In the Moonlit Mist
In Latin, the moon is_luna,_ which is where we derive the term "lunatic." Originally, it meant to be "touched by the moon" or "moonstruck," because it was thought that the full moon affected people's minds, perhaps the way that it affects the tides....
Poem: Moon's Prayer
Beautiful moon in the starless sky with darkness all around lonely moon floating by when earth has no sound all will dream when you are out and know you give them light when there are monsters, fear and doubt your love will be most bright
Return of Nightmares
I recalled the legends of the mare in the moon, where after nightmare moon's imprisonment, celestia took up both roles as the controller of the sun and moon to...... wait. nightmare moon?!
The Moon Didn't Lie (Otherwise Untitled)
The dragon clutched his arms tightly to his chest as he leaned forward to peer out into the glow of the moon and patiently wait to stop shivering.
MoonDust, Chapter 11
The squatty gray ifvs were as common up here as moon rocks, and carried a squad of infantry, along with three crew in a raised front cabin. sergeant martinez joined him by the crawler and looked over their two squads. "i'll take the decoy party.
The Forest
The forest is a special place, particularly when the moon is fullest... an art/story commission for https://twitter.com/bastardkinning!
MoonDust, Chapter 35
She'd seen how vast the empty spaces of the moon were. there was no chance they'd survive longer than it took their power packs to run out. "unlikely." omar tugged at the bandoleer of grenades circling his chest. "you two are like moon dust.
MoonDust, Chapter 34
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 34 SOLDIER GRAY They'd been given a stack of field rations at what Imogene's stomach said was dinner time. But that was hours ago, and neither Bruce nor Aaron had returned. Imogene gnawed a...
MoonDust, Chapter 31
Four armored figures stepped out, including a tall woman with a colonel's crescent moon and twin yellow stars on her shoulder. her visor snapped open, revealing a tiger's black stripes and icy blue eyes. "i need information," she said.
MoonDust, Chapter 30
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 30 SHADES OF GRAY The new members of Sergeant Lauren Porter's squad received a motley assortment of scavenged armor and equipment. Imogene was glad she only needed a new rifle. Poorly fitted...
MoonDust, Chapter 32
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 32 FRIENDS, RODENTS, COUNTRYMEN Less than an hour after the colonel left them, the cargo compartment's already dim lights went dark. They were too far away for the blinding white flash of the...
MoonDust, Chapter 9
MoonDust: Falling From Grace © 2015 Ton Inktail 9 STARLIGHT STARBRIGHT Imogene couldn't tell if any of the survivors were Josh. Furred heads bobbed in the water, too tiny on the bar's screen to identify. Edging forward, she stared up at the...
MoonDust, Chapter 6
He set out in the long, bounding gait that was most efficient on the moon, where you had the space to use it. the sergeant had said they'd take it easy this morning. if this was easy, imogene didn't want to see hard.