Doctor Who: Before the Beginning or Giants of Eternity
Amidst fire and the penumbrae of electrical discharges, chaos flooded the TARDIS. The wheeze and grind of the engines--normally a calming familiarity--strained and gasped with fractured groans. Above the controls, the time rotor shuddered as the TARDIS...
Vengeance On A Sliding Scale
This story was written as an original work initiated on October 10th, 2019. The first draft was completed on October 14th, 2019 (7,659 words). The second draft was completed on October 30th, 2019 (6,954 words). The world-setting (containing...
a to z - Passersby
_The "a to z" world-setting (containing Otawatapolis, Hammerson's Jewelers, Settlesburg, Copperstone Hill, the Copperstone Hotel, Silver Heights Memorial Cemetery, All-Night Charlie's, and other landmarks within this story's context) as well as...
Final Migration [Iron Pen Winner, Furry Migration, 2015]
_This story was the winning submission in Furry Migration 2015's "Iron Pen" competition. The rules were to create the story in under 24-hours using the "ingredients" of a Minnesota-native animal species, a "migration" of some sort, and a secret...
Nightlights
_This story is an original work created for the 2013 Hallowe'en season. The setting, situations, and characters (in this context) are owned by the author. This work ("Nightlights") has been distributed and is available for use under a Creative Commons...
Skylands: Hypoxia and Edema
_This story was written as an introduction to my Skylands tabletop RPG setting. The world of Talvali (containing the thaylene, the Twin Ruins, this particular interpretation of Saint Paul, Minnesota, and other landmarks unique to this story's context),...
Skylands: Large Living
**Skylands: Large Living** by David J Rust Macaferty Jahn didn't understand newcomers and hated their slang. He knew it probably wasn't the universal but they all seemed so ...insulting. They were as bad as the terrmorah and trolls even if the...
Ant-Coon (Furvengers: Assemble!)
_This is a tale of a parallel world. It was written as a gift for a friend of mine on FurAffinity and combines two of my favorite things: super-heroes and alternate realities. The main character, Quinn, is owned by his creator. Any other similarity to...
Ironwolf (Furvengers: Assemble!)
_This is a tale of a parallel world. It was written as a gift for a friend of mine on FurAffinity and combines two of my favorite things: super-heroes and alternate realities. The main character, Geemo, is owned by his creator, and is used here by...
Volcanic
This story was written as a submission for MEGAmorphics. The world-setting (containing Sansbury, Kettle Mountain, and other landmarks within this story's context), and the characters of Saolo, Tinda, Ketaki, and Unta Baraña are owned by Sylvan Scott....
Skylands: the Scorpion Spear, Part Two - “Talvali”, Chapter Twelve: Fragments and Perspectives
ORIGINAL DRAFT - PRE-EDITING This story was written as part of the 2016 National Novel Writing Month. It was written without edits between 12:01am, November 1st and 11:59pm, November 30th. This story was written by David J Rust, aka Sylvan...
Skylands: the Scorpion Spear, Part One - “Saeldrin”, Chapter Nine: Barriers And Beyond
ORIGINAL DRAFT - PRE-EDITING This story was written as part of the 2016 National Novel Writing Month. It was written without edits between 12:01am, November 1st and 11:59pm, November 30th. This story was written by David J Rust, aka Sylvan...