Jack, Schuyler's Giant Killer
Jack, Schuyler's Giant Killer by Malcolm 'foozzzball' Cross (8000 words) "The sky is iron." Gaylord gravely set down his stick, staring at the rising sun with light-fearing eyes. "The heart of the world, the chains that bind the...
Wedding Mouse, 6 of 7
//:City of San Iadras, Downtown. "Is my tie straight?" someone asked, looking down. Troy paused a second, before reaching across and pulling it straight. "There you go Sydney." "Where'd I put my pin..." He fumbled through his pockets before finding it....
Wedding Mouse, 2 of 7
//: City of San Iadras, 'Furry' district. "But I can't figure out what that means," Dallas sighed, leaning over the car's control panel, chin on the backs of his hands while watching the traffic rush by. Troy hadn't been concentrating. He'd been...
Wedding Mouse, 1 of 7
I hope you enjoy my latest offering. It's a sequel to 'City Mouse', and also deals with Troy Salcedo and Jennifer Dixon. If you're here for the yiff, I suggest you skip ahead to parts four and seven, but mainly seven. Respectful feedback is, as...
Pillow Talk
A scene that's been rattling around in my head, which is a continuation of the 'City Mouse' story. I'm not sure I'll be able to fit it into a larger narrative, but I thought it worth putting up here. I'm not sure how much you'll get out of this if you...
A Correspondence of City Mice: York.
//: A Correspondence of City Mice: York. Dear Brothers, "You okay, kid?" York shook his head, looking up at the store owner. His tail stiffened vaguely, not sure if he was being accused of something or not. "Uhm." "You're that mouse kid, from the...
City Mouse: 4 of 7
//: City of San Iadras. Beach section five, semi-restricted admittance. The difference between outright panic and calm could be quite subtle, made up by the small things. In this case, the small things were a few cooked and prepackaged meals from a...
City Mouse: 3 of 7
//: City of San Iadras. 'Furry' district. The canyon was a twisted city planner's solution to problems with street space. A multi-tiered canyon had been carved almost a hundred feet into the ground under the streets of San Iadras. Up above, to a...
City Mouse: 1 of 7
Wherin we meet Troy Salcedo on one of his occasional stays in the city of his birth, or decanting, San Iadras. I feel this stands on its own, but it's very much a part of the larger 'Spirit of 67' universe, and so is included here. There isn't...
You Can Never Go Home
It was a long way home. Evran had thought that, thousands and thousands of miles away, back in Tajikistan, before things had hit the wall. Home was nearer for Evran now, though. San Iadras was a big city, but not as big as a country. It was a long walk...
Migratory Species
The phone rang, and Troy hated himself. He licked the back of his hand, trying to get the acid out of his mouth. Spat into the days old coffee cup on his desk and pulled the wet part of his nightshirt away from his body. He'd rinsed it clean of vomit...
As you know Bob, show don't tell: Srsly (7 shows, no tells!)
**As you know Bob, show don't tell: Srsly (7 shows, no tells!)** You will hear this time and time again and it is very important you understand this; show, don't tell. If you tell you are clearly... **7. Leaning on the narrator, the worst...