A One-Man Masquerade
Whoever said laughter is the best medicine really knew what he was talking about. I can't give definite proof that a positive attitude speeds healing, but I have personal experience with a negative attitude making me feel ill. And I mean legitimately...
A Fox in the Dark: Chapter 9
Chapter 9 An hour of travel the next day brought them to a large cave. The walls and ceiling were beyond Shanlai's new sight, possibly by a large distance based on the curvature of the walls near them. Shanlai was wary. She remembered what happened...
A Fox in the Dark: Chapter 5
Chapter 5 Shanlai fought the urge to panic. She took deep breaths through her nostrils. The image of the tanner's dead cousin burned in her mind. A muttered prayer to Pelor left her lips, but she was no cleric; light was not forthcoming. "Don't...
The Path of the Bloody Spade: Part 1
So here's another little thing that's coming randomly out of my mind. Not sure I like the title, so consider it a working title and subject to change. Before we begin, many of you probably won't recognize the monologue in the beginning because it's in...
Finis
At first, it wasn't so bad. There wasn't really anything to hurt him. As a matter of fact, there didn't really be anything at all. He'd been warned of the heat and how it might singe his fur, but his fur didn't seem to be on fire. Actually, he couldn't...
Fireglow and Moonlight
It was a quiet night in Felglade. The moon was waxing towards full, dimly lighting the streets, and it was late enough that many people were finding their beds. The Catseye, the inn that served the small town, had only a few patrons left in the common...
The Path of the Bloody Spade: Part 2
Ok... I reserve the right to delete this chapter without notice. I'm not convinced I like it, but it's what I've got. A little longer than Part 1, so I hope that makes you happy, although it is still a little short. Anyways, without further ado, here's...
Au jour de l'an
I awoke, gasping, still partially held in the throes of my nightmare. I sat bolt upright in my small bed, trying to get a grip on reality. My eyes were drawn to the calender revealed in the moonlight. Two years to the day. It never gets any...
Choices of the Half-Elven: Part 2
Well, this took me longer than anticipated. I had about four pages done within two days after the first part, but then I fell of the wagon, it seems. I pulled it out again today though, added about a page more, and am now posting it here. Sorry for the...
A Letter to Elizabeth
Well, I went and done something stupid tonight. For those familiar with TvTropes, I spent a good deal of time there today. Along my random tabbing, I opened the page for Tear Jerker, and then, in my stupidity, read the whole dame page for Real Life....
A Fox in the Dark: Chapter 8
AN: Late night tonight, I almost forgot to post the chapter. Whoops. But here it is! Enjoy! * * * Chapter 8 Although the pain was gone, Shanlai was exhausted by her ordeal. At the end of her watch, she woke Yolanda without mentioning any of the...
A Healing Heart: Preview
OK, so I'm gonna shoot for an ending where Mike doesn't end up crying. I'm in a somewhat better mood now, and I wanna break the trend. Not to say that this story will be all double rainbows and high fives, but... wait, a double rainbow...