Can You Pet a Phantom Cat?
Morning. A handsome marmalade cat strode across my bedroom floor. He chased a trail of sunlight that extended from my window to the closed bedroom door. With a tail held high, he barely afforded me a glance as he padded towards my bed on silent...
Thane of Hearts, Final Chapter
The days following the discovery of the dead priest were tense. Rafn was the Valraven. Of this I had no doubt, and the knowledge scared me. The great _Wyrm of Midgard_, _Fenrir_ the wolf, _Ratatosk_ the messenger; marvellous beasts of wonder live in...
Between Winters, Part XVI
**Between Winters, XVI** Straddled across his warhorse, and at a comfortable distance from the battlefield, General Ted Arbinger watched his greyrobes march across the plains south of Iunas Blessing. With every step they created a fiery inferno, and...
The Casebook of Dr. Exeter, Chapter Three
**III - THE FOOL** I am certain that you understand the dilemma I was in. Not only had I acquired a book of such exquisite rarity that its mere existence was widely considered hypothetical - an illusionary work thought up by dreamers and fantasts,...
Thane of Hearts, Part three
Thorstein, Rafn and I set off for the isle of_Bjarkoy_in the part of Norway known as _Hålogaland_. The journey lasted a week, and we spoke only little while we rode. Even Thorstein, who was always ready to jest, was quiet. _Maybe he was grieving the...
Carter Wolf - a Fall from Grace , Part I
"Carter?" "Speaking." "Quinn here." Quinn? I reached for the remote and put _Kind of Blue_ on pause. Quinn is one of the few people outside of my family who knows about my condition. He's also chief inspector of the Oakenford Police, and possibly...
Sing me a Song, Dead Girl
** ** **Sing me a Song, Dead Girl.** Music soundtrack for this chapter is HERE: [https://www.sofurry.com/view/1138427](https://www.sofurry.com/view/1138427) _The Phantom Cat_Jazzclub is one of the most popular nightclubs in Oakenford. ...
Cry me a Murder, pt 8 *Final Part*
Cry Me a Murder - Part 8. _Otherkin, My Demonheart._ I left Professor Altschuler in the solitary company of his favorite vodka and left the city, driving east towards the convent of _Iuna__'s sisters_. The nuns were sworn to protect the...
Night is the Time for Killing
## Night is the Time for Killing. Inspector Quinn loves coffee. Cappuchino, espresso, cortado - just give him a decent cup of joe and he'll love it with a passion that makes you suspect him of being secretly French. Only, I don't have hard proof to...
I Won’t Call Home, Mother – I’m Dead. (Part V of "Cry me a Murder")
It was only a matter of hours before the MI-16 wondered why agent Phelps didn't report back. Military Intelligence knew I was staying at Hotel Kisanti, but did they also know about my demon side? I needed to find out before they found me, so the moment...
Cry me a Murder, pt 7 - The Other Side of Zero
Cry Me a Murder. Chapter VII. _The Other Side of Zero._ Morning. I needed a smoke, I needed coffee, I needed a drink and I needed to puke. My stomach cramped up from last night's good bourbon and bad judgement. I'd been so eager to solve the...
Cry Me a Murder, Part III - a Strange Crunching Underfoot
**A Strange Crunching Underfoot** _Previously: In that moment, a loud scream rang out from somewhere inside the hotel, and we froze mid-sentence. It was a man__'s voice, but it wasn't the howl of a human in agony, or a desperate wail of sorrow; It...