"You know, if Australia doesn't drop the Queen as its Head of State, that is my only concern about possibly moving in with Tanveet in Melbourne. Only in the sense that I don't know how that would impact things, just because she has reserve powers. What if she uses them to help the New Order regime somehow? In principle, however, I would love to move to Austr...
This was the place. Heavy wooden beams stuck down from the already-too-low ceiling. Thick shocks of steam wafted from the kitchen, smelling sweet and sour, and mixed with gritty clouds of tobacco smoke. Candles hung inside paper lamps, a fire hazard. To Mel, it looked like any other run-down noodle house in the nation, but this was most definitely the place....
Celine watched the Void Springer, an ugly nearly ramshackle thing of a spaceship, slowly and masterfully land onto one of numerous platforms designed for such landings that span the Vaem tower. She was utterly disgusted by the boxy exterior and its obvious lack of maintenance. How that thing had saved Mother was beyond her but she was nonetheless grateful f...
"Excuse me?" Kyle McAdams turned around in surprise at the sound of a familiar voice. There, leaning out of the window of a well-worn Prius was Lara. Surprisingly, there was no sign of Josh. "Hi, Lara. What brings you out here?" He waved expansively around the orchards on both sides of the gravel road. In the past year much had changed. The ground beneath...
Samantha Comes to Dinner Eric's eyes went wide with dread as he stared towards the front door and froze. The very idea that somebody other than Julia would see him wearing nail polish was completely paralyzing. "Well, what are you waiting for? Open the door for our guest," Julia said firmly. He started walking to the door, the panic making his hands tremb...
Centuries ago... "Drown you monster!" No! Nimeth screamed in her mind, she would have screamed aloud if strong, callused hands were not holding her head under the water. Water flooded her mouth as she spewed her precious air forth, it also flooded her ears, muffling the sounds of the battle raging around her. No! I am equal to Kilili! I am equal to Silil...
The Empress sat on her throne, trembling as the enemy approached her Great Hall. Her lower lip quivered, goose bumps formed on her flesh, and the chill of fear gave her the shivers. The Nasucrean Empire had fallen, and there was no saving it. She was the last Empress, the end of a long line of female sovereigns who had dominated the civilized world. Sadly...
"Master Darren?" came an uncertain voice behind me. "I was supposed to see you next." With a knowing smile, I turned around and took in the sight of the voice's author. Standing in the doorway to my room was a young woman, of slightly below average height, who blushed visibly. Her hair, which was halfway between brown and black, hung exactly as low as her c...
Ever since The Matriarchy took charge of the country six months ago, every man has been given a Penis Control Chip that makes it impossible to get an erection without permission. We have to apply for a licence to have any kind of sexual enjoyment — even just wanking without the licence is illegal. My appointment is today and I'm excited to finally get a sens...
The tribal practices of the American Indian were totally misconstrued by the pragmatic attitude of the highly religious imperial invader - that had inhumane behavior, as observed by the Indians. Unfortunately, the White man's behavior was identified after the damages occurred, leaving the bewildered Indian to use whatever ingenuity they could come up with...