Category Archives: NaNoWriMo

28 June 3015 Dear Uncle Leonidas, I write to you from our family home for what I expect will be the final time before my departure. As I sit at the desk in my room—the same desk where I studied … Continue reading →

5 March 3015 My Dearest Sister Elizabeth, I write to you on the same day that I have written to Lysander, having received both your letter and his within a day of each other. The courier service between our nations … Continue reading →

A PRIMER ON BRAVIAN SOCIETY Prepared for Attaché Lysander Smith By Ambassador Leonidas Smith March 3015 INTRODUCTION This primer is designed to provide you with a foundation for understanding Bravian society before your arrival. It cannot replace direct experience, nor … Continue reading →

5 March 3015 My Dear Nephew Lysander, Your letter of the 19th of February reached me yesterday, having made remarkably good time given the vagaries of sea travel at this time of year. I cannot adequately express my satisfaction at … Continue reading →

19 February 3015 Dear Uncle Leonidas, I hope this letter finds you well and that your work establishing our embassy in Bravia proceeds without undue difficulty. Mother has no doubt already written to inform you that I have been considering … Continue reading →

12 February 3015 My Dear Brother Leonidas, Your letter of the 28th of January arrived this morning by special courier, and I confess I read it twice through before I could fully comprehend the weight of all you have conveyed. … Continue reading →

28 January 3015 My Dearest Sister Elizabeth, I write to you from my newly established quarters near the Royal Capital of Bravia, where I find myself in the peculiar position of having successfully negotiated our nation’s first formal treaty with … Continue reading →