Earthshine
_Earthshine_ _ _ I slammed my car's door shut and waltzed up into the apartment complex. It was barely afternoon, but my boss had let me off work early so I could prepare for a sudden business trip tomorrow morning. That pretty much meant I had to go...
Temeraire: In the Service of the Enemy
_Temeraire: In the Service of the Enemy_ _ _ Lien sneered as she saw the black Celestial approach her shaded pavilion. Her eerily red eyes glared at him as she shook her head in disapproval at his manner. "I will not have it," Temeraire said, "I...
Empty Space
_Empty Space_ Erin awoke in a tank full of luminescent blue liquid. The man, barely considered one at the age of nineteen, gasped in fear as he saw the bubbles flowing up his vision. He could not see through the foggy glass of the tank and grabbed...
The Visitor
_The Visitor_ Desmond, a middle-aged fox dressed in plain garb, held onto his daughter after she'd been thrown down onto the dirt in front of his inn. "If you don't have the coin next month," a rough wolf towering above them said, "she'll have more...
Imagination
_Imagination_ The sun had long dropped beneath the horizon by the time I'd parked my car on the street. It had been another long day at work, and I was more than ready for my bit of rest before the routine began again tomorrow morning. The street...
The Demon of Phlegdis
_The Demon of Phlegdis_ \*\*\* "You can't possibly put _that_ in me," Kevin said. The dragonkin cleric was still tied upon the summoned pillar, bound with astral cords, and Onival, the wolf demon, stood near his tail and craned his back ominously...
The Wizard of Cairn
_The Wizard of Cairn_ The room was lit up by the runic circle that connected twelve of the wizards inside. Each one stared into the center with pure white eyes, their eyes rolled back; a sure sign of mind control from Magebane. The circle lit the...
The Cleric of Elshire
_The Cleric of Elshire_ A man cloaked in brown stood in the middle of the spell circle. He kneeled upon the ground with hands pressed firmly against the earth, and the runes in the circle around him hummed with power. The ground was shaking...
Dreams of the Moon
_Dreams of the Moon_ _ _ I shut the door behind me as I finally finished the day. I was tired, too tired to even take a shower before going to bed. Instead, I sauntered over to the bathroom like a zombie and looked at myself in the mirror. I looked...
The Gorge
_The Gorge_ _ _ The water was cool and gushing, surrounding me. It was clear water, and it didn't burn my eyes. I snapped my hips and pushed my paddle, rolling my kayak back up to continue the rush down the Arkansas River...
Not With Gold or Iron
_Not With Gold or Iron_ Infinity. It is incomprehensible. There are infinite universes, hence infinite galaxies and infinite worlds. Thus, everything is insignificant in the grand scheme of infinity. So why don't we just flip through the pages...
Family Part 2
_Family Part 2_ Aside from having an enlightening conversation about the location of a dragon's testicles and the details of a female dragon's heat cycle, Hiosky and Jacob washed in the nearby river which flowed from the channels through...