Category Archives: Reading

Reader response, summaries of plot or character, encounters and manifestations of the Okal Rel Universe.

Intro to Okal Rel – Themes

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Lynda Williams

From a series of slides presenting a visual introduction to the 10-novel Okal Rel Saga.

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Meet the Relatives

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Lynda Williams

Romance, Okal Rel style, includes a befuddled Princess Dela getting snarled at by her paramour’s angry sister, for fear the “blonde” will distract Vras at a fatal moment. Dela gets more than she bargained for when she agrees to “meet … Continue reading →

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From intimacy to the working relationship

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Lynda Williams

This scene, from Part 7: Healer’s Sword, is emblematic for me of the loss of intimacy. Perry pushed Amel — hard — to face facts. He did. And while the two of them never lose their bond, it’s not the … Continue reading →

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The mad scientist lab coat thing …

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Lynda Williams

I always pictured Lurol, inventor of my psycho-surgery gadget called the “visitor probe”, in a lab coat. But I knew it wasn’t necessary. So I made it a quirk of her character as discussed by disgruntled Ann in this excerpt. … Continue reading →

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Interview with Lynda Williams

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Lynda Williams

Still love the interview I did with the intrepid and generous Derek Newman-Stille on Speculating Canada, August 2, 2013. Here’s a quote from it: “The blindness of social systems, in other words, is revealed by the participants’ failure to see … Continue reading →

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Visual Ideas for a Chest Tat?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Lynda Williams

What’s the best way to assemble a dragon to use as a chest tattoo? Wings spread? Head over the sternum? We’re exploring possibilities. If you’ve got ideas, please share! Links to visual suggestions would be grand, as well.   Art … Continue reading →

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“Empathy flows in both directions …

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Lynda Williams

“Empathy flows in both directions. At one point, afraid he might die in a coming conflict, the prince begs leave of his betrothed to lose his virginity to a courtesan, and she writes back in anguish telling him she wishes … Continue reading →

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Ann – Being Insensitive On a Beach

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Lynda Williams

Where did the Okal Rel Universe begin? Here. In my early teens. With a passion for making up stories with my friends: first live, in what might be called LARPing today; and later with Barbies. (The Barbies on the far … Continue reading →

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Chapter 2 – by Michelle Milburn

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Lynda Williams

Though a mere commoner by virtue of his lack of Sevolite genes, Von is nonetheless caught up in the lives of the powerful Sevolites who enlist his services as a courtesan. On this particular day, even before business hours begin … Continue reading →

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Chapter One of The Courtesan Prince: Pilots Are Uncomfortable People — Summary by Nina Munteanu

Posted on August 9, 2011 by thealiennextdoor

In the far future, two waves of human descendants have scattered across the universe to make a new home. The first Alpha colonists develop a liberal and technocratic society and call themselves Reetians (from Rire). They frequently lose their minds … Continue reading →

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