Dying Soldiers

"The funny thing about humans is, they make terrible enemies, and terrifying allies. They will kill a hundred thousand enemies and die a hundred million times over ideology, but will pause, just shy of cutting the throat of their enemies, when they...

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Days spent Dreaming

It is hard to find work in these days and ages. One would expect that, on the frontier space between stars and planets, there'd be plenty of work for those of us with a natural mind for aerial acrobatics, especially when it comes to military and...

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Kelfasi Nights

"Dear Myzen, The season of cold comes again, with the chill in the air, and the whisper of our distant sun. She burns blue, and I find myself more and more sluggish, unable to focus on anything as much as I could before. The rains come,...

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Mercer, Mercy, Me

The shores lapped at my feet, and I stared up, into the sky. The world was silence, but for the gentle wash of the surf, and the ringing in my ears. My ears had been ringing for the last ten minutes, and made me confused, unsure of what I was doing...

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Deep Oceans, Deeper Dreams

The first time she kissed me, had been a surprise. I had been out riding on the edge of the estate and had fallen off my horse and nearly...

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The Sound of Rain

It was the sound of rain that greeted me, and the scent of a cooked breakfast brought from the cooking stove, the scent of flat cakes and warmed...

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Sunlight Skies, Shoreline Rides

I watched her, when she thought no one was...

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Alien Hunts

Alien Hunts The rain died out in the night, and left only the heavy winds crossing the jungle I slept in. The rain died out, though the winds continued their breathless whisper, shaking the trees and making my body shiver - and...

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Alien Hive

Alien Hive His body provided a subtle warmth - even trembling as it did in his state of near-catatonia. With his breathing shallow and thin - but he willing to respond to my prodding now and then - I was content to leave Hands...

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Alien Dreams

Alien Dreams My flanks against the stone, my hands curled against my chest, I breathlessly to the pulse of the hundred chambers throughout the odd temple of learning which I was homed within. I breathed slow and quiet -...

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The Endless

** The Endless** We caught the scent on the air, and knew our doom had arrived. The land was ripe and the waters deep, the air sweet and my eye had been upon a lovely member of the clan who had just come into her spring, when the scent caught me....

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Miles Away

Another day, another god-damned problem at the Ranch. "Don't worry, I've got condoms." I said, passing by the long haired Mizzandra, the dark elf who liked to play the piano in her skivvies. She shot a purple-lipped pout at me as I stalked into a...

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