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,...
Murder at the Speed of Life. (Part 1) My Name is "Friend"
Prologue: My Name is _Friend_ The first thing Eve Kotha noticed when she opened the door to the"Starvin' Darwin" convenience store, was how the air had changed. Until last week, Mrs Glick, the shopkeeper always wore a floral Lakeland perfume that...
Murder at the Speed of Life. (Part 5) Mean Gene W24
Walking down the Lakeview district always makes me uneasy. You can tell the people here are well off, by the way they walk, the way they dress and the way they see right through you, without ever making eye contact. That's why I feel out of place the...
Murder at the Speed of Life. (Part 4) The Wolf who Cried Boy.
"_You've dialed 9-1-1; what's the address of the emergency?"_ "_City of Oakfort. Not sure where."_ "_I'm afraid you'll have to be more specific than that, Sir."_ "_There's a church on one side and... I'm in some kind of shop."'_ "_You're calling...
Murder at the Speed of Life. (Part 3) Broken promises.
"This place is a bloody deathtrap!" The fire inspector was a tall, muscular man in his mid-thirties. He had short blond hair and piercing blue eyes, and he sported a full beard that made him look like a tame viking. I got the impression he was not...
Murder at the Speed of Life. (Part 2) Death Drove a Pontiac
"Daniel?!" "Mmm!" "Pass me a towel, would'ya?" My sister Katryn balanced herself on a ladder and stretched to wipe away a stray cobweb that was moments away from being embedded into the criss-cross pattern of wet paint. For the better of a month,...
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. ...