Doctor Who: Before the Beginning or Giants of Eternity
Amidst fire and the penumbrae of electrical discharges, chaos flooded the TARDIS. The wheeze and grind of the engines--normally a calming familiarity--strained and gasped with fractured groans. Above the controls, the time rotor shuddered as the TARDIS...
Ant-Coon (Furvengers: Assemble!)
_This is a tale of a parallel world. It was written as a gift for a friend of mine on FurAffinity and combines two of my favorite things: super-heroes and alternate realities. The main character, Quinn, is owned by his creator. Any other similarity to...
Final Migration [Iron Pen Winner, Furry Migration, 2015]
_This story was the winning submission in Furry Migration 2015's "Iron Pen" competition. The rules were to create the story in under 24-hours using the "ingredients" of a Minnesota-native animal species, a "migration" of some sort, and a secret...
The Duelists of Menagerie: Puzzles
**The Duelists of Menagerie: Puzzles** ©2014 Sylvan Scott _Tomorrow, or perhaps the day after..._ Jumping puzzles were his second least-favorite challenge in the game, but he didn't like to lose. Only riddle quests made him feel more helpless in...
a to z - Passersby
_The "a to z" world-setting (containing Otawatapolis, Hammerson's Jewelers, Settlesburg, Copperstone Hill, the Copperstone Hotel, Silver Heights Memorial Cemetery, All-Night Charlie's, and other landmarks within this story's context) as well as...
Beef Schtick
**Beef Schtick** _©2006-2015 Sylvan Scott_ **one** _Stop me if you've heard this one._ "A minotaur walks into a bar, sits down, and orders a drink. He thanks the bartender, takes his suds, and scopes the place out. In the middle of his...
Beef Schtick
**Beef Schtick** _©2006-2015 Sylvan Scott_ **one** _Stop me if you've heard this one._ "A minotaur walks into a bar, sits down, and orders a drink. He thanks the bartender, takes his suds, and scopes the place out. In the middle of his...
Nightlights
_This story is an original work created for the 2013 Hallowe'en season. The setting, situations, and characters (in this context) are owned by the author. This work ("Nightlights") has been distributed and is available for use under a Creative Commons...
Skylands: the Scorpion Spear, Prelude: “Winds of Ice”
ORIGINAL DRAFT - PRE-EDITING This story was written as part of the 2016 National Novel Writing Month. It was written without edits between 12:01am, November 1st and 11:59pm, November 30th. This story was written by David J Rust, aka Sylvan Scott, and...
Skylands: the Scorpion Spear, Part One - “Saeldrin”, Chapter Nine: Barriers And Beyond
ORIGINAL DRAFT - PRE-EDITING This story was written as part of the 2016 National Novel Writing Month. It was written without edits between 12:01am, November 1st and 11:59pm, November 30th. This story was written by David J Rust, aka Sylvan...
Skylands: the Scorpion Spear, Part Two - “Talvali”, Chapter Eleven: Shadow Of A Billion Worlds
ORIGINAL DRAFT - PRE-EDITING This story was written as part of the 2016 National Novel Writing Month. It was written without edits between 12:01am, November 1st and 11:59pm, November 30th. This story was written by David J Rust, aka Sylvan...
Skylands: the Scorpion Spear, Part One - “Saeldrin”, Chapter Six: Worlds Beyond Walls
ORIGINAL DRAFT - PRE-EDITING This story was written as part of the 2016 National Novel Writing Month. It was written without edits between 12:01am, November 1st and 11:59pm, November 30th. This story was written by David J Rust, aka Sylvan...