Working Like a Dog: The Beginning
**Working Like a Dog: The Begining** A dull ringing pierced the veil of sleep, like a rushing heartbeat pounding through water. Waking gradually, Argos rose from his bed and looked around the room. “I get it," he muttered, fumbling with his phone...
Mountaintop Mounting
—The very breath of nature seemed bent on tearing Sierra from the sheer cliff face. Clenching her teeth, she faced the frigid gust and clung steadfastly to the stone wall, even as her eyes stung and teared. Hundreds of feet above the ground, she stood...
Wyvern's Egg
In ancient legend, it is said that all life was born from the sea. As beings of flesh and fur left for the land, the goddess of the sea wept for their departure. From her tears was born a pocket, a space between spaces where she mourned her loss. Here,...
Far Above the Earth
In ancient times, the Egyptians believed the sky to be a vast, primordial ocean named Nun. For whatever reason, the esoteric knowledge returned to Oha at that moment. In a way, it made sense. Floating there in low orbit, she was truly weightless,...
A (Mostly) Professional Relationship: Transformation
—Noel awoke in a daze, his head throbbing like a second hangover. He blinked slowly, still overcoming the fog and gathering his surroundings. Lying on the cold, polished floor, he stared up at bright lights, sharp pain in his arm. Rising slowly, his...
The Clutch
Thunder crackled off in the distance, a brilliant arch of light wove across the sky before landing on a nearby mountain peak with a resounding bang. He looked up at the foreboding sky as dark tumultuous clouds stretched out into the horizon. As other...
A (Mostly) Professional Relationship: Union
—Wolves were all but faded from the world. Noel could put that fact from his mind most of the time. However, occasionally the endangered status of his species sat like a heavy stone in his stomach. One paw in his white lab coat, he scraped another claw...
The Serpent God
Swinging with devastating force, the man-serpent's tail struck Ezra in the chest. The air was knocked from her lungs and she sailed across the room. Her spine striking the stone walls of the ancient dungeon. Paralyzed by the blow, she slumped over onto...
Cell Mates
Thunderous laughter erupted from the tavern hall. Benant, the song's leader, raised his mug high into the air, soon to be followed by the rest of the room. "Oi, kid. You got some visitors," the barkeeper said as he filled Benant's mug. The worried...
Working Like a Dog: The Metamorphosis
—The sight made his stomach turn. Like car wreckage, he could not look away, though he wanted nothing more than to do so. Showering proved difficult for Argos, malformed hands fiddling imprecisely with the handle. Under the hot water, his mind...
Night of the Werewire (Story)
—The droning buzz of electricity no longer bothers you. Your apartment window beside an old streetlight, the sound had become almost a constant. By now, it was somewhat comforting, like white noise to help you sleep. Others might be annoyed, you were...
Working Like a Dog: The End
—Holding the bleeding Argos close, Penelope sprinted from the facility and into the open air. She looked around in a panic, searching for any cover hiding place. An alley across the street, unmaintained and dark enough to hide them. Staying out in the...