Arabella whistled softly to herself as she sped down the road to the old Whitman Bridge. Her parents had allowed her to borrow the old station wagon on the condition that she be home by two o'clock in the morning. She had told them that she would be going to a party at Janie's house and then heading straight home. Like most stories told to parents on Hallowe...
General Khaldun! Look!" A soldier, Chike, yelled pointing toward Pelusium. "Have any of our scouts returned?" he asked looking out in the direction the soldier pointed out. "No sir. But Pharaoh's messenger has arrived. Shall I have him sent in?" "Yes, of course." The area outside of Pelusium was lit up from many bonfires actively burning high into the sk...
Authors note: I understand that this story may conflict in ways with religious texts, and I apologize to those who may take offense. As he woke up that morning, he noticed a dull pain in his side. He grimaced and rubbed at it, looking down at his side. There wasn't any mark, so he wasn't too worried. He probably had slept funny and elbowed himself in the ri...
Mount Baker, National Park, August 25th 1:02pm Scully signalled with one shaky hand for Mulder to back off, she was hunched over by the water's edge vomiting up the contents of her stomach. Mulder took a step back, his gun still clutched in one hand, he could hear Mears talking to Haskell a little way off, mumbled words from him weeping from her, Mulder's o...
Part 7 The Shadow Approaches "Coralyn," came Joe's shout from outside the door as sounds of him trying to push the door open through the barred dresser followed. "Shit," Coralyn whispered as she still lied on top of the creature. "Trouble," the monster whispered back as he looked toward the door as it busted open, sending shards of splinters throughout t...
Warning: readers may find themselves disappointed by the end of this story. Kelly stirred in her bed. It was about 10 am in southern California, she had slept in a little, but it hardly mattered. She rolled over onto her back, encased within one of her satin sheets, and lay there, letting her mind gradually awaken. After a couple minutes of letting her eyes...
Victoria strapped her silver dagger to her stockings. She had been given a contract earlier on that cold, misty morning that had intrigued her too much to put off. Usually she would attend to contracts with a mercurial approach - highest paying, highest priority. However, every now and then a case came to her attention that she would address on the very same...
Mary stretched out her long limbs as the door to her inner sanctum closed behind her. This was the most secure room in her villa, so it was her that she went to practice her most secret and dangerous spells. Ordinarily she would be interested in securing more magical power, but for this visit Mary was compelled by twin vices of curiosity and lust. Like most...
It was late one night and I was driving to get home. The night seemed more spooky than usual in our town. I'd grown up in a small farm town just outside of Del Rio Texas where everyone knows everyone and you actually trust your neighbors. The wind was brisk and the sky was covered with bright stars. I drove listening to "Here with me" by Dido playing quietly...
THE GOLEM A small shadow moved about a much larger room, body clothed in sweeping robes as she busied herself with the intense display around her. The shadow, a young mage named Lorelai, gathered an armful of poultices and potions as she danced her way through the closed space. There, at the end of the hallway, she finally stopped her jog in a sweep of her...