Bubble Entendre Part Three (M)

The second day of training went much the same as the first, save that we both seemed to be conserving energy. I kept in good enough shape that only the now-faint bruises gave me any discomfort. Sliding on the ground was kept to a minimum for that...

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Bubble Entendre Part Three (F)

The second day of training went much the same as the first, save that we both seemed to be conserving energy. I kept in good enough shape that only the now-faint bruises gave me any discomfort. Sliding on the ground was kept to a minimum for that...

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Bubble Entendre Part Two (M)

Over an hour later, I was thankful for the heavier armor. Falling on my rear hurt my pride worse than my body--though, it had happened enough times now that I was starting to feel the ache. The trails of bubblefoam soaked into the ground after a few...

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Bubble Entendre Part Two (F)

Over an hour later, I was thankful for the heavier armor. Falling on my rear hurt my pride worse than my body--though, it had happened enough times now that I was starting to feel the ache. The trails of bubblefoam soaked into the ground after a few...

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Bubble Entendre Part One (F)

I'd never met a talking monster before. Sure, I'd_heard_ about the Gift of Speech. It was a source of endless gossip and study. "A talking monster! How much could we learn?" Not a week went by without someone bringing it up. But actually meeting one?...

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Bubble Entendre Part One (M)

I'd never met a talking monster before. Sure, I'd_heard_ about the Gift of Speech. It was a source of endless gossip and study. "A talking monster! How much could we learn?" Not a week went by without someone bringing it up. But actually meeting one?...

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Reflections

The feedback on Salazzle Dazzle has been stellar thus far, and... honestly, it's restored a lot of my faith in my own writing. Depression is an insidious curse; among other things, having done its damnedest to convince me my writing was amateurish...

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Visit from the Night Mare

The stables were quiet, which was hardly unusual for a Saturday evening. Marshall loved the work, but he was tired enough to prefer the calm. The handful of boarders wouldn't be there for anything short of an emergency, and the two stable hands were...

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Scaled Up

Hours passed as I threaded my way through the verdant underbrush, and the short, low swings of my machete made the going easier. A few green stains marred the white fur on my front and darkened patches of the rust-colored fur almost everywhere else....

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Anchored

I secured the last of my scuba gear as the boat idled past the line of buoys marking the outer border of merfolk territory. It was technically just a no-wake zone, but they weren't fond of the noise or the danger of getting caught by a propeller. I'd...

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Feathers with Benefits, Part Two

Frontier. It was one of the most remote outposts humanity maintained, with some number of soldiers, explorers, and scouts. Even with the weekly delivery, I'd never really seen the entire post, or found the opportunity to look around. It was like the...

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Feathers with Benefits, Part One

I lifted the saddle onto my flight partner's back. "I'm not joking," I said. "They want another trip out of us." Riane growled as she shifted her wings to help settle the seating over her sunset-red feathers. "You are certain they have a replacement,...

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