WORLD 001 · DARK SCIENCE-FANTASY
THE SHADOWSOF MOTHERAI
The Reaping — Book One
A thousand years after machines nearly destroyed humanity, magic has returned to the world. The machines have become legends. Then the Reapers return.

Its doors creak. Its ruins breathe. Its secrets whisper.
Fiction author · world builder
I build worlds for people who love getting completely lost in a story.
Some things in this world are meant to be touched.
Every world begins as a door. This is the first one to open.
WORLD 001 · DARK SCIENCE-FANTASY
The Reaping — Book One
A thousand years after machines nearly destroyed humanity, magic has returned to the world. The machines have become legends. Then the Reapers return.

A world of fantasy. A story that moves like a movie.
Notes, fragments, and glimpses from the worktable. Open anything that catches your eye.
The next world is already moving.
Not everything survives the story.
What makes a world feel real?
Something else is taking shape.
How a strange idea becomes a world readers can enter.



Two small experiments from the worlds inside R.L. Trimm's head.
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I create stories for people who love getting completely lost in another world.
I’m drawn to cinematic storytelling—mystery, action, strange places, unlikely companions, major reveals, and those moments that make you tell yourself you’ll read just one more chapter.
The Shadows of Motherai is the first world I’ve published, but it’s only the beginning. I’m building stories, characters, artwork, lore, and interactive experiences that I hope can grow far beyond the page.
My goal is simple: when you open one of my stories, I want you to see it happening.
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