The Missing Son, Chapter 40
The Missing Son 40 January brought frigid weather, but also a present for Patrick's mother. She got the floor supervisor position. It came with a five dollar raise, and every employee got a two dollar raise. She started the new year with seven more...
The Missing Son, Chapter 39
The Missing Son 39 "Patrick," His mother said in breathless surprise, "I can't accept that." She'd just unwrapped the gift he'd put on her plate. Patrick smiled as he sliced the ham. Like previous years, this Christmas dinner was a simple...
A New Suit, Part 01
Chapter 01 "Thank you for calling Jerome's Tailor, the place for quality suits. Please be advised that as of the sixteenth of April, the store will be closed permanently. If you wish-" Click Damian dialed a different number. "Hello?" an...
The Lord Tiranis, An Origin, Book 5 (part 4 of 13)
"I couldn't have children! We were made sterile! We weren't people to them, we were weapons! Made to fight an die. Do you have any idea what it is like to find you can have children when you've believe that for centuries?" With a laugh Lars sent the...
The Lord Tiranis, An Origin, Book 5 (part 3 of 13)
"Look, maybe you didn't ask around, but I was near death when I made it into the tavern. It took two days before I was in good enough of a state to do more than rest and eat." "And how did you find the tavern? No one could have known where it was...
2628 (an Orr Family Story) CH 25
Theo snuck through the darken alley, stopping at the corner. "Cass?" he whispered. A wire mesh rendering of the back of the building appeared in his sight. A large garbage container with something scurrying inside by the sounds of a heartbeat and claws...
2628 (an Orr Family Story) CH 24
"Why?" Tucker growled, looking at the hovers on the landing pads. "Why the fuck would he do this?" "I don't know," Uncle replied. "I've gone over every interaction I've had with him, and there were no indications he was planning anything." "He...
2628 (an Orr Family Story) CH 23
The restaurant was a casual place on the hundredth eighty-eighth floor of the Orr corporate tower. The floor was designed to attract families, with stores, hotels and an amusement park; it made for a less nude environment. Theo was pleased, if a little...
2628 (an Orr Family Story) CH 22
The knock on the door came and went. Theo didn't look up from his work. If there was one thing these last few months had given him, it was time to practice his sculpting. He'd let that lapse over the last few years of near-constant work. The knock...
2628 (an Orr Family Story) CH 21
"Hurry!" Tucker yelled over his shoulder. "If we're late grandma is going to take him away!" Trevor grumbled something, trailing after his brother, then raised his voice. "I'm missing a guild quest, Tucker!" Tuck turned, running backward, "Lands...
2628 (an Orr Family Story) CH 20
Theo tried to get out of bed without waking either of his... what were they? Did bodyguard still qualified after three days spent together visiting the city, having sex when they felt like it, sleeping in the same bed? They weren't lovers, that was...
2628 (an Orr Family Story) CH 19
"Finally," Theo whispered when the city came into view, and Cass identified it as New Pitts. It had taken close to three hours to get there, and after the trip to Denveraura, watching the ground fly by wasn't quite as interesting. "There is a reason...