The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 5
Chapter 5: In the Lair of Slumbering Shadow Vacka, the Hand of the Dark, waited in a small stone hut. It was built into the side of a cliff and had only a narrow path running up to it. The climb was strenuous, and any beast who approached would have...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 4
Chapter 4: Gathering Together The years passed quickly. Besegrare was busy restoring Gryning and he kept his court open always, fording questions from travelers and denizens of the North. They approached him with a multitude of problems. "Money,"...
Culling the Fold
Culling the Fold And God looked down upon the face of the world which they had created so long ago. In their absence it had changed, and yea, it displeased them greatly. No longer were the people kind or hopeful or honorable. God touched theirself...
Then It Was Time For Toronto to Drown in the Sweet Sorrow
Then it Was Time For Toronto to Drown in the Sweet Sorrow There's a prevailing theory of human consciousness, simple enough for anyone to understand, which reads as follows: "What the fuck is going on?" Well, now -- that's the question,...
I Cannot Read Because of the Cat
I cannot read because of the cat. I'm telling you, it's just out of hand. She's not even my cat and that makes it all the worse. I can't set her outside, or scold her and lock her away. So whatever the cat decides to do is what the cat is going to do,...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Kvalsdimm The King and his forces travelled on foot. Besegrare said it was unlikely their foe had taken to the sea, so they should patrol the roads on the way down Inthil. He dared not tell anyone about his dreams, about the forces he'd...
The Wolves of Gryning: A Vixen's Tale Pt. II
Interlude A Vixen's Tale - Continued Jula leaned back and lit another cigarette. She drew the smoke deep and held it, held it so long that it came out clear, near-invisible. Her ears twitched and she crossed her legs. "You were right. This is an...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 12
Chapter 12: The Ballad of Siljna Now understand when I tell you that the land as we know it has existed far longer than even the wolves. It has seen the forming of dark seas, and the thrust upward of land. And with land came bright spring green. It...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 11
Chapter 11: Back to Shadow King Besegrare had given up, his frustration great and his sense of loss greater. He and his wolves were well on their way home. When Vacka heard the news, he felt that he should be overjoyed. That wolf's meddling soldiers...
Central Space: Part 1
KAGEMUSHA Of course it would be the zipper. It was always the zipper, getting stuck on the way up. Kellan didn't risk many people seeing her like this, half dressed, breasts still hanging out, but if she couldn't get the zipper back up soon it would...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 10
Chapter 10: The Shadow Comes For Irda In all of their travels, the only sign they'd found of the enemy was the time Nashil had suffered her episode. Tanda insisted that the Foxwoods had been crawling with the dead. He emphasized this turn of phrase,...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 9
Chapter 9: A Cruel Trick That Nashil loved her, Valdigt knew. It had been apparent from almost the first moment they met, and though that had been only a few weeks ago, the days they'd spent together were joyous. Passion came swiftly - so swiftly they...