In the darkness outside the castle, the night air shimmered. The small fey creature stood, watching the darkness for any sign of movement. She looked quite young, despite being free of her adolescence. Her face still betrayed the almost innocent looks of her youth. She sighed, turning towards the castle. Calling upon the chaos that was her very nature, she w...
The trick when you make a rookie mistake is to make sure as few people as possible know about it which was going to be difficult after losing an entire day to mystical after glow. The creature I was sent after was a burly quadruped with a razor back bone and porcupine quills with the rough form and agility of a large cat. Arguably it was likely to start eati...
What a wonderful warm spring day in the country. I was walking along the water's edge, as I normally do for my afternoon walk. I could hear the birds singing, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw 2 squirrels chasing each other. I love this land I live on. I got tired of the city, the noise and the hustle and bustle of every day. It was time to realize my...
We're sitting on the porch of the cottage in Maine on one of those beautiful, early summer afternoons. Bright sunshine playing hide and seek with the puffy white clouds that skitter across the sky, the air redolent of pine mixed with a hint of the sea. All that breaks the silence is a woodpecker's staccato drilling of a nearby tree. From out of the corner o...
I'm standing in the arrivals lobby of Dublin airport; waiting for a woman I haven't seen for 23 years. I have jelly legs and dizzy spells. I have flights of fancy and fugues. I don't know what I'm doing here. I don't know who called this meeting. I can't even remember what I'm doing in this country. I know she's coming. It would too late to walk away. I'm s...
It was a little after seven in the evening. The Headmaster was in his study, hunting and pecking at the keyboard that sat atop his large oak desk with its dark forest green inlaid leather top. Tap, tap, tap. Tap, tap, tap. And then, from the door opposite, almost an echo: Tap, tap, tap. 'Come!' The Headmaster called. The study door opened and Matron -- fif...
Res Lycanthropi ("On the Matter of Weres") ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ This is background information for the 'Baxterverse,' the series of stories begun by lilgirlsix. She and I now write them together. Though I wrote this and am posting it under my own name, know that lilgirlsix has approved its content. (In our partnership, Weres fall under her jurisdiction. ^^) I...
Headstrong Taurus Who smiles through life-except when crossed? Who knows, or thinks he knows, the most? Who loves good things: baked, boiled or roast? Oh, Taurus! Zodiac Girls: Taurus; Jenn It was nearing midnight when I spotted him. I was out at the best bar in town. Chey Chocolat. (at least if it's not the best show me a better one and I'll go there) I...
Lauren was a stunning young woman. She turned heads all the time, attracting both male and female attention and often jealousy. This was due to several things. For one, she was beautiful. She had a stunning face with snow white skin, large doe eyes and a cute mouth with lush, pout lips. She kept her wavy brown hair long, which accented her almond shaped face...
On a non-descript spring day in the year 1963, Morgan Schiller, then thirteen, became obsessed with Craig Grumman's sister, Tori. Morgan and Craig were classmates at Pennington Junior High and lived only about a mile apart. After school let out for the day, Craig invited Morgan to hang out over his house. Morgan didn't even know that Craig had a sister until...