A Beast Set Loose
**A Beast Set Loose** --A day began as they always did. Pate woke with a start, sweating and glancing around the room, panicked by nightmares he could no longer remember. As the chocolate-brown kodiak bear's breathing slowed, he turned to the side...
Red Moon Rises
Winds always ran swiftest over the rocky moors. Smooth grey slabs and stones rose from the shallow dirt and short grass. Some stone carved into pillars and stairs from a civilization so ancient that none living remembered its name. Thus was the way of...
Sea Song (Clean)
The fresh salty air filled Bolívar's lungs as he rocked back and forth on the calm morning sea. With nothing better to do, he lay his hands over the sides of his board and soaked in the warm sunlight. With a bored sigh, he leaned his head back against...
The Clutch
Thunder crackled off in the distance, a brilliant arch of light wove across the sky before landing on a nearby mountain peak with a resounding bang. He looked up at the foreboding sky as dark tumultuous clouds stretched out into the horizon. As other...
Bump in the Night (Clean)
A dark curtain fell over the town. The moon and stars were enshrouded behind a murky wall of storm clouds. The darkness was so all encompassing that the dozens of inhabitants seemed to fear the very prospect of disturbing the choking umbra. Not a...
Potent Supplements
Loud knocking at the door roused Nat from a light sleep. As the haze of sleep faded, he recognized the sound and jumped to his feet. His glasses cluttered to the ground from the motion, forcing the boy to fumble for the eyewear and delay answering the...