Soft Hardware
The screen lit up for a moment longer than it probably should. Deon didn't even have his fingers near the keyboard, the mouse unplugged. For a moment as the world was inky blackness and that stunning flash, he almost thought it had finally taken over...
Maid to Order
"Hello? Anybody? I mean, love your castle, I really do." Deon was shuffling around on wine purple carpeting with nothing but a pair of flip flops stained in a little green from fresh cut grass. His shorts and simple T-shirt spoke of one of his...
Life on Paws
Sima's eyes glanced over the note a third or fourth time. Seriously? Was this the kind of thing that her friends were sending her nowadays? Sima sighed and ruffled her hair as she clicked a few times around the screen. No cookies, no pop ups, no...
Change Afoot
Mira didn't hear the call the first time. It wasn't that she was particularly avoiding her phone, but she was snapping a few selfies and writing notes about the beach today, she was sure she'd get a few compliments about how the light shined in her...
Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth
"Felix are you kidding?" As his boot came down on the shovel blade, Oscar shook his head. The stall smelled enough of horse dung to more than earn their not-quite-minimum wage. In Felix's hand was a vial of horse semen. It was labeled 'Pecker...
Horse Pills
Naomi stared at at herself for the longest time, panting as she tried to contain herself. The cure pill was sitting on the counter, in it's little red bottle and it's packaging still neatly wrapped. The wrapping for the 'active' pill, on the other...
Time Together
Time Together By Zatie Luna Vulpe It took a few minutes for Brian to blink away the sleep fogging his vision. He stretched and for just a second and took the time to be thankful. Thankfully that he could move and ache and feel his joints make their...
Time To Yourself
The more Brian stared at the clock the slower time seemed to move. She was a little late, but that was no big deal right? Of course not, none at all, everything was fine. Brian made a show of checking the luggage and asking his mom if she knew where...
Bearing Fruit
Bearing Fruit by Zatie Luna Vulpe The scrawny little human yawned as he sat up, stretching gently. His eyes found the clock automatically. Seven AM, he'd have an hour to get ready and an hour's drive before some woman will have misconstrued that...
Found
Found By Alexandria Zeta Aubis I have to run. They're running behind me. They have dark jackets and guns, but they look hungry. I'm not a runner. I can't keep this up. The yellow street lamps turn the streets into hazard stripes. There's a dumpster...
Closer to Home
Closer to Home By Zatarra L. Vulpe Running is almost always good. If one runs enough, one can notice changes: Making it just a little further next time, panting a little less like a dog every hundred or so steps. There's an exception to...
Infinite Carnival
Infinite Carnival By Zatarra L. Vulpe The park sign was hidden in leaves and bark, the asphalt free of any yellow stains or tires. The hills were covered in long stretches of green for miles around, with any taming influences winding off like old,...