Welcome to the Short Stories Vault
THE TOE
When a wolverine bites off his toe while checking traps, a methodical Yukon trapper must track it, retrieve the relic, and deliver it to the Sourdough Saloon to complete a nearly century-old ritual before the loss becomes meaningless.
THE LAST PROTOCOL
Two men in a missile bunker receive the ultimate order. Missile launch. The moment that will start the Warriors of the Last Days universe.
HAIDA GWAII
When cedar in his shed begins to map a face of its own, an expert carver with more reverence than certainty must reconcile craft, tradition, and a spreading forest intelligence before the waiting pod and the island itself force a reckoning.
FLIN FLON’S HOLE
When a salvage team fails to return from Sub‑Level 9, a pragmatic forewoman haunted by loss must lead a small crew into a warm, impossible cavity, map, read, and stop whatever is signalling through stone before curiosity becomes a contagion.
TOWING THE LINE
A census worker documents a lakeside camp and watches a torch-fisher draw something from the dark. When the line claims a life, she faces a place whose name, and memory, will not be contained.
HEADING WEST
When two travelers decide to follow her, a reluctant drifter (Una) must stop them from turning motion into settlement before the system in the east notices the cluster and chooses who survives.
RENÉE FROM THE SUMP
From a stump above a flooded trench, Renée and Andy must choose whether to stay and try building a life (and possibly a family) in a fragile new settlement, or keep running.
THE LULLABY
A luminous, intimate post‑apocalyptic short story about a pregnant woman hiding in a cave, an unseen threat beneath the water, and the lessons parents choose to leave their child when world and body are failing.
The Short Stories Vault is a living archive for Warriors of the Last Days. Content visibility depends directly on your subscriber and tier status:
1. Public Stories (Open Access)
- Who can read: Everyone—casual visitors, general readers, and subscribers alike.
- How it looks: Fully visible in vibrant color with direct read/download links.
- Purpose: Free entry points to experience the world before signing up.
2. Subscriber Exclusives (General List)
- Who can read: Anyone subscribed to the main Warriors newsletter, the Last Days Dispatch.
- For non-subscribers: Rendered as a grayed-out card with a lock icon and a button to subscribe.
- Purpose: Essential lore dispatches and introductory side stories rewarded upon joining the main list.
3. Tier Exclusives (WARRIOrs Tiers 1–10)
- Who can read: Members actively holding a spot in the corresponding Founders Tiers (Lists 5 through 14: First 100 up to First 1000).
- For ineligible tiers / non-subscribers: Rendered as a grayed-out card detailing which tier unlocks the story (e.g.,
🔒 Exclusive to Tier 1 Warriors). - Purpose: High-value vault archives, novellas, and early releases reserved exclusively for our most active, engaged readers.
How Tier Access Works
- Active Core Cap: The vault maintains a hard cap of 1,000 active tier spots (100 readers per tier across 10 tiers).
- Dynamic Access: Stay engaged by opening and reading dispatches. As inactive accounts drop down or shift to the general list, active readers automatically cascade up to higher tiers, unlocking older archives over time.
- 2-Year Anthology Locks: Stories in the upper vault rotate out every two years into official print/eBook omnibuses available for direct store purchase, ensuring active readers get early perks while non-subscribers always have a direct path to collect the physical or digital editions.
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