The Orcish Forest Camp
Of all folk to steal a nobleman's coin purse, why did it have to be orcs? I took the job out of desperation, more so than usual for a mercenary. Most folks in town just didn't seem to have the kinds of disagreements they do in the city, nor the...
Journal of a Lost Explorer
I remember those first days: my colleagues and I had only just disembarked after the long voyage to the Far Lands, and the air sparked with anticipation, potential, the promise of discovery. We were not the first - that honor belongs to the aging...
New Inspiration
"Today, we're finishing with the work of the Impressionists." Professor Pete Fischer was about to begin the third unit of Exploring the Landscape of Art, one of the first required courses for incoming fine arts majors. About 200 freshmen had piled...
Racing by Instinct
It was 12:45am. A skunk walked out of one of the only streetlights on this road and away from the crowd at the abandoned gas station, peering down the dark, tree-lined straightaway, hands on his black belt to adjust his jeans. He...