Face Paints (Haiku Construction)
What's this? The narration is back! In wake of a recent discussion on what constitutes tanka/haiku in English, I've decided to exposit a little bit. The haiku format that most are familiar with is a three-line poem with a 5/7/5 syllable...
Danger in Hidden Water
"sure, you won't come to any harm," affirmed the construct. with quite a few doubts still hovering in his head, the rabbit plunged his left hand into the urn, feeling a gentle tingle.
Dozer - Meet the Weredog Character
In place of the fantasy meat-market you'd imagined when the site had first entered construction, instead you've watched an unexpectedly intriguing deep-dive into the wonders of modern construction that you never expected to be so riveting.
Baker's Day 1
The sun does not yet grace the City of Anteronia; the city doesn't sleep. On the corner of Innocence Avenue, nestled in an old house, repurposed as part of a sprawling local business district, the fires of ovens already burn. Deep in the kitchen, the...
Orc Milkings
"i have never heard of a construct that looked like you." the 'construct' tilted his robed head a bit. "well my master was rather eccentric.
Baker's Recipe: Senses Awaken
Lady Aldevan led me away from the dressing room I had come to know as my only home and introduced me to the long and winding corridors of the magically-enchanted estate. The deeper we got, the fewer servants we saw. None of them even acknowledged their...
Floral Frolics 1
Meanwhile, behind them, baker and cynwrig call out to their missing friends until, at last, the confectionary construct's boot steps on the discarded pen. he squats down and picks it up, looking at cynwrig with a frown.
Baker's Recipe: Yolk's on Us
"In this town, Darling?" he said, strolling over towards the back door. He crossed his arm over his chest and cradled his elbow. Leaning against the doorway, he stared out into the dingy alleyway beyond. "It's not that simple. Sex is just everywhere,...
Tik Tik's Tryouts 2
Tik Tik flops onto the table, crashing and making the plates clatter. She slithers on her back, her tail whipping to and fro. "Grefina sign up to interview Tik Tik, and you must know what Tik Tik is famous for. Grefina takes a deep breath. "You're...
Pathfinding: An Adult Choose Your Own Adventure, Twenty-First Entry
"it's rather an intelligent thing, for a construct, but not very strong in personality. i suppose crystal was originally made as some sort of pretty receptionist or something similar for a wealthy merchant or wizard who wanted to show off.
Walking a New Path
Her existence as an a.i. construct had certainly not hindered their friendship in any way.
Bee Stories 2
Baker I'm happy you'd ask me to divulge my experience with the bees, sweetums. They've been wonderful new friends and partners. Where should I start? Is the beginning good? Well, Tik Tik and I had discussed the idea of gathering ingredients...