Heavy Heavy Hippo
If there was one thought that kept Henry Kamau going in life, it was this: family above all else. It got him through a lot of tough times. It had gotten him, his mother, and his sister through their father's abrupt departure from their lives, and...
If I'd Known I'd Be Reborn As The Hero Of This Game, I Wouldn't Have Sunk 200 Hours Into Getting Every Girl Pregnant!!
People use the phrase "retreating into a fantasy world" like it's a bad thing. But let us consider the real actual non-fantasy world for a moment, shall we? When your super serious non fantasy life consisted of barely surviving high school, barely...
Bee Yourself
Waystation X7-352-Gacrux was not special. It was interchangeable with any number of other galactic waystations. It being an X7 waystation meant that it was the largest type of waystation, containing not just the usual assortment of refueling depots,...
The Dragon's New Nest
A figure, dressed in a lightweight traveler's cloak and carrying a laden satchel, walked through the misty moorland alone. She was perhaps four feet tall, with chestnut-brown skin and frizzy hair. And as she walked, she thought to herself, 'This is...
Zac Silverhide and the Midnight Manhandler
The night was cool and rainy, cloudy and overcast. She was in her element. That should have slowed her pursuer down. But there was no such hope. In the distance, she could hear the tapping of hooves on wet pavement. He was relentless! Cradling her...
The Wolf in the Web
Conrad cowered behind a collapsed tree and groaned, cursing his rotten luck. It was supposed to have been a routine scouting trek. Those bastard elves had been encroaching on the pack's territory again, trying to siphon the land's essence to power...
Floral Space Demon Rodeo
Officially, it was known as Waystation X5-161-Betelgeuse. But the only people who called it that were accountants. Colloquially, it was known as the Bucket, owing to the large solar panels on the top that gave it a rather distinctive shape. It was one...
Nitemare Bathhouse - Setsuko
It had been a little over a month since Airi had first found herself employed by Nitemare Bathhouse. And in that time, she kept meaning to ask somebody about the spelling, but somehow, it always slipped her mind. But aside from that, it had been going...
The Closest Encounter
Julie was on the verge of having an interesting evening, she just knew it. The evening had started in an average enough way, going clubbing with some of her gal pals, but after an hour or so, Alise started feeling ill (something about some...
Better Expansion Through Science
One took what work one could find in this job market. It didn't need to be glamorous as long as it insured that one need not subsist on instant ramen. And so Lucien was currently extremely satisfied with his current job, which was... janitor for...
Nitemare Bathhouse: Juli
Airi had remembered thinking the previous morning that she was finally starting to get used to the bathhouse and its unusual residents. She thought she was falling into a routine, of sorts. She thought that she was on top of any challenges that were...
Nitemare Bathhouse: Yuki
Airi woke up in an unfamiliar bed. It took her a moment to remember that this bed was in her new apartment, one of the staff dormotories at the Nitemare Bathhouse. She pulled the blanket down enough to uncover her eyes and sized the room up. It...