a suitable resting place. His lower-back and side were in pain from the large root running underneath him; his neck was sore from being pressed awkwardly against the trunkContinue reading “Chapter Two”

Fox Island Chapter 1 THE TRAVELER woke at the touch of wind and sand prickling his cheeks. It rushed over him and through the mangroves while imitating the sound of the waves crashing on the beach just beneath him. A click beetle made its way nearest him and perched on his hand. It clicked andContinue reading “Chapter One”