Replacements

The documents were all there, laid out in front of Piana. Self-generated -why would they do such a thing? The images scrolled past -diagrams, chemical syntheses, photos of Piana’s mothers from every angle. The bastards had duplicated everything -even the little scar on Mom’s fingers, where Piana had once bitten her, and the freckling on … More Replacements

Anthropologie

“Doko, koko wa?” “Umm… parlez-vous francais? Je ne parle pas…eum… la langue…” “Que idioma -hablo espanol? De France?” “Erm… Do-Donde… soy… Je ne peux pax parler vos langue, desolee. J’ai etudie quand j’etais une fille mais… merde.” “Fuck this shit. Fucking aliens, what a bunch of asshats.” “Hontouni, dare? Dare?” “Can you just-“ “Amerikajin? Eigo! … More Anthropologie

Stormy Hearts

1. The rain outside had been going on for days; the seaside town was slowly drowning. The winds had left boats overturned and hurricane shutters drawn, and it was only a matter of time until the downed trees took somebody with them. Outside a cozy cabin, built ten feet off the ground, a small motorboat … More Stormy Hearts

Biography of a Cat

The Great Lord Merlin was brought into this world a pauper, shivering and alone, save the Queen Mother who bore him. Little did the Queen know what a great, swaggering Tom he would become when first he opened his eyes! Very little is known about the Lord Merlin’s early adventures, but in his second year … More Biography of a Cat

Bare Knuckle

Here’s how the scene happens. ​ An end of a fight. Not the end, and not the fight. She pants as she looks forward, ignoring the downed opponent in favor of the new one. Her wrist got tipped back and she thinks it’s broken -sloppy form, she mutters. But she’s tired and her muscles ache … More Bare Knuckle

The Cost

Ever have a friend who takes things a bit too… Personally? You know, that really intense one, with a lot of feelings, and they’re fantastic in so many ways but you say something you think is an offhand comment and next week there’s a little folder with several research papers and citations and really well-laid-out … More The Cost

An Empire Eternal

Captain Fel Hobden rubbed the bridge of zir nose. It wouldn’t help the impending headache, but old habits, as they say… The ground crew had been very specific about their findings. A Union Jack -sans the Federation star at the corner -flew over a great field of granite. The atmosphere here, while a little thin … More An Empire Eternal

Brother?

The tavern was nearly empty. Gragnar, in the dark back corner, shuffled his feet awkwardly. His face scars were itching, but to scratch was to show weakness, and to show weakness was to court death. The younger man-orc in front of him was disconcertingly bare-faced, with only his scraggly beard and a black tattoo on … More Brother?