He Of the Trees

“Orpheus founded too the mysteries of Dionysus, and having been rent asunder by the Maenads he rests in Pieria." — Apollodorus, “The Library," I, 3, 2. “I hope you've been comfortable?" “As comfortable as one can be in prison, sir." “You...

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Chapter XXIV: 'Where do they all come from?'

To increase the realism of this 'second childhood', the charges started at the simulated stage of a two-year-old." the wolf swallowed the last spoonful jennifer offered him and waited for her to open the carton of yogurt.

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Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 89

He peered into the darkness, but he could barely see past his nose, and his overactive sense of realism (some would say extreme pessimism) was quick to fill in any blanks his useless eyes left unanswered.

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Circles: a retrospective review

But there are also moments of pathos, that remind us enough that these are real issues that real people have really faced without diving into full-on realism.

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Animal Magnetism

Mark had a different fantasy, but all of the suits were very tight, and their masks, although latex, had soft fur on the outside, and sported eyeholes to allow the wearer better vision and realism.

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Request: The baby-maker.

Serious realism with the start-up screen, and my free credit could keep me busy long time. "what's the deal anyway?" i shouted, applying the vr goggles. "flickering lights or something. it's a common error!

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New Realities

(then again, if you’re reading my stories expecting realism, i would have to wonder where you came up with that.) he could tell something was wrong the moment he woke up.

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A Glistening Lift

I walked along the side of the road. With how flat the desert is, you would have thought that I could have seen the next town or something. I sure did pick the wrong place to have my car break down. I turned...

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Red/Blue

I drop acid and when I arrive my world erupts into light. The music flows into me, saturates me, until each beat is a perfect extension of the self. I meet it at its resonant frequency, vibrating at an exponentially greater amplitude with every...

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Black and White – Chapter 1: Explanation.

Author's notes: This will be a series. Contains homosexuality, fancy bright lights, a smelly old book, and make-believe year 12 teachers. As with my other stories, don't be afraid to show me some love. Exercise this with the usual rate-comment...

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Willow and Wisteria ~ Chapter 1 ~

_ **Willow and Wisteria** _ _The Marvelous Phantasm, Arshevieth Myvdiviev_ Chapter I Today, the lock cooperated and accepted the twig he had fashioned into a key a few days ago. Which was good, because the morning drizzle...

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When our dreams are shining C-2-Make friends

[alarm clock rings] "Come on, I really want to sleep again" Corman threw the alarm clock in the trash, got up, and went into the bathroom to shower and brush his teeth. Corman comes downstairs and sees his mother preparing breakfast. He sits on the...

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