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title: 'My Words'
url: 'https://www.dorianashcroft.com/my-words'
markdown: 'https://www.dorianashcroft.com/my-words.md'
date: '2026-10-12'
---

# My Words

Short fiction, essays and fragments from worlds in progress.

 October 10, 2026

### [The Last Lantern of Vael](https://www.dorianashcroft.com/my-words/the-last-lantern-of-vael)

A short fragment from the borderlands, where the old magic is dying and the ones who tend it have secrets of their own.

 [Read more ](https://www.dorianashcroft.com/my-words/the-last-lantern-of-vael)

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