Chapter 17-nonsense
Jason woke up hungry and thirsty. He rolled out of bed and plunged to the floor with a yowl of surprise. Scrambling to his feet, he looked at the bed in confusion: the mattress was higher above the floor than he was tall. If he stretched up on his...
Hunted-Ellie-perspective
Ellie was out enjoying a sunny Fall day. She'd crouched in a meadow and was enjoying some fresh grass in the shelter of the longer stems. Her ears swiveled toward a scuffing sound and her eyes lazily followed. They popped wide when...
Hunted-Ellie-alt
Jason stalked through the tall grass, listening, breathing the scents around him. His prey was nearby. Silently, he pushed forward, his stealthy movements barely rustling the grass. It could have been mistaken for a light breeze. His...
Star Tiger, Moon Girl, Chapter 3
Luna walked into her usual dining room and found everything changed. For years the room had been precisely the same; largely empty save for a small table with a single place setting. Now, however, the table had been replaced with a larger one and...
Chapter 2
There was a bright light in the clearing they had hiked to. It was rectangular, as if someone had opened a door to a brightly lit room in the night. It caused her to squint if she looked at it, but it illuminated the rest of the clearing enough for...
Inauguration Day in Devout America
The observance of Inauguration Day (sometimes referred to as the 'Day of America's Resurrection', or 'American Resurrection Day') as a national holiday began on January 20th, 1997, the day that the Revenant...
Thanksgiving in Devout America
Thanksgiving; one of the most traditional holidays in the history of the United States, especially going into the Devout American age. The...
Shadow Stalkers: Thymion Pt. 18
Jashen's office was ensconced in the far corner of the medibay and was just as cramped Trillian's, but the orc had a broad, wall-to-wall view screen covering the entirety of one wall. It was active and all it showed was a view obscured by one of the...
Shadow Stalkers: Thymion Pt. 14
The message had been simple a text sent via the Undervilde-built temporal ansible and the resulting enquiring of deep range scans from a Thymion ship on picket duty saw the battlecruiser coasting in the distance. There was no mistaking it; it was the...
Bishop
hello there! whoever you are, i hope you enjoy this story. it's my first, and i plan to make more. comments are highly appreeciated! * * * Part one The problem with stories like this is that you can never figure out the perfect theatrical way to...
Chapter 5
The first thing he noticed was that the arena seemed much larger when you were at the center of it, with everyone staring at you. The students in his group were all arranged in a large circle, with Lord Eternius already positioned in the center....
Chapter 3
The room James entered was absolutely incredible. Windows stretched from floor to ceiling, showing the bright blue sky and thick trees underneath, like a jungle. A large wooden desk sat ahead, giving the impression of an office, which, of course, it...