Two Many Toes looked out of great big wide brown eyes at the line of braves going off to the hunt. Their bronze skin shone in the sunlight amid paint and feathers; their faces were fierce and their muscles taut as they held their weapons; and their feet danced in place, anxious to take them to the chase. Two Many Toes thought they were all beautiful and st...
***Kerry had a lot of time to regret that Khoe had gone. He also had a lot of time to regret his actions, deciding that he'd been an idiot. Ah well ... This is a short piece even when taken together in its entirety. With that said - it's implausible as hell ,but I liked the notion of it and wrote it to see where it could go as a fairytale type of story....
Buhawi and Tala wandered off to another clearing that, obviously, served as a kitchen of sorts, though not one Tala understood at all (not that she understood kitchens, really). A stump wider than her girth and Buhawi's combined made a counter-cum-butcher's chopping block and four clay wood stoves stood in a straight line along the flattened top of a massi...
***Cha'Khah's life has taken an upswing and, being the Drowess that she is, she never forgets to show her thankfulness to her goddess. She's just not prepared for the other things that come with it all. 0_o --------------- Book of the Mountain Clan Part 8 The morning was one of many surprises for Cha'Khah as she learned more about Barrett. He found out i...
While Japanese literature in the late twentieth century did not produce the Angry Young Man phenomenon, nor did it go through a beat or even psychedelic phase like American fiction, a group of Japanese writers have gained fame though questioning the materialism of society and considering some alternatives to the status quo in Japan. Two of the best known of...
After reading Toxico's essay I felt it needed a response of far more than what one could squeeze into the comments sections. The essay seems filled with misconceptions about America. Let us start with racial issue. Does racism exist in America? Yes, it does but so does it most everywhere. Look at the riots in France by Muslim youths over their treatment by...
Title: “Into the Breach” PLOT: In a post-apocalyptic US, eight brave souls struggle to survive in a dystopian future. Will they survive, or will they succumb to the temptations the brave new world offers them? SETTING: Former United States, near future. Resource Wars have pushed the country to the brink of secession. Militias and government troops fight over...
Hovian Cluster, Maxia Sector: The Nausicaan Raiders swarmed around the crippled cargo ship, the beetle-shaped attackers taking their time and taking turns to strike at the failing shields of their prey. The built-in nacelles of the Raiders glowed a bright lime green as their power was diverted to their plasma cannons, ensuring a steady, relentless assault,...
Kyra's honeymoon to Africa has taken a horrible turn. After witnessing her husband's death, she narrowly escaped into the jungle. Having survived the raging river, with the last of her strength, she collapsed on the muddy riverbank. Hours later, she woke up to find herself in someone's home and bed. The décor was strange to say the least. Cooking implements...
CONVERSATIONS WITH A MAGE parallels the CARTER BROTHERS series. Pat DeVallera has retired from the New Orleans Police Department and convinced Lucius Carter and Lucius' wife Astrid to tell him the truth about the magic and supernatural events that surrounded the Carters in the Twentieth Century. This story follows MAGE AND SPIRIT. WARNING: THIS EPISODE DESC...