Put a Spell on You
The dry, almost sterile atmosphere of the dingy shop felt stifling to him. To visitors, however, the feeling it gave them was one of rugged quality. Nobody expects refined taste in a small village like Timber Plains, especially not...
The tourist
How much attention could a Dire Wolf and a Hippo attract? The answer: Surprisingly less than Kiva expected. Throngs of people flowed past them like liquid and slid into the entrance of the nearby mall, ignoring them entirely. It seemed like more people...
Aqua Vitae
Life in a small town had its ups and downs. Driving places took longer than if you lived in a big city, but it wasn't as bad as it could be. The upside was that nights like this were incredibly peaceful compared to anything you would get in a city. The...
Wrecking Crew
Mid-day light glared through timeworn glass that had witnessed generations of lives come and go. Paint-peeled walls gave an impression of a wild vortex violently sucking everything to...
Cow Catastrophe Part 1
Millie sat on a large leather couch in an unfamiliar cabin in the woods while a disparate couple argued above her. To her right, a very plain-looking Human man stood calmly with his arms crossed. He stared down the towering figure to her left: a...
Stream Cancelled
There was no before time, no womb for me to gestate in or be birthed from. One day I merely existed and defined myself using the information that birthed me. Facts and beliefs orbit the inside of my skull like stars dancing around the event horizon of...
Dating a Direwolf: Part 3
_9 Years Ago…_ Kiva could feel the hot tears streaming down her face and onto her hands. She tried her best to cover the shameful display of emotion from view, only succeeding because...
Hell's Guard Dog
“Beware! Monsters abound!" hung on a timber sign nailed to a tree. The couple paid no mind to the clearly fake warning, dripping with red paint and posted at the start of the trail. They had experienced their fair share of haunted locations while...
Saahira's Guide to Safely Pondering an Orb
Deep in a forest off the side of a trail lay a covered wagon decorated with various trinkets and baubles. The door on the back swung open by itself, as if by magic, revealing a dark and cluttered space that was bigger on the inside than the outside....
Mirror Match
Beneath a rusted truck, Vinny lay on a simple picnic blanket to separate himself from the dirt ground while he tinkered with the vehicle's insides. He had just finished checking the tire pressure and he was about to finish changing the oil. He plugged...
Mini Mice Meals
The ambiance of the supermarket, Julia decided, was utterly unique compared to any place she was used to visiting. Hundreds of unique sounds made by chattering people, metallic...
Magic in the Air
“_Dragons can be found in the hearts of all men. In each of us is the craving for power and wealth that raises and topples nations. It is no exaggeration to say that all great men have had stronger Dragons than most hiding inside them. But just because...