Pitch Episode 23: The Table
The best part about life was no one had the answers. Some people claimed they knew it all only because they hadn't been knocked down yet. Some people claimed they knew it all because they were never able to stand. The truth is, no one knew much of...
Pitch Episode 45: The End
I knew if I involved Velmer, he would more than likely kill my double. He was next door, but for the sake of avoiding casualties, I went in alone. Danger was in the wrong, but he was worth saving. When I got home, I burst through the front door with...
Pitch Episode 44: Two Steps
I had a tiny ray gun with a kickback too strong to use more than once, and at least three small mirrors. My magic resistant gloves were already on, but they were purely defensive. While Danger spoke, I concentrated on escaping. He had my parents,...
Pitch Episode 43: Clarity
Magic couldn't solve every problem. It wasn't a perfect thing, but it was a resource. I never wrote a locator spell myself, but I was on better terms with BJ. Her family was sure to have access to one or more spells capable of finding a lost person....
Pitch Episode 42: The Slip
I wasn't the smartest, and I was far from the most athletic. I didn't have skills or talents of any kind that I could see being useful. At least not in a practical sense. The ability to make freak accidents occur wasn't something I'd ever want to...
Pitch Episode 41: Latch
I woke up the next morning to my first hangover ever. I couldn't open my eyes for 10 minutes while I adjusted to the assault of sunlight. Sound knocked me around like a rag doll with nowhere to escape. I couldn't say how I made it home, but I could...
Pitch Episode 40: Tricks and Treats
Velmer's underground Halloween party reminded me of STR. There was loud music, cheap beer, and too many people. No one was fighting over places to sleep, and there weren't any burning statues, but there were similarities. "All I'm saying is, your...
Pitch Episode 39: Let's Talk
Halloween night. It was a special holiday. Humans usually dressed up to go trick or treating, but creatures often stayed home. No one wanted to celebrate a holiday where people dressed like them as a joke. Luckily for Daybreak, something was going on...
Pitch Episode 12: Boundaries
Dad was happy to see me find interest in something other than sleeping all day. I knew his views on magic hadn't changed. He still believed we could live without it, and I did too. But just because we could live without it didn't mean we had to. He...
Pitch Episode 11: Set Up
STR wasn't for everyone. The plan was simple, spend a couple of weeks listening to live bands, checking out a few attractions, and of course getting laid. Unfortunately, after a few days I realized how unlikely those goals were of being met. My ears...
Pitch Episode 10: In a Box
I wanted so badly to just cut the bull shit, and steal the reversal spell from Lady Beth. Working for her was anything but a delightful time. I'm sure my mother might have approved the idea of simply taking what I wanted, but my father's voice stayed...
Pitch Episode 9: Under wheel
When Wesson's cousin Russell arrived we were finally ready to leave town. There was only one problem. Standing outside in the driveway Wes and I were loading our bags into his cousin's car. As we started to get in ourselves I noticed that Russell's...