Prison Stream Story 4: Funding the Prison
Funding the Prison For Sunkit By Draconicon Lyle shook his head as he looked down at the schedule for the day. The orders were printed in short, clipped lines, and never took up the full page it was printed on. Still, it wasn't common for there...
The Sumner Ranch
It was there that my life changed that summer I spent my life over at the Sumner Ranch. The Sumner's were a family of all boys, you see. There was Thompson, the eldest with raven hair and slender well-built body he was tough with those he loved;...
The Bard's Punishment
The face of the mountain was made of dark grey jagged rocks that stabbed up towards the sky and showed white marks where boulders had come crashing down over the last few years. The harsh weather and hammering storms had started to show in the way it...
Magic's Evolution Part 1
"I am beat... totally beat..." Charles threw himself down in the most comfortable chair he could find and leaned back in it with a groan. "We need to get animal keepers around here!" "You're just stuck with them before lunch, you know that they're...
The Gods' Judgment: Part 1
Dusty halls and ancient tapestries, the scent of filtered air and cool breezes spilled around Gerald as he walked through the museum just after close and let his eyes half close in pleasure at finally reaching this point in his education. He had fought...
Horsie Ride
The McCullin's home was set far outside of Charlottesville where the city was nothing more than a dim outline far on the horizon during the day and nothing more than a glow against the night sky after dark. It was settled on a large sweep of land that...
For Honor
"It will not stand, Sir!" Charles Cunningham slammed the packet of papers down on the desk with as close to a snarl as a horse could manage. "You have defiled my daughter and tarnished my family name!" "Have I now?" Jonathan ran one dark thick nail...
Volunteer Job
"This is #342-A, signed up yesterday, passed the medical routine that we wanted him to go through and then some." The slight female doctor spoke with an amused tone that Dan squirmed at as he was held lightly between two orderlies. "One of the...
Lessons Learned
The St. Louis Cathedral had been an institution of the French Quarter for as long as anyone could remember. The white spires that twisted into the sky and the square it overlooked featured prominently in portraits and pictures everywhere. It was an...
Purifying The Species
"Falcon is in position," Kyle murmured into the microphone that was tucked away in the lapel of his shirt, keeping his eyes on the target ahead of him. The crowd was moving briskly, it was a gorgeous day on the Pier and that meant that there were...
Emancipation: In The Dog House
Joseph struggled to keep up with the horse that was trotting in front of him, doing his best to not sound as if he were panting under his breath and his lungs were burning. His father would tan his hide if he thought that he was wearying, he had to...
Stables Menage A Trois: Part 1
"Come on! Let's go!" Cody made a chirping noise as two of the cows continued to graze without a single break to even look at them. They didn't care that he was trying to get them to get back into the barn for the night, they were too busy stuffing...