The Politics of Predators: A Praetorian Side Story
The bright overhead lights of the studio hall illuminated the platform, three podiums arrayed equidistant around the circular arena stood as the only frames of reference in an otherwise white simulation projection chamber. The door to the room opened,...
I Just Want to Play a Video Game
Here we are. My first foray into the fandom. Brought to you by the Telegram group Writing Corner, which provides a weekly prompt challenge of a 1000 word cap. The invitation is...
Clinical Retribution
"Everyone ready?" The masked, cloaked and well-armed figures around him, himself included, all gave a silent thumbs-up to their squad leader. "Then we go." The bear pushed open the doors of the van they were in, he and his comrades...
A Casual Conversation
The blaze of flame burned bright in the heavens above and cast its gruelling light across the suburban neighborhood. The leaves of various shrubs, trees, and grass were emerald fed by several days of rain. Humid air trapped between the crevice of a...
Bard of fortune
"In a dark barking street, around filthy houses as can be, there he was, a rat at a simple see. Not a hero, how he could be? with a bunch of knives for killing and steal, without more grace than a thug and lesser empathy than a mop, he'll jump for your...
Fragile Paper
Friendships, or at the very least partnerships, can be such a fragile thing. Regardless of the black-and-grey-and-white world shared between private investigators, lawyers and the enforcers of the law, my...
Financial Gaslight
"That's when I knew I couldn't take it anymore...I needed to find someone like you, to get the evidence I need to prove I'm not...I-I'm not crazy. Or jealous. Or terrible with memory or my spending." My newest client sat across from my desk hunched...
Winners and Losers
"Had a bad day, Zack?" Daniel stared at me from the couch as if I'd fought a war. In some twisted way, I did. It involved opposing sides, a bit of physical altercations, battle scars, some blood being spilled, and wounds on both sides of the conflict....
Plenty of Time
Disclaimer: This story contains themes of homosexuality as well as explicit descriptions of sexual acts between males. If any of that offends you, I suggest you not read any further. ~~~~~~ Plenty of Time "Andrew, let me borrow your phone until we...
The Monster Within
## > The Monster Within > > > By Evan Drake Randal whistled as he drove down the road. The whistling helped take his mind off the trees flanking the dirt road. Nature was beautiful, but he preferred to admire it from a distance. Even looking...
At The Wall
## > At the Wall > > > By Evan Drake > > > © 2020, Evan Drake, All Rights Reserved A blood-red sun sat high in cloudless sky, its rays beaming unblocked on the world like an unblinking eye. The winds were still as if the whole world held its...
Damned to Do
Damned to Do Copyright © 2021 by Jenni Gisselbrecht Hyaenidae Productions® All Rights Reserved. I don't know why I fuckin bother, To try with you to get along, Seems the more all that I try, The more I cry from doing wrong, You still don't see...