Werewolves and lovers
Sam strolled through the woods of whitefell, breathing in the fresh, cool air. The afternoon light lanced through the leafy branches of the birch trees, making dappled patterns on the soft, green grass underfoot. Birds warbled, hidden, in the...
Ferrets can’t rig. Badgers can’t pull
**Ferrets can't rig. Badgers can't pull.** Mephitis Royce struggled to see the report through the bangs falling over his eyes. He pawed his hair aside as he reviewed the weekly production status report. "Oh, the pain of being a hard working...
Paradise Lost Through Innovation
Could you imagine a dark stormy night, Sparks flying in windows of a workshop Mechanics hard at work, obscured by light. They work for science, they work for pursuit. Neither fame nor fortune, in minds, at top. They work for progression, so the...
Something Old, Something New
Now that I had a partner, such as he was, I needed to keep him occupied during down time. I chose him largely because he was good with his hands. I had old equipment sitting around, and while I didn't think he could necessarily handle...
The Casebook of Dr. Exeter, Chapter Three
**III - THE FOOL** I am certain that you understand the dilemma I was in. Not only had I acquired a book of such exquisite rarity that its mere existence was widely considered hypothetical - an illusionary work thought up by dreamers and fantasts,...
*Rewrite* The Extraordinary Casebook of Dr. Exeter; Chapters 1 and 2
**I: DEATH** _Aberdeenshire, Scotland, November 23, 1888_ Let us begin with the fact that I was dying. Not by a natural death from old age or heart failure or cirrhosis of the liver, but from strychnine poisoning, which is a very unpleasant way to...
Battle Master (Ch 1 Teaser)
Battle Master Ch 1 (Teaser) copyright 2014 comidacomida Baedyn sat with his eyes closed, back to the cold stone wall of his cell as his fur puffed up against the late fall chill. Although the exact passage of time was meaningless in the tower prison...
Splintered Light - Prologue, Pt 1
Splintered light takes place in the high renaissance age of a steam punk world and focuses on the adventurers of a sea going vessel by christened "the wave rider".
The Lead Crown, Chapter 3-6: Noriene
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 3-6, Noriene The Strangled Cockerel wouldn't have been Noriene's first choice for a meeting place but, then again, that's why it was so perfect. She pushed her way through the hinged doors and pulled her cowl closer...
The Lead Crown: Ch 4a, It's Pronounced Cameo (Pt 1)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 4-1, It's Pronounced Cameo The journey from the Yew Tribe's village to the Stone Tribe's land was not a long one, but traveling the open fields from the edge of the forest to the enormous, walled collection of homes...
The Lead Crown: Ch 5a, What's In a Name? (Pt 2)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 5-2, What's In a Name? The whirring, clanking, clicking mechanisms of Earth Scholars and the steam-driven devices of the Air Scholars had never been any real interest to Theo but, as he followed mutely after the...
The Lead Crown: Ch 4d, En Passant (Pt 4)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 4-4, En Passant Never before had Umbrto felt any reason to question the Church but, as he stood against his brethren, he had to wonder how right it was for so many armed men to be calling for the death of a...