Love of the Dragon Ch. 08
The remaining planning for the market day went smoothly, but both my aunt and father seemed more apprehensive about the whole thing. Marie told me of rumors of people being beaten, but claimed it was nothing new. She thought that the scandal lied in...
Love of the Dragon Ch. 07
I spent the rest of the evening in a wonderful daydream. Even Aunt Ethel complimented my mood. The bitter taste of reality seeped back in the next morning. I went down for breakfast as usual. Aunt Ethel was absent and when I took my seat, Stewart...
Milktec Industries Presents: Lookout Pointe
"Good evening friends and lovers, it's your old pal Frank, with you once again on All Hallows' Eve. I hope you're keeping warm out there and, more importantly, safe from all the ghouls and ghosts. Why on my way to the studio tonight, I passed a witch...
Love of the Dragon Ch. 06
My body happily accepted the sheets of my soft bed. I fell asleep despite the restless tingling in my legs and the dull ache in my shoulders. My dreams were fitful and unpleasant. The hundreds of new people I had met in the past few days rushed past me...
Love of the Dragon Ch. 05
The next day flew past in a blur. My father wished me happy birthday and we had a private breakfast where we talked about all the previous birthdays. He didn't linger long as he had much to accomplish before the evening. I went down with Marie and met...
HSA-871: The Wolf Statue of Accalia
The diner looked as if it had been somehow exempt from the progression of time. Wilson noticed a greasy film on everything he touched. While not desirable, he did not find it intolerable. The diner had a certain charm. Around him, several locals...
Milktec Industries Presents: Fertility Clinic
Victories are won in the trenches! Victories are won in the strategy room! Victories are won in the factory! Victories are won in the...bedroom! That's right. It is the duty of every citizen to grow our wonderful society one little soldier at a time!...
Love of the Dragon Ch. 04
The excitement of the accident left the staff in a bit of tizzy as dinner was prepared. I returned to my room with Marie and started to dress for the evening. As the sun set, the commotion outside died down, but a new wave of tittering began as guests...
Love of the Dragon Ch. 03
Huge, wrought iron gates blocked the road to Annandale. Looking out of our carriage, I could see our family crest in the twisted metal. On either side of the gates, a low brick wall stretched off into the distance. As our horses approached, a man...
The Island of Dr. Mooreau
Three days had passed since the storm. Carrie thought she might still be in shock. Her boyfriend, Martin, had barely gotten them out alive. She could still hear the snapping timbers and shattering planks at the small ship shattering in the roiling sea....
The Seige of Barignon
The walls shook as another barrage crashed against the stone. Valen felt dust rain on him from the ceiling of the keep. Otherwise, the storeroom was quiet. The heavy slabs of rock around him all but silenced the din outside. He dabbed the rag in oil...
The Minotaur's Curse
In Grimwood, tribute was as much a part of life as birth and death. Mothers willing gave up their sons. Husbands bid farewell to their brides. Their names were remembered and honored at a meager feast each year, but once they went beyond the wall we...