Mercy 5: Let's Go
Motungo tried dozing after Hux told him to go home. When he didn't have to fly a delivery out to Firstfeather, he played the part of a horse. Usually pulling ore carts from one place to another, sometimes though they put his wings to work and let him...
Where The Wild Things Go
"Oof." Blake climbed over a large rock and breathed a sigh of relief. At the bottom of the hill was the outskirts of a small town where he could finally take a rest, or at least stock up on supplies. Brushing the white hair out of his eyes, he...
Chapter Two Going to the Park
CHAPTER TWO GOING TO THE PARK Darin woke up the next morning to find that he was still in the hospital. He shook his head, trying to wake his brain out of the dream he had last night. He sat there as his brain slowly came online and respond to...
Snapshots - The Show Must Go On
_Author's Note: The third of my 'Snapshots' series. Each of these shorts will consist of exactly 1000 words. If a picture is worth 1000 words, how much picture is 1000 words worth? This one was a challenge, as I wanted to work in a few tips of the...
Going Concerns (Chapter 8)
"I hate funeral homes." Annie trudged behind Gibson up the walk to Barash and Sons Mortuary. In the way of all its kind, the building imposed serenity through artifice. The tastefully understated one-story brick structure _almost_ looked like it could...
Going Concerns (Chapter 7)
"So you're saying _you're_ our original informant." They guided him inside, Annie only letting go of his arm once he'd been guided to the couch and forcibly sat down between them. The Rilima nodded, readjusting his shirt collar and glaring at Annie....
Going Concerns (Chapter 6)
Not having much of a green thumb, Annie had never been to a garden shop, but she imagined them as bright, sunlit spaces full of colorful flowers. Maybe in some room on the inside, the inventively named Charin Street Garden Supply House matched that...
Going Concerns (Chapter 5)
"They did a good job cleaning up." Scava had dropped into a crouch to examine the floor right after entering Annie's apartment, just three steps ahead of her. She managed not to trip over him, but made a point of walking around him with exaggerated...
Going Concerns (Chapter 4)
Annie couldn't remember when she'd managed to get to sleep. It was before sunrise, at least. Betteridge and Ayalin hadn't asked too many questions of her, and had asked even fewer questions that hadn't already been asked--and answered--with their...
Going Concerns (Chapter 10)
As the three walked in--Annie and Rowell both soaked, the fox bound and bedraggled--Captain Snow dropped the clipboard she held with a clatter. Annie felt a momentary burst of smugness at making the human genuinely surprised, even though she knew it...
Going Concerns (Chapter 9)
Sinvy had reached the hotel room before they did; as they walked down the hallway toward him, he had his own pocketwatch out. "There you are!" he exclaimed. "You're five minutes late!" "That's it?" Gibson sounded surprised. "We made better time than I...
When Dragons Go to War
_With Rising stinger and body sounded, All good dragons go to war. With honor and pride to defend their land, All good dragons go to war. Glowing eyes and vision unclouded, Dragons now must go to war. In names of rulers, and for their hand...