The Parable of the Fox [Chapter 1, Part 2]
"Duck" Kieran repeated to himself. "Learn your letters, learn your numbers" he mumbled, studying the coin which had become the centrepiece of his little collection of trinkets. His dreams that night was not as glittering as the gold in his chest....
The Parable of the Fox [Chapter 1, Part 1]
Manor of the Many The air was thick with smoke leaf and incense, and the lanterns burning over the tables reminded him of the great lighthouse in the bay, wreathed in fog. Kieran was weaving between the tables, carrying a tray filled with drinks for...
The Parable of the Fox [Chapter 2 Part 2]
Kieran slept uneasily. He'd never spent a night away from the little cubbyhole under the cellar stairs in the bar, and everything felt new. The new, strong smells kept his mind racing, and the creaking of the wooden ship bothered him terribly. It was...
The Parable of the Fox [Chapter 2 Part 1]
KITCHEN FOX Kieran had finally had enough of the beatings, the terrible treatment, the thankless, long work hours, the constant threat of drunken bar-goers taking him. The lack of prospects. The complete imprisonment within the walls of Matron's...
Midnight Rendezvous
Kieran's eyes scanned the city, it's black mass with dots of bright torchlights stretched out in all directions underneath him. Perched on a spire of a particularly tall house, the black fox had excellent view over his surroundings Daintily, he...
Ladder Racing, spring 2019 (Chapter 14)
**June 3rd** Radio KSST is based in a single-story square building with a faded red brick facia. It's got a big neon sign on the roof, but other than that, it looks like any downtown community centre or public building in a poor or rural...
Ladder Racing, spring 2019 (Chapter 13)
**Paul. April 22nd** My leg is not aching anymore now, and my ribs don't complain when I'm with him. I see the desire in his eyes when I pull him into my bedroom. Our bedroom now. Right then and there, nobody could have stopped me. After the...
Ladder Racing, spring 2019 (Chapter 12)
**April 21st** "What are you trying to tell us, Reece?" My dad's voice sounds fuzzy, I can tell that he's connected to the Bluetooth system in the car by the sound quality and the road noise. "I didn't make the grade... I failed." I...
Ladder Racing, spring 2019 (Chapter 11)
**April 15**** th** I've been visiting Paul in hospital as often as I have been able to. At first it was for long stretches of time, as soon as I could get out of class, staying by his side until it got dark and a nurse would ask me to leave. Lately,...
Ladder Racing, spring 2019 (Chapter 10)
**Reece. April 5** th That morning I wake up to the smell the coffee. Literally. When I manage to find and shut off my alarm, I can hear that Aiden is already up and walking around. I drop by my little kitchenette to exchange insults before going to...
Ladder Racing, spring 2019 (Chapter 9)
Reece. April 4th My parents are sitting in front of me, in the family wagon. Right there, a few feet away. It would be so easy to just say it. Easy being a relative term, of course. But then, after the inevitable argument, Paul could pick me up and...
Runt - Chapter 3 (final)
Day 144 (I'll fill in the damn details later) Something amazing happened today. The wolf I'd been tracking. The bitch. It saved my damn life. I'd been surprised by a corpse after dark. Dumb of me, I guess. I ought not to have gone out...