The Void
The other side To start this off properly, let us first state for all to understand that I am a sensualist. This is not to say I renounce spirituality, nor that I reject any belief in things that my senses cannot comprehend, but that I put my faith...
The Tale of Durante and Angelus Ch 1: A Place to Call Home, Part 6
Part Six: Angelus' Story The orphanage we lived in was in Pacis... in Amriro. It was just an old worn-down hospital building. It was horrible living there... some of...
The Remnant in the Box
_When everything seems lost and all the virtues dispossesed_ _There is a light, for only death cannot be mocked._ _Remember that: "dum vita est, spes est"_ _There's still the one Pandora locked._ The Remnant in the Box By: D...
Prom
Like everyone else at school, I was shocked when Jason Amara's ex-girlfriend told everyone he was gay. Apparently, the lovebirds had a falling out the night before after one of their many dates, when Jason made his confession to her, and now all our...
Going East
Day 1 So... Um... I guess I should try this writing stuff to. Wait, is it to or too? At least I know I shoud capitalize my I when I'm talking about myself. Writing's still a bit sloppy, but...
A Writing Study: Future First
#3 of studies, vignettes, & scraps in a sadistic ploy to break the brains of his fellow writers, old_pines challenged all comers to write a 1,843 word story in future tense from a first-person omniscient perspective.
Lightricians
The Lightricians "Salus Lux, Wick!" I waved to my colleague sitting on the curb outside the branch office. His feathers stood up a bit when he heard his name. "S-Salus Lux, Kero. The Boss already left on a survey, we got ourselves an easy job...
Dragon In The Kitchen.
## **Chapter 1.** **19:15, Friday, the 13th of April, 2028.** **-----** The clunky government website sat open, a long list of apprenticeships I might have once liked sprawled down the page, each one asking to be clicked, promising change. I clicked...
Dragon In The Suburbs.
## **Chapter 4.** **19:44, Monday, the 23rd of _April,_ 2028.** **-----** Jarys was my brother. My own flesh and blood, regardless of sharing only one parent. Horns the same as mine, scales the same as our brother's. And yet- “Just give him...
A New Family Part 6
A New Family Part 6 Dramatis Personae Family of 5 (Colonists) - Ataksak (Mother) 41 - Negafook (Father) 42 - Nanook (elder son) 22 - Pinga (daughter) 22 - Silla (younger daughter) 8 Other Cast - Diana (Daughter of Nathan and Alessandra) 102 -...
A New Family Ending
A New Family Ending Dramatis Personae Family of 5 (Colonists) - Ataksak (Mother) 41 - Negafook (Father) 42 - Nanook (elder son) 22 - Pinga (daughter) 22 - Asa (adopted son of Pinga) 4 - Silla (younger daughter) 8 Other Cast -Nathan (Alpha den...
Kiah+Tacoma: The Encounter
The Encounter (Kiah) He was sitting over in one of the lawn chairs staring into the bonfire. He was alone, and hadn't spoke a single word to the group. He had been quiet since we had all arrived and started avidly chatting about school and church....