Mike checked his email. He ignored the dementia warning, the nail fungus fix, the insurance promotions, the free covid-19 tests, the tinnitus cure, and the weight loss aids. He decided against the tickets to Carnival in Rio. He promptly answered the messa...
Carolina had a lot on her mind that day. There was her mother, Pilar, who was dying in the hospital. There was her husband, who had gone to speak to Pilar privately and heard something that had unsettled him, for he had not been the same since. And most o...
1. Yokgu traversed Raborg forest to the clearing where he practiced martial arts on a balmy Fruitrich afternoon. Raborg was the uncontested territory of the Untamed, led by Mazoga, a high priestess of Unja, goddess of pleasures. The tenets of Unja stresse...
Sylmi was laying naked next to her, on her side, with her head resting on her right hand. That girl could really pose. Rodry had suggested she could find work as a model for painters, but she had laughed her off. Now she was looking at her inquisitively....
"I'm sorry, did you say you need an 'adventuring companion?'" she asked incredulously. "Mistress Globb, does this guy know he's in a whorehouse?" Her halfling boss shrugged. "My team and I are embarking on a short-term quest in the mountains," the fellow...
"Come buy, come buy" Liz heard the call from somewhere near, such a familiar call to hear; though she could not say why. She stood waiting for her date by the river's running water till sunset came and caught her "That fucker's running late," she thought...
The darkness fell suddenly over the abandoned village. It felt deeper, somehow more dangerous, than before. Zaerenya glanced at the deep blue, almost black, sky and flipped her long and wavy purple hair over her shoulder. She felt uneasy for some reason....
As the knights crested the hill above Camelot, they all realized something was amiss. They were gathering for the autumn tournament, and yet there were no viewing stands built for the joust, nor the sword, nor the horse races. Rather, only a simple circle...
It was not uncommon to see the carriages of the Spire traveling the dusty road that led from the mountain citadel to the riverside village. Drawn by massive horses of pure white, they were elegant vehicles of polished metal and wood with wide curved windo...
The wind was blowing across the ship, and the princess was getting bored.It had seemed like such a fun voyage, and for years she had begged to be allowed to go out on a ship, touring to the exotic ports her parents talked about. Now that she was an adult,...
It’s like a magic carpet ride. Exciting feelings I can’t hide.A fantasy world that seems so real.That gives me everything I want to feel. It is full of surprises.Lurking phonies in disguisesBut there are a very special few.Who make my day a much brighter...
