Goddess, Chapter 1

"stylistically clever prose, to be sure, but...ephemeral. fitzgerald has little to say to a discerning audience." "i don't think that's true at all, professor bristol." russell drew himself up.

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In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 20)

Several minutes past punctuated only by the scratching of my pen across the paper and the odd interested noise from kiniun as he came across a particularly fascinating piece of the report's deathless prose

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Bountiful Expression

"Bountiful Expression" by Juna of Sofurry ([http://juna.sofurry.com](http://juna.sofurry.com)) [Bountiful expression of the gravid dancer.](https://d.facdn.net/art/rebelborn/1417245100/1417245100.rebelborn_11-27-14.png) She embodied the allure of...

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Zistopia: Inner City Blues Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Happy Town. I've always thought that 'Happy Town' had to have been a mistake. And it sort of was a mistake. The neighborhood was originally named Highland Terrace, back when it was being constructed maybe sixty or seventy years ago. But...

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Zistopia: Inner City Blues Chapter 15

Chapter 15: When I was thirteen years old, my parents took me to a party. It was for Father's work, so it was in the Downtown district at a hotel called The Oak Grove. The owner was a red deer who had a son my age and I think my father wanted me and...

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The City of Lost Heaven: Chapter 21

Chapter 21 At first, I don't know how I'll catch up, not with Eddie having such an impressive lead on me. But the alleyways behind the high walls of the club and its surrounding buildings are dark and quiet. Every unknown sound that travels...

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Zistopia: Inner City Blues Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Strange is right. The lady that called is in hysterics when Jackie calls back. She claims she's seen shadows snooping around, says that feels like she's being followed. Strange cars circle the block and her phone rings at all hours of...

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Zistopia: Inner City Blues Chapter 11

Chapter 11: "Here, just-just let me down here," Jackie directs. He moans as he slides down onto the couch cushion, the whole piece of off-blue furniture seeming to depress underneath his weight. I sigh, glad to no longer have to support him, and...

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Zistopia: Inner City Blues Chapter 10

Chapter 10: I spend the rest of the night on site, though not with Captain Whitebuck. Lieutenant Longenecker, who works in the detective's bureau, is who takes charge. Like most of the other officers here, he is stunned silent by this entire...

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Zistopia: Inner City Blues Chapter 6

Chapter 6: It's so hard to think in here. The bullpen back at the precinct is supposed to be the officer's home base, their home-away-from-home. I've never once felt that way, that this is a home-away-from-home. This place feels more like a high...

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Zistopia: Inner City Blues Chapter 5

Chapter 5: The station is all but dead when we get there, just a half dozen blocks east of the apartment building. The docks and riverfront businesses are all but closed, so all of the evening traffic has dispersed. And because it's still much too...

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Zistopia: Inner City Blues Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Voices begin to sing out and camera bulbs snap and crack as the remaining force of police officers exits the building. The captain raises his hands above his head to gain their attentions, his antler-dominated silhouette towering above...

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