Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services (@emonaliterary.com)

Introducing Spear-Woman Saturdays Over on Substack, I'm going to start posting yet more short stories/scenes from my Spear-Woman Sword & Sorcery setting. For the first entry in Spear-Woman Saturdays, we're meeting Princess Rusu, whom I'm envisioning becoming a major secondary character in Bayan's adventures. And so, Bayan now serves at Amra’s court. The Queen put her in charge of her daughter’s personal guard, giving her authority over Princess Rusu’s guards and handmaids. It is a stifling thing that reminds her far too much of the women’s quarters at Asi. “Bayan,” Rusu says, turning to her as one of her maids combs out her long curls. http://emonaliterary.com/2026/05/09/new-story-spear-woman-saturdays-sword-sorcery-fiction/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social