This is the chronicle of a very unusual set of supernatural objects and the people who are exposed to them. They cause mutations to very fundamental, abstract, or philosophical aspects of the world. Their mechanisms and effects are often difficult to pin down or define, but with practice and careful application you'll get the hang of it.What's next?...
"Card, please. Welcome back, Frank." "Mike, you know me by name", said Frank. "You know I don't drink, I'm here for your arcade games. Why do I have to show my ID?" The bouncer looked at him. "I get paid to make everybody show an ID. You too. You didn't lose your ID again, did you?" Frank sighed. "New year, new ID." He produced his new student ID. He was...
Welcome to “Lovely, Dark, and Deep!” For the moment, this is a fairly linear, serialized piece about Jaq, our protagonist and point-of-view character, who’s a freshly-sired and -abandoned vampire in the world of Vampire: The Masquerade. Some of the VtM lore is going to be pretty fast and loose, so if you’re a purist, yes, I’m aware what I say may mash togeth...
If you have begun reading my story at this chapter, there are a few details you ought to know. My name is Peggy, but my college friends all call me Pygmy. I'm not just petite; at 19 I'm darn near child-like. I decided to use my Lolita looks to make a pile of cash on the Internet with some interesting results. For one thing, my Dad has horned in on my busines...
Most men only dreamed of having a harem. An entire stable of women whose sole purpose was to serve their master. To exist for their man's pleasure. It was a pipe dream, of course. This scenario only really existed in the mind. The realities of society made such a venture realistically impossible. Except for you. To you, it had not been a dream but rather a g...
It was four o'clock in the morning and I was sitting on my own front porch minding my own business. Grieving is a solitary business best carried on at night and I have certainly earned the right to grieve. My fifth husband passed away a year ago and I was still dealing with it. You'd think after being widowed five times I'd get used to it or be immune or som...
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Pore ol' tragic king Lear really whined about his bitchy daughter Goneril: How sharper than a serpent's tooth it isTo have a thankless child. Well, okay, Lear didn't really say that, Shakespeare did, but I'll take a thankless child any day over creating just the right cast of characters, only to watch helplessly as the thankless assholes grab the story—you...
The next morning Cameron woke up, bright and early. Arming himself with his gun and a small toolkit, he traveled out to his former boss's house in the suburbs. He got there and found the same flimsy lock on the front door that had been there the year before, when he had invited all of the employees to a get-together at his house. His boss had locked everyone...
I program computers for a living, probably one of the least exciting jobs in the universe, but more pleasant than a lot of others. I have a small office in a building that specializes in letting out space to small businesses. The only reason I have the office is for meeting clients. Oh yeah, and the T1 Internet connection, that helps a lot too. Across the h...