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...
Outskirts
Broad paws splayed for purchase on the icy rock, the red fox mounted the rise and looked back on the columns of smoke rising from the distant city. Nose to the wind, he could smell the ashes from here. Moreover, he could smell the fear. Nearly a...
"Beasts of Burden" by Sylvan Scott
My newest fantasy story is up on Smashwords! "Beasts of Burden" is my Asian-themed story of giants, political intrigue, and magic: [https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/143784](https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/143784) In the royal household...
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...
Vengeance On A Sliding Scale
This story was written as an original work initiated on October 10th, 2019. The first draft was completed on October 14th, 2019 (7,659 words). The second draft was completed on October 30th, 2019 (6,954 words). The world-setting (containing...
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...
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...
Volcanic
This story was written as a submission for MEGAmorphics. The world-setting (containing Sansbury, Kettle Mountain, and other landmarks within this story's context), and the characters of Saolo, Tinda, Ketaki, and Unta Baraña are owned by Sylvan Scott....