Collar 6 -- No Secrets
Time is a fickle thing, as kafka's parable "a common confusion" tells us. when waiting, time lengthens; when unnoticed, it flashes by. in my case, both sensations were occurring -- pun intended -- at the same time.
Let Them Have Cake
Word count: 4990 sfw - all ages this story takes place sometimes in the future of the "parables of the fox [working title]" stories.
The Runt of the Sun
Like those old parables of not judging a book by its cover, dramatic reveal, life lesson, all of that. i didn’t expect him to get so violent so fast.” the lion scratched the back of his head with a sheepish shrug. “didn’t really pan out.”
Dark Soles 3
Was it heresy when you could tell that there was something missing in the parables and catechisms of the way of white?
A Dragon in Suburbia, Part 4: Dragons at Dinnertime.
In the bible, "the prodigal son" is a parable about a son who left home and squandered his money on hookers and cocaine extravagant living. he came back home broke and ashamed, thinking he should be punished and put to work.
Darwen Peak
And those parables, those pearls of lupine wisdom, were far more terrible than anything he could suffer at his father's claws. marlon had heard the story before, many times.
Skylands: the Scorpion Spear, Part One - “Saeldrin”, Chapter Six: Worlds Beyond Walls
"at its core, the parable of the last of the henges, deals with destiny rather than mortality, but if we take it seriously, it also addresses death and the gods." "i thought you weren't a priest," marek said. "i'm not," cyan agreed.
Secrets of the Mysticium 2
Bartholomew groaned at the parable, shaking his head a few times. he knew that he had a problem with sarcasm at times, but the instant put-downs that he was receiving made it difficult for him to hold a good opinion of this woman in his head.
A Not So Typical Rescue
#1 of the not so typical fantasy tales a new delicious spin on the parable of princesses and dragons. a not so typical rescue written by klesk vadrigaar it was a typically dark and silent night around the fortress.
Skylands: the Scorpion Spear, Part One - “Saeldrin”, Chapter Three: The Seekers
"remind me," the derroni was saying, "to tell you both the parable of nephillus and tithannoc in the great beyond. the question of death and gods is not a new one." keerg snorted. it sounded like a cross between a raptor's cry and the rumble of a lion.
Revaramek the Resplendent: Chapter Seventy Seven
"parables, really. all about our powers, and our first chief, and on and on. they were meant to teach us why we shouldn't abuse our powers, and why we had to learn to let go. i think father started it, without ever understanding why.
Keep the Wings Level and True
The world doesn't belong to naïve girls with a pencil and a parable about barn-raising. it belongs to _us_." "if you say so, sir." "don't you?" he asked. he stared at her, leaning forward--muzzle _almost_ curling. "answer me."