Costume Antics
Shel wobbled in place, feeling hot and stuffy. The chubby Irish Setter's fur was drooping with sweat. "Andy," he groaned, "can we pull apart a sec? It's hard to breathe in this thing." ...
Facing Demons 2: Hard Bargain
Toby Halstead stared apprehensively at the dozens of artfully arranged books before him. Each one was encased in a small glass box, looked about a thousand years old, and had price tags...
Facing Demons
Toby Halstead hesitantly slid the trio of heavy books onto the counter at the front desk of the library. The gangly bat pup was so small as to almost be the same height as the...
Dane and Noriko: Hangover Cures
_You are really dumb,_ Dane thought to himself as he hammered on the door. _She's gonna kill you. Or worse, fire you._ The door remained closed, and Dane narrowed his eyes at it, as if...
Dane: Did Wrong
Dane absently wiped the wine glass in his hand with a rag that was mostly clean, staring at the nearly empty bar. The place died down a lot after about 8 pm; the dinner-and-drinks crowd...
Facing Demons 4: Just Rewards
Toby Halstead glanced across his cereal bowl to see his father giving him an appraising glance. Toby blushed under Ed Halstead's bespectacled gaze. His dad had been giving him odd looks...
Darian and Noriko: Hired Help
Darian twisted the silver stud in their ear, a nervous habit they'd picked up in the last couple months since starting to wear them. They were feeling very gender-bent today, thus...
Dane, Bertie, and Daria: Three's Company
Dane wasn't sure how he felt about the new atmosphere at the Feral Barrel Bar. Things with Noriko were awkward, but a fun awkward. New lovers feeling the sweet tension of flirtatious...
Rabbit Heart Pt. 3 - Ch. 11
Chapter 11 Thedaysleading up to hitting the _Twilight Promise_ were terrifying. Geist gaveme back my bosun title; I don't think she much trusted Itsuo anymore, and I guess I proved myself with the...
Rabbit Heart Pt. 3 - Ch. 10
Chapter 10 "Okay," Nola said, arms crossed. My metal arm lay across the desk behind her, plates removed so she could get at its guts and fix what I'd doubtless jarred loose throwing it against the wall...
Rabbit Heart Pt. 3 - Ch. 8
Chapter 8 True to her word, I spent the night in the bilges. She didn't bother tying me up--she knew she had me. I huddled against the slime-slicked wall of the bilges, cowering on the narrow steps just...
Rabbit Heart Pt. 3 - Ch. 9
Chapter 9 I didn't die, of course. As the darkness of the ocean waves rushed up to meet me, the ship tilted drunkenly back toward port, and a powerful hand wrapped around my wrist and halted my descent. I...