Gryphon Cooks Potatoes, Part 2 (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Midas stood coldly above the crackling skillet of formerly frozen hashbrowns and hot oil. The apartment was fairly close to silent, otherwise. She was alone with her thoughts as they seemed to keep looping back to the same conclusions. The same path...
Kobold in a field (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The kobold sat alone in a field, beneath a sky of clouds. The day's heat had finally broken, and cool rain beaded off her scales and seeped into the cloth of her jacket. Arms wrapped around her knees, the kobold buried her face into her knees. With...
Funeral on a Station (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The station chaplain leaned back from the altar, surveying the arrangement. The cactus from his office stood prominently in the middle, a loud reminder to keep to hope. The small figurine of Death, a hooded gryphon with face unseen, took the...
Mornings in the Dark (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Frank rolled over with a groan. The ceiling was a soft blue-ish glow, and he could faintly make out the shadows cast in moonlight on his far wall. The otter looked to the clock. One in the morning. He resumed staring into the featureless sea of dimly...
Abandoned Gas Station, Cold (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Feril, stepping out of his car into the cold Winter night, counted the luck he'd found. He'd just managed to coast his car to a stop at what appeared to be the rusted out remains of a gas station long since given up for dust. The husk of a building...
Vacancies for Overseers (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The sun was embracing the horizon as Stallman was shaking the dust out from his tattered feathers on his departure from the foundry. Once he was done coughing up the day's dust and breeze, he glanced up to the sight of deep blue begining to smother...
Don't use checks in Retail (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The old rabbit worried at his ear a bit, gazing up at the confusing mess of words, numbers, and subdued brown colors on the sign behind the counter. He still had time to sort this out, at least. The cashier and other customers didn't seem to be...
Paperwork and Curses (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The ferret stared with apathy mixed with a dash of impatience over her glasses, and sighed. "Sir, you'll need to complete that form before you can make a deposit." There were always customers, there had always been a process, and the two never seemed...
Sleeping without the Remote (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The dragon writhed against the cushions of the couch. He was warm. He was comfortable. He was warm and comfortable and someone wanted him to buy a garden hose. Even in his half awake fog of thought, the dragon didn't take long to remember that he...
Gryphon Cooks Potatoes, Part 1 (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Midas stood calmly above the softly crackling skillet of formerly frozen hashbrowns and hot oil. The apartment was fairly close to silent, otherwise. She was alone with her thoughts, and held solitude with her considerations. ~ "It's another turn of...
A Priest Meets a Different god (Untitled Otherwise)
~ Author's note, the chess game included is from the opening of David Janowski vs Lasker, played October 21st, 1909. The story uses the classical notation to lay emphasis on what I want to call out, the link below contains algebriac notation if you'd...
Ship's Travel (Otherwise Untitled)
~ With a yawn and some more scratching at his chin, Captain Kild flicked on the intercom microphone. His voice flooded the ship from the crisp crackle of copper cables. "Good morning, loyal crew of the Lopsided Tug, we are now on day fourty-three of...