The New Apprentice #2
"Alright, Jon, we're attaching the support blocks. Just hold the bed frame steady." "Yes, sir..." Elric hammered firmly down against a sharp metal nail as the small Otter held a piece of wood in place along the underside of a large plank of wood....
A Farm Vacation #3
Three days. Three days is all that remained of their time on the farm, and Kentaro and Goro were almost sad to see it coming to an end. They had grown to respect the working man's job, and come to enjoy the fruits of their labours. Each task meant a...
A Farm Vacation #2
Kentaro heaved a long, tired sigh as he finally parked the slow tractor by the Barn, where it normally sat. He slipped from the seat and landed in the mud, his boots pressing firmly into the squelchy dirt and sinking a little from the pressure. The...
The New Apprentice
"A coin? Spare a coin?" Jon held out his hands to the peasants who wandered nearby, begging for any sort of currency they could offer. Most of them gave him a passing sneer as they went, and it left him feeling disheartened each time he went. Jon...
Mowing the Lawn
The sun beat down upon the grassy squares of each and every house's lawn. It was Summer, and it was warm, almost too warm. Leif wiped the sweat from his brow as he whimpered from exhaustion, leaning on the handle of the lawnmower in front of him. ...
Haunted Past, Hopeful Future
Dawn broke early over the quiet, sleeping town of Stonehall, but Sam has been awake for a considerable length of time already. In fact, he hadn't slept, tirelessly running around the house and tidying the various rooms. They needed to be spotless. They...
Lord Ignius's Guest
Ari drew in a long breath as he leant against the side of the window gap, overlooking the kingdom below. It was a sight to behold, to be sure: the bustling citizens wandered left and right, trading in livestock and other materials. He could hear their...
A Farm Vacation
In the crisp light of early morning, a sleek black Cadillac rolled down the winding road leading up to a farm in the distance. The metal body of the limousine was shiny, expertly polished, and a vehicle designed for luxury. It stood out, a sharp...
Last Resort: Chapter 2
It had been a week since Joey had started the hypnosis treatment, and he was was...irritable, to say the least. No matter how much he slept in early, or how much he'd thought he'd gotten a good night's sleep, he always woke up feeling tired. At first,...
Humiliation #4
Wolfy stirred in his sleep in the early morning light, groggily opening his eyes to find himself trundling along the back of a grey Land Rover. He rolled his head to the right and spotted his sister, still fast asleep, and his mother in the front,...
The Party Present
It was a cold winter evening in the residential suburbs of Toronto, but inside the cosy houses that lines the streets it was warm. The night had settled in without remorse, leaving the wind outside biting, and the sky above dark and foreboding. For...
Humiliation #3
In the dim morning light, a gunmetal grey Land Rover pulled up outside a block of terraced houses. Slimly built homes were crammed, one by one, into a small space, the faded brickwork and flimsy roofs evident of their age. The power was cut to the car,...