A Favor and a Dalliance
The lion cities always managed to take his breath away. Towering domes and spires of brass and stone greeted him leagues away from his destination. From a hazy collection of silhouettes on the horizon for days, the provincial capital was a sight to...
Blackmail and the Baron's Daughter
He wasn't quite sure what to make of the woman who called herself "Arlene". Not yet, anyway. Willowy, tall, with bark-colored hair that whispered in the breeze, draped down to her shoulders. It was her eyes, though, that he found himself lost in. They...
A Simple Wager
Aden took aim. He released. The arrow sunk into the target with a loud, echoing "thunk". A little to the left. Aden cursed aloud. "Fuck." The other zebra at his side appeared confused. "Why? That was a good shot." Aden shook his head in the...
The Tournament: Part One
"Our yearly tournament for the best fighters is due to begin! All veteran warriors and those experienced with weapons of war are encouraged to attend! The tournament is held in two days' time, in By-The-Three-Trees!" By then, Kingo was already sold...
Teaching Something New
The trek had been an arduous thing, but now, Odah had found the trip worth a hundred times the pain of hiking, by his lonesome, across the mountains. Word had reached him of a shaman in a village a span's travel away, one who was more powerful than...
Inside the mind 1st chapter
Henrietta Hardhoof Captain of the light attack cruiser Kohl was an unusual commodity, and sought out by star fleet. Equids as a general rule just aren't interested in commanding ships of the line. They dominate Logistics and make very good fighter...
Zelda chapter 1 a
Zelda 01 Where it began and Was Lost Zalika could remember every detail of the day two years ago when her mother left. It was just after her sixth birthday. The naming ceremony when her name would be presented to the elders was just a...
A matter of hygeen
A Strange Little Room "Patty, Zelda where is the toilet paper?" Jeanette thought it strange that as modern as this home looked she could not find the toilet paper, and she was a bit embarrassed that she had to ask. Patty stuck her head in to ask...
Heirloom
Heirloom In the predawn light a cloaked figure approached a small plaza where if memory served there should have been a park. The once elegant neighborhood that replaced the park is now old and run-down. The large houses still stand a...
The Cat
The Cat "It never ends. Each generation learns the horrors of war anew. They build their monuments to teach the next generation so it will never happen again. Then the next generation comes along and marches off to learn it all over...
Pink!
Pink! During her years on Zont Jeanette had married, begun a family and learned to fit herself into the fabric of life on her new world. She noticed almost immediately that the climate in Portland was very much like that of any mid latitude...
Jeanette Prologue
**Prologue** Bill had been looking forward to this day for a month, now. Today would be his last day as "Jeanette Le Pew." He knew had screwed up stealing the porn downloads. They caught him, and now he had paid for it in kind! A...