The Sudden Raid was a shot story that I quickly jotted over the course of December 2020. It acts as a sequel to one of my older works from 2016, Seeds of Dread, though it is not necessary to read the previous story to understand this one. The Sudden Raid features a return to Claire's old apartment without her old flatmate. As she prepares for the upcoming holiday on her own months later, however, she discovers that Johan's last encounter with her had far greater repercussions than she ever expected. In the end, she not only learns about what happens in the city she lives in, but also what happened to Johan.
The Sudden Raid can be read right here, and is about 3000 words long. All constructive criticism is welcome.
The above image was taken by myself without the use of filters, as part of photo challenge to take a shot of our nightstands as a joke. I added the card later and re-shot the image in the midst of writing the story, as the card itself served as an inspiration for the work. Further inspiration came about due to one of my friends jokingly saying she would start an overly-realistic campaign for a tabletop RPG, which made me think about what would really happen if certain stories happened within the confines of reality.
A close-up of the card can be found here, while the backside, which details the backstory and inspiration for the illustration, can be found here. While Michele Gauthier reportedly still does woodblock printing, Beaver Quill Studio has since moved to Grand Junction, Michigan.
