WOLF - pt.6
Lian laughed again, that rolling, cultured sound. "i don't care. but i can relate. linus brought me here under the same kind of contract you have with him. run and something bad happens. sound familiar?" lian added.
CFTV Commission Notice
They are more knowledgable about the world and our culture than we might at first give them credit for, but we know so little about theirs.
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-three
PART TWO: ECHO Martin gazed over the cliff southward. An antarctic wind stung his cheeks as leaned against the stone fence toward the water that crashed against the smooth-worn cliffs well over a hundred meters below him. The white spray battering...
Another Life
After a couple of days to settle in Cornel is presented with a new concept for hir new life. It comes from an irritatingly solicitous bottlenose dolphin as "Master" Eric walks into her room completely unannounced. The Ignatio family has been more than...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-four
Namo’s left-field question caught Martin on the back foot, and the rogue felt the foundation of the courage he had built up crumble beneath him like wet mud amidst a rushing stream. “No… no it’s not about English. It’s about you and me, err, more like,...
Meeting the Callagiers
"honey, you have to take their entire culture in, not just the parts you like," she said, lowering her voice.
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-five
Martin sat in his cell, the pounding of his heart bordering on tachycardia belying his utter stillness on the cot. The thoughts swam by like crayfish in turbid water, muddied by his anxieties, fears, and self-flagellation as the tramp processed his...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-one
The last dregs of sunlight had begun to fade from the horizon, yet the traveling duo failed to encounter any signs of their destination. As the light faded from the already dim forest, the dense canopy began to feel denser to the point where Martin was...
Inra's Fable
It has its own geography, culture, religion, and even a language i'm fluent in. this, and what comes later, will be my attempt to share this world and the people that inhabit it with others.
Behavior Unbecoming
They deserve your help in repaying that... egregious insult to your culture." "they are, by definition, not_of_ our culture. they have stolen our shape, and our language--nothing else. the naltabik are thieves, who have produced counterfeits.
JD & Jason, Redux
And don't get me started on cancel culture. when i was growing up i was one of maybe three white kids on my block.
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Eleven
The dying embers of the campfire sizzled as Martin downed the last of his fifth of whiskey, the liquid searing his throat and sinuses. With the close of the workweek, the apprentice surveyor maintained the Arbour Surveying Agency tradition of...