Rooksbridge is a series of short stories released as digital chapbooks every month. Each chapbook tells its own story, but together, the chapbooks tell a much bigger story set in a place called Rooksbridge. It's not unlike a television series that you can read.

In this fantastic world filled with knights and sorcerers, nobles and commoners, a handful of characters strive against tall odds to win for themselves a life worth living. In these stories, you will meet Sir Sedgwin, a stolid knight trying to find his way when everything he relied on has been upset; Dame Sophia, a sorceress who speaks with the spirits in the service of her mistress; Milton of Roxley, an architect and sapper who destroys as much as he builds; and the Baroness Theresa Bramwood, who never asked for the feudal responsibilities that have been thrust upon her. Each one comes with their own mottled past, and each one will have their opportunity to grasp for their desires, if they muster the will to outstretch their hands.

The first chapbook, Dirty Work, is available for free download in PDF format (or read it on your iPhone or other mobile device). You can get it and read it right now. Go ahead; I'll wait for you here.

Later chapbooks will be released every month in PDF, iPhone, mp3, and print formats, each available for just a couple bucks. The chapbooks will always be available right here. You can subscribe via RSS to be updated when the next chapbook drops, or subscribe via podcast to hear the spoken-word previews every month.

I have a lot of hope for Rooksbridge, and I'm looking forward to the stories that I'll get to tell in this exciting format. I hope you'll join me.

— Josh Roby