1. The White Hart
Chapter 1 The White Hart I'm drowning in January. I tap my cocktail glass and stare at the ice diluting the drink. The bar's empty music pulls at the tips of my ears like a forgotten tongue, dissolving underneath the happy clink of...
Bare-Bucking
Bare-Bucking Tonight isn't like how it used to be. Sure, when I caught his scent from across the bar my eyes lit up in recognition. And yes, we bridged the years after graduation in five minutes: him the dashing stud with a broad smile, me the...
Backseat Driving
Backseat Driving By Televassi I hurtled down the narrow ribbon of asphalt; wind whipping through my fur and the sun in my eyes. The smell of gasoline filled each breath and the thunder of the Mustang's 5.0L V8 rattled my bones. I'd always pretended...
Writing Advice: Before You Write
Writing Advice: Before You Write I've been mulling over the idea of doing a couple of writing tutorials lately, to share my experiences since I started writing a good decade ago now. Hopefully what follows here will be helpful to you; either providing...
Wishful Thinking
Wishful Thinking By Televassi "Hey, we're closing in ten!" Atali called out, in lieu of any automated announcement. The white wolf leaned over the counter, trying to catch the eye of the final customer of the day - an elusive coyote slinking between...
The Song of the Slayer - Prologue
A honed pair of amber eyes glare out into the desolate night, scanning the few skeletal trees for any sign of movement. The sky is dark, with barely a prick of starlight to break the midnight veil, and across the haunted marches, nothing stirs. The...
To Your Own Defences
About 8000 words To Your Own Defences By Televassi They sat in the roundhouse watching the flames, waiting like the ancestors had done centuries before. "Do you think it's true, Artos?" Gwenhwyer sighed, poking the scrawny fox beside...
Room 3621
Room 3621 By Televassi It had been a whirlwind so far, as all good conventions were. Bumping into old friends, making new ones, and struggling to pin down a couple of elusive characters between hectic schedules. The bar was a hive of activity. The...
Another Coyote
Another Coyote By Televassi "Do you know why your progenitors came to space?" Xolotl startled the coyote with their question. The words made the canine's hackles rise and eyes widen, but it was the yelp that he produced that made it sound like...
Zeke's Blue Hole
About 6500 words Zeke's Blue Hole By Televassi It happened early this morning. The sight was hypnotising, imprinted on my eyes. But it had nothing to do with diving. At least, directly. The cabin we shared on the ship was cramped, but at least it...
Writing Advice: Show, Tell, Adverbs and Others
Writing Advice: Show, Tell, Adverbs and Others In the last couple of entries, I've covered a number of topics on the periphery of actual writing: things to consider before getting started to get in a productive space, examining motivation. It's...
'Anubis'
Dissipated down, into swirls Of midnight blue dunes, The beat of the nekhakha stirs Shadows from the breathless night. Accepting the indictment, I heed thy call, For thou hast come to claim my heart. Then come fulfil thy pact; Take from me this...