Teaching Loyalty - Part 1
Teaching Loyalty Tony and Janet, a married couple of two years now, had always been an odd pairing in the eyes of their friends and family. Janet was a responsible, hardworking and productive member of society while Tony on the other hand, was...
Love Potion: The Mistake (CYOA)
Dust billowed through the streets of Jefferson in thirty-foot clouds that dimmed the sun even though there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Cars sat silently in front of old buildings with false facades down mainstreet, and whether the dirt covering them was...
Beneath the Soil
You turn the old, hand drawn map to the side, checking every angle and comparing each landmark that you've followed. A round boulder juts from the ground right at a bend in the stream, just where like the drawing points to. As worn and as weathered as...
The Thief's Reward
"Where I come from," the man began, walking in circles around the petrified youth, "it is considered rude to barge into another person's house, and it is considered even ruder to steal from them. Why did you do this? What do you have to say for...
Wandering Monster
Nethik took in a deep breath and exhaled, watching as the frosty gust hit spring air and condensed. It was a good day, warm for her tastes but not unpleasant with an overcast to keep the worst of the sun at bay. Far beyond the usual territory of her...
Chapter 5 - A Familiar Face
"GAH! It...It's you!" Said the dragon, startled. The coyote hopped down from the building, smiling wide. He seemed a little less lithe than last time. He was dressed in a black cloak with his hood down; spaced aside to reveal his front. A leather...
The Beginning (The New Change Part 1)
"See you after school, James!" A man in his late thirties shouted from his home. A 15 year old brown haired boy was running to a school bus, waving back at the man as he got on. A woman stood next to the man, smiling at the boy. Everything seemed...
First Afternoon
The bathroom steams, clouds of billowing heat rising from behind the plastic curtain. Behind that, too, an orange-streaked blur stands, moving sluggishly in the high-pressure spray of heated water. Mixed with the steam is the heavy scent of musk...
From King to Queen
From King to Queen Cam swaggered down the hall of his high school like he owned it. In a sense as the school's quarterback, and water polo team captain he did. The big broad shouldered Tiger was the de facto king. He was also...
The beginning of the end
Within the darkest pits of hell, at the furthest corners of the sixth circle of hell stood a figure unlike any other, it's crested, eyeless head stood on top of slim shoulders, but to the shoulders no arms were attached, no they hung there, floating in...
Static Fuzz
"Damn it to puss gutted hell!" Professor Mike's outburst faded over the much louder screeching of his SUV's tires. Fresh coffee quickly seeped through the protective material of his jeans, creating a wonderful burning sensation on his thighs. Despite...
Hostile Takeover - Initial Offer
"Cyprus, get your scaly ass in here right now!" The dragon heard as he sat in the rather posh waiting room. He gulped slightly and looked at the vixen secretary, who only shook her head and pointed him to go in. Then, as he mustered as much courage as...