The Grand Game

I stepped out of the portal into a world enveloped by heavy banks of smog and was immediately assaulted by a barrage of Game messages. You have…

I didn’t build a den, not really. What I did was assemble a second sled with a closed top, tightly insulated with layers of furs and fat….

… Illusion deactivated. The air before me shimmered, transforming into a glittering wall of towering ice that marched off in both directions. Yelping in surprise at the…

They weren’t dire wolves. That much I could tell immediately from size  alone. None of the wolves  stood taller than waist high. They appeared bulkier though, but…

In the coming days, the wolves and I roamed the icy plains. The pack was better than me at finding game. For one, they had the numbers…

The bear charged again. I dove out of the way, and it rumbled past. Staying down, I tried to conceal myself in the snow. You have failed…

I woke again a few hours later, yawning and red-eyed. The events of last night seemed almost surreal, and for a moment I wondered if I hadn’t…

The day passed slowly. I fell into an easy rhythm, placing one foot in front of the other, while trying to maintain a steady heading. All the…

It took me the rest of the morning to construct the snow cone. In one sense, it was much like building an igloo, except I filled the…

Getting back to my feet took nearly as much effort as slaying the leopard had. The kill had given me new hope though, and I forced my…