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Literary Tense
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Sep 17, 2025
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Ever since last year, writer Naomi Furukawa has spent her days alone, pouring out her soul into a tragic fantasy novel. One day, she's hit by a car and wakes up in the world she created, on the outskirts of the Ry'keth Empire.

[The "literary present tense" is used when writing about artistic creations. This is because they exist in an eternal present, unchangeable and immutable.]

Updates every day except Saturdays. Cover commissioned from @hehearse.
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Sensitive content, in order of how detailed the depictions will be: Segregation, fantasy racism, suicide, slavery.

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haru
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Oct 12, 2025

I will begin by saying that Literary Tense is a solid story with plenty of heart behind it and pretty and polished prose. Chitra did a great job in general, and I applaud him. From beginning to end...

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