Argon: Blog

Hi, several readers asked me to post the relative position of the now six Thomas Grey stories in a timeline. For reasons of simplicity and to save the staff here the effort, I placed the timeline as graph into each of the new books at Bookapy.

To have that on the SOL homepage, I will have to look into matters. Here is what helps: Look at the preview of the Bookapy stories; the timeline is included and previews are free!

PS: I re-ordered my stories on my homepage to be in chronological order: https://storiesonline.net/library/author.php?nazme=argon&sf=itsSequence&so=asc&p=2

I just submitted the first chapter of the next story in the Thomas Grey saga. Thomas Grey and His Friends follows Thomas Grey and The Year Without Summer and sees our hero 'on the beach' and on half-pay.
"With the year 1818 starting, Thomas expects better times for his family and lands. Yet, the year starts with a tragedy, and the following events have him meet boyhood friends but also encounter underhanded enemies. In the end, there are four weddings and a funeral, but there are also new adventures in the offing."
He reconnects with his boyhood friend Robert Bryce, but also with Alice Houghton, his make-believe fiancée. He has to thwart an underhanded plot against his person, but he can also enjoy time with Mirabel and his growing family.
The complete book is already available at Bookapy, along with Thomas Grey & The Hundred Days (with an additional chapter of his exploits of the French coast), Thomas Grey and The Year Without Summer (revised and reedited), and the next novella, Thomas Grey & The Smugglers. All four novellas can be purchased as a collection at a reduced price.

My sincere thanks to Old Rotorhead, my longtime editor, for cleaning up typos, the syntax and factual errors! As always, if you still detect typos or glitches, let me know, and I'll fix them in a timely manner.

The new, revised Chapters 16 - 18 are up. Enjoy!

https://storiesonline.net/s/65806/his-lucky-charm;

Chapters 19-21 will be released next Tuesday.

Chapters 13 - 15 are up. Since this is a revision of the original, 2010 story, the new chapters do not appear on the update list (anymore). Just mark Tuesday and Friday as update days or favourite the story to get alerts if new chapters have been posted.
Thanks for the feedback!

Sorry, I didn't think people would be confused. I am currently reposting one of my older stories, His Lucky Charm, under the new name English Jim and the Baltimore Rose. It's a repost after some major editing. The plot is 98% identical, but I corrected quite a few language details; e.g. no housekeeper in Victorian England would be addressed with the "Mrs" prefix, and no shopkeeper as "Mr.". This sounds more elitist now, but also more authentic. I also used the Finestories version as the basis for the revision, so once again, it's less adult and more mature.
I am posting 3 chapters at a time, twice weekly. The new story will comprise the entire storyline, including the time after the move to England, which means that His Lucky Charm 2 as a separate entity will soon disappear from the listings.
Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy the new style!