Decrypting a Fox: Part 3
They stopped outside the alley where Richard had met the wolf. The wolf got out, and Richard followed, not taking another glance at the badger and the rabbit pulling away. "Well?" Richard asked as the wolf began walking. "Well what?" The wolf paused...
A Fox in the Dark: Chapter 6
Chapter 6 When Sonya woke them up, Shanlai experienced the momentary confusion of thinking her eyes wouldn't open once more. Grimly, she sat up and gingerly touched her arm. The bandages weren't wet, but they would probably be on a while yet. They...
Welcome to Ipweld
Ipweld was an ancient city. The Lavi River met the sea at a natural harbour, and a trade town had grown around it centuries ago. Its name back then was remembered only by scholars. Since it was taken by the Ernan Empire, it had been called Ipweld, and...
A Fox in the Dark: Chapter 7
CONTENT WARNING: The following chapter includes some body horror and the Eye Scream trope. * * * Chapter 7 Shanlai whirled at the strange voice that seemed to come from behind her, leveling her rapier toward the sound. The voice was unlike any she...
Fantasy Story Preview
AN: So, I feel bad for not posting anything lately. My time has been taken up, as I explained in my most recent journal. So I decided to post this excerpt of a project I'm working on. It's still very early stages, so God only knows how much, if any, of...
The End of a Life: Smoking Kills
So... no idea what I'm writing here yet. This is going to be a freewrite. Let's take an adventure together and see where it leads. ---- Everything seemed to go quiet. The two men were staring at each other. A yellow flower blossomed near one man's...
Starfinder Story Preview
Rose was not happy. First, she didn't get paid for her last job. Second, someone spilled their drink all over her that morning. And third, concrete dust was getting all over her clothes as people with laser rifles tried to kill her. "When you said you...
Unlocking Doors pt 1
The dog--a black dog, an average height, brown-eyed dog--stood in the middle of the room--a large room, circular--, backed into a corner. In the midst of the crowd, he stood by himself, alone. He exchanged pleasantries, hellos, greetings with the...
Moonlit in Fog
The world is different now. I rest a hand against a wall, staring at it as if I could see through it. Well, I guess I could. I look the same, but everything else seems insubstantial, ephemeral. It takes a conscious effort to feel the wall and push...
Weary Wolf
Jack was tired. Not just at that particular moment, not for any one specific cause. It was perpetual. Constant. There was never enough time. Not enough time to do the housecleaning he wanted to do, not enough time to engage in hobbies or projects, and...
Ethan's Good Day
I know I said in that journal that my longer story should be up by now, but my beta reader got back to me recently and I'm trying to consider how to best implement their advice still. In the meantime, have this much shorter thing I wrote on a whim...
The Aurora: Introductions
"Did I ever tell you about the time I destroyed a _Vector_-class cruiser?" Victoria sighed to hear Dylan's drawl. "Yes, I believe you have. Maybe two hundred times." "It was in the Massani cluster." Victoria sighed again. Dylan was neither hard of...