Kenapocomoco
On the banks of the Eel River, the 'Kenapocomoco,' the 'Snake Fish,' on a farm near some narrow, leaf-floored woods, a farm near wider, more open fields (of would-be corn and soybeans and alfalfa), Rhine and her husband lived. A few miles from her...
Faith and Truth: Chapter Three
"Faith and Truth" ~Chapter Three~ By Nar (2006) ~ ~ James sat quietly at his computer, his paws resting on the edge of his desk. It had been two weeks since he had taken his son's challenge, and, try as he might, he couldn't disprove more...
Write it Down
"You chasing the light?" "Mm?" He didn't look up. Sitting at the desk. Loose-leaf notebook papers strewn before him, marked with blue and purple ink. Marked with manic, mousey manifestations. "You're staring at that ... " She haphazardly...
Windswept
The world was weary and windswept. And white. But none of that could be seen. Not in this. Not in the absence of all earthly light. Assumpta padded over ice. Thin, thin ice ... holding her breath at each slight cracking sound. The sky...
Where the Marrow Should Be
"You don't like mating parties?" Field blinked. Turned ... and saw a pink-furred bat. Attractive. Bright-eyed. She'd snuck up on him. The champagne had obviously dulled his sensory reactions ... his ears, anyway. For his eyes were working ... and...
The Friendly City
"Isn't the air clearer out here?" Field asked, beaming brightly (as if mimicking the late-afternoon sun). "I mean, just ... bolder, you know? Just ... " "Better?" she supplied from the passenger seat. "Well ... yes," was his answer. "Yes." ...
Bluebirds Fall
The cat and mouse took a booth (the plush seats colored a brick-red). Near the back wall. Near one of the two televisions hanging from the ceiling (playing sports games on low-sound; the Pacers were playing Los Angeles, and Indiana was winning; Field...
Half Acre
"I met a mouse the other day." "Yeah?" "Well, I'd met him before, I guess, but ... those times, we never really talked," Akira said. Belly on bed. Wearing a pink tank-top shirt and some pajama bottoms. Her night attire. It was evening. She...
A New Life
_I am not sure how it had happened, but it did. I have a tail! My brother and I had gone on this trip to see a friend of his. He told me that this friend was a doctor, but what kind of Doctor he never said. All I remember, is going up to his house,...
ONE-PAGE CAMPAIGN (1)
#8 of savage worlds: ia'swaa savage worlds suggests a very serial method of storytelling, and i like how it lends itself to shorter, simpler games with more character development.
Ailee and Jolee [<1k words]
Ailee rolled over, her short little nose sticking out from underneath her onto the couch. The Corgi was fairly bored today, staring out the window and looking as the clouds passed by. A chilly day, but not too bad for a weekend. Of course, being a...
Nonna
My Nonna, our family's de facto matriarch, spends most of her days in her little kitchen. She's just old school like that. I've tried to get her to sit down more, and take it slower, but she blankly refuses. She'll let me help sometimes, but she'll...