Walking the Elven Path
Pt. 1 The Elvenpath Brilliant moonlight shone through the room, making it impossible for Christine to sleep. She'd had many wakeful nights like this as of late, which she greatly lamented. Her dreams were the only escape from a reality without...
Parenting, Privacy, and Penguins
Shivering from the cold, Harrison stood naked, waiting in a frigid chamber to transform. Though Harrison knew he would be suited for the climate in a matter of minutes, it didn't make the feeling of the cold any more tolerable at the present time. It...
Let's All Get Buzzed
Drunk, depressed, and down on his last legs, Conner stumbled down the street, unaware of the time but figuring it to be late into the night, given that the last dive bar on the strip had kicked him out after last call. It didn't matter. There was no...
Getting Back On Your Feet
Burned out beyond belief from the long trip, Sierra got out of the cab, tipping him the bare minimum. She did not have the money to do so properly, and that fact carried more shame than she had felt in quite some time. There was a time not long ago...
Hanging On By A Thread
It was at the end of the lunch rush that Lily was bitten by a spider. The size of the thing was something she had never seen in all her years growing up in her small town or working the saloon specifically. Yet, despite that, she had not seen it coming...
Treated like a Queen
Ben had been waiting for this night for weeks. The fabled third date. He knew full well Beth was getting impatient for this moment and all the 'traditions' that it entailed. He had introduced himself as more of a traditional man, wanting to get to know...
A Monstrous Party
Curiously, Amanda, Hailee, and Rachel sat around the posh living space of Amanda's family social room, looking through a pad filled with images of nightmarish beasts. Normally this would not be of interest to any of them, but Amanda was desperate to...
When Life Gives You Stripes (PT2)...
Rolling over, Sara turned her gaze to the clock on the dresser beside her. 1:15 PM. Great. She'd slept in again, the latest she had all week. Not that she had anywhere to be, granted. It was a bad habit she had come to acquire over the past few weeks....
Goldfish Wishes
"Look, honey, that pet shop wasn't there last time we were here! Let's take a look. Please?" Nicki pleaded to her husband Rick. She tugged on his massive arm in the direction of the shop that had seemingly popped up overnight along a block of stores...
Feeling Doe
"To us!" Cora called out, raising her glass of champagne, to which her wife April responded by clinking hers against her own. It felt like they had waited months for...
Cluck'd Up (PREVIEW VERSION)
Andy awoke slowly, his head raw and aching. Apparently, he had one hell of a hangover! Andy couldn't recall the last time his head hurt like that. How much had he drunk last night? His mouth tasted sour, lacking saliva from the dehydration brought on...
Can I talk to Your Manger?
"Ummm, excuse me? What is this?" Yvette called out to the waitress as she passed by to do her table check, a concerned look on her face. It was not the first time she had been called over to this particular table, and it took all of her training to...