The Concept of a Concept of a Man
The author stared blankly at the empty document before her. “Abstract transformation?” she mumbled to herself as she rolled the idea in her mind. _“Any approach I take to this is going to be weirdly meta,”_ she thought. She set a [pomodoro...
Desecrated by Desertion
It had been quite some time since Shira had dared to even walk into the domain of the tyrant, let alone attempted to enter the castle. Shi occasionally, longingly looked from afar but hadn't actually walked to his lands in some time. However, shi had...
12 Dragon
They say dogs have owners and cats have staff. Dragons, on the other paw, have a union to support them. Dozens of kobolds, taking care of the dragon's every need and being taken care of in turn. Given that a typical dragon will have hoarded more...
Altair's Halloween
One of my older stories, reposted here since I've had people ask me to repost some of my old stuff. This was written for an 11th grade English class. It was a Halloween assignment, and the teacher provided us a list of lines that we had to choose from...
25 Tasty
The diversity of foodstuff at the city festival was astounding. All sorts of cultures and races brought in signature dishes, each representing the finest dining they felt deserved to be shared with the rest of the world. Some of the dishes may have...
Loskra's Story
Though kobolds are often little more than resentful of races who seem superior to them, a few are fortunate enough to see past those ancient grudges to recognize not just their own species' gifts, but those of others as well. From a young age, Loskra...
29 Injured
"Again?" the medic at the adventurer's guild asked. "Yep. Really." the crow said, slumping back in his chair. It was the fourth time this year he was placed on the injured reserve list. Being black-feathered, near silent, and capable of flight had...
Hydreigon Hugs
"Hyyyyyyyyyyyy!" You nearly jumped out of your skin as you heard the roar of a Hydreigon. There were rumors that the three-headed dragon could be found near Lake Axewell but you'd assumed someone had just seen a few too many Deino hanging out...
31 Ripe
It had been a long growing season, but that time was about to end. The harvest was extensive, with fields ripe for the picking. The group set out, consisting of all manner of herbivores and omnivores, to pick as much of the ripe fruit, vegetable, and...
02 Mindless
You have a mind. A brilliant, creative mind. A gift of god or evolution or the freakish improbability of the cosmos. A mind that can conceive of things great and small. A mind that is aware of itself and its surroundings. Put it to use. Do things....
05 Build
It was perfect. It had taken 18 months of off-hours work, piecing together whatever spare bits of metal and wire wouldn't be noticed as missing, but the build was finally complete. A robotic body, tailored just to my needs. Small, efficient, and...
Shrinking the plagiarist
I'd had enough of that dragon stealing my thunder. Everyone flocked to him, praising him for all "his" fantastic ideas, when I was the one who really came up with all the work. He just happened to know the right people to make himself look like a...