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...
Pitch Episode 7: Not Gay
My mother's spell let me split myself in two. Both halves were perfect copies of myself because both were me. Using the spell, I was able to go with Wes to STR while also being with BJ at the internship. As long as nothing happened to either of my...
Pitch Episode 6: Leading Ladies
My mother knew what she was doing. I didn't want to consider her help, but she left an answer to my problems laying on the kitchen counter. I couldn't ignore it. I had two choices. Owe my mother for using magic she provided, or having to decide...
Pitch Episode 5: Clover
When I was younger it was my dad who made the decision to cut ties and move away from my mother. Knowing this to be true, you wouldn't expect him to have been the first to give her a second chance, but he did. He seemed to think my rebuilding a...
Pitch Episode 4: Trying and Trying
There was no school that Friday which meant summer break was officially on. The future of my break was still unclear. BJ and I were waiting to hear back from the internship, and I needed to convince her to help Wes and I if I wanted to go to STR. I...
Pitch Episode 3: Last Week
I had one week to help my friends and save myself from the mundane horrors of a summer job. One week to help BJ get the internship, or help convince Wesson's parents to let him go to the festival. One week to control the future of the next two months...
Pitch Episode 2: Friendly Friendly
Long story short, my dad wasn't arrested. Ms. Harper made her displeasure quite clear as far as my new form was concerned, but I wasn't taken away. Because of my mistake, dad had a reputation for being a careless father, and I was seen as a delinquent....