Laura dumped her bags unceremoniously on the bed, then collapsed face down into the pillow and screamed silently. Today had not gone well. She was twenty-four years old, and she was sick to death of writing papers, and lit reviews, and never doing anything that felt meaningful. Her novel was going nowhere, she had a demeaning job for anyone, even a grad stud...
Chapter 1: Office Hours I can't believe they did this to me again for a second year. How did they expect me to make it across campus from one class to the other in the space of five minutes? It doesn't help that Dr Nathanial Williams always runs his lectures over by five minutes, either. He just doesn't stop talking until he realises he has his another clas...
Zerafina stared down at the pages of the spell, running her tongue slowly over her lips. She knew the spell would summon the Demon Lord Nyyphas, a demon that her former master, a now deceased warlock thanks to an overly-righteous baron, had frequently bargained with for forbidden knowledge. The problem facing Zerafina, however, was that her master had barter...
My name is Lucas James Plywood. I'm a young black man living in the City of Los Angeles, California. These days, I'm a student at the prestigious Central California College, one of the best private schools in the state of California. Add to that the fact that I basically attend this great school for free and you'll realize why I'm in such a celebrating mood....
The universe is vast. So vast that many believe it to be infinite in its size and possibility. On top of that, our universe is not the only one; there are many more all clustered together like individual bubbles in a bubble-bath. Many of these other universes have different rules, different people, and different worlds than ours. Some of them even have deiti...
****Every character in this story is 18 or older**** I stared at the stucco wall, exhaling loudly, ridding myself of the toxic energy I'd built up during the week. Finals were finally over, so I stole a moment for myself. I sat down in the lobby outside the lecture hall and did nothing but breathe. Seconds before, I was a student crumbling under pressure of...
Chapter 01: The Curator's New Position Sue quickly questioned her career choice. Archaeology was a lot more Joe Accountant than Indiana Jones. After finishing her degree, she went straight to field assignments figuring that was where to find the action. When some of her finds appeared in archaeology journals credited to the dig leader she knew it would be a...
The clock ticks inexorably only inches from her head as Carmel awaits the imminent arrival of her master. She stands exactly as instructed, leaning forward to face the empty fireplace, feet slightly apart, grasping the mantelpiece for support. The unaccustomed stance thrusts her up onto her toes, making her wrists ache. At least, thinks Carmel, she can be...
Dr. Tentacle glared down at his desk with a snarl. The latest edition of the New York Times lay open on the surface with a picture of the hero, SuperiorMan, plastered on the front page. In a moment of frustration, he ripped the paper off the desk, crumbled it into a ball and hurled it across his office How he hated that dogooder hero! SuperiorMan was the onl...
Editor's note: this submission contains scenes of non-consensual or reluctant sexual situations. * I stepped up to bat, my palms sweating. I'd missed so many practices lately. I could feel Coach Brennon's piercing glare as I struck out. The bench was thoroughly warm underneath me by the time practice was over. "Coach Brennon's gonna kill you, slut," the...