Life had always seemed so dull up in the clouds above. As far as the eye could see, there puffy white clouds and crystal blue sky. Angels sat upon the clouds each with their own mission. Each clad in a frilly white gowns, and a golden harps placed in each angelic hand, to match the small golden halos upon each flowered head. The played a chorus of serene s...
Volume 4: Dereliction of Duty Chapter XII: Dereliction of Duty Some minutes later Sarah peeked out from around her coat, emboldened by the barking dog's sudden quietness and the fact that her left leg had gone numb from being stuffed in the workbench's cubby. Hardly dignified, but she'd have gone unnoticed, surely. Once she was sure there was no one arou...
Chapter 5 -- On Wings of Granite "Fifty five hundred marks white oak (shaved/treated). One thousand and fifty marks tool steel. One hundred marks cotton caulking. Fifty marks streaked copper, tin and a-ston 176. Fifty marks iron. Twenty marks seam sealant. Twelve and three quarters marks sunless steel. One day. Three lives. Never the same." -Un...
Interlude 5 A Game for Kings and Gods "There are many people who think chess too complicated and contrived in our modern society; that other games are more representative of the strategies required to win at war and life. The majority of these people have never held the fate of a nation in their hand and would scarcely be able to grasp the ramifications th...
Interlude 1 – The Touch of Divinity "Imagine a world without divinity. Can you? Can you honestly look yourself in the eye and say that humanity is ready or even capable of taming the world without divine help? How long have they been waring amongst themselves for a slice of hellish landscape that can't even decide whether or not its solid at any given time...
If you haven't already, it might be worth reading Parts One and Two before you read this. It picks up directly where they leave off... * Lily realised that she was now in a much larger room, and that the metal ramp on which she lay ran from the middle of one wall down into a huge pool that filled the whole of the room. There appeared to be no doors or wind...
The View from My Apartment Angela's name suited her perfectly, because, in my opinion, she resembled a cute, sexy, little blonde cherub. She was a beautiful 42 years-old woman, and wasn't at all fat, or even chubby. Her cheeks and oval face, however, made her look oh-so-sweet whenever she smiled, and Angela smiled often. Her friendly, bubbly personality was...
Interlude II The Bloodstained Blonde "What resplendence, what beauty! Poetry in motion is to die and walk among the star flowers for a mere glimpse at divinity, to toil in a god's name for years to hear the voice of your patron? The things we do in the name of connecting to our gods are nearly limitless and in the end we can only but glimpse at the power...
Dragon (S)Layers Volume 6: The Last Embers 1 Iron Oak "A capstone is only as beautiful as the foundation it's placed upon, making it fitting that the foundation of the Free States is forged in gold by technological progress and innovation. It's a shame the capstone is cast in the tin of plutocracy and indentured servitude." Engineer Laverna Webber...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter Thirty-Three – Hunger Hunger is a desire born of need: whether it is of the body or the spirit depends on the want it feeds. A Fool's Book of Wisdom ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From the depths of a Montmartre alley, hungry yellow eyes reflected the weak lamplight that timidly made its way from the well-ordered stree...