"Captain's Log, Caitian Date Firemoot 7th, 1218 After Landing, Fleet Captain Ma'Sala Shall, Recording: The CAV Mother's Fury is completing the final tenday of its patrol at the edge of our system, before returning to the Motherworld and taking a well-deserved shore leave. Myself included, of course, albeit reluctantly-" Ma'Sala heard the sound from her Firs...
Author's Note: this will be the first in a series of stories I'm aiming to be shorter than my usual offerings, focusing on smaller cast of characters in the Surefoot universe. So, you may not get as many words at a time, but I'm hoping to get them published more frequently. ***** Meeting Hall, Summer Palace, Cascaran Province, Planet Nekros: As she wat...
For me, life has always been good. My wife and kids are the center of a great world. I have a job that pays well and I enjoy going to work. Living in the Pacific North West is easy. West of the Cascades we seldom get heavy snow, wild wind storms or giant earthquakes. Although we do get all of those features, we also get Tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and fore...
Chapter 3 - The Witch of Ravenstone This story was previously posted on a site that is no longer fully functional. * * * The young woman slipped from the cart as it slowed in front of the inn. The sign on the door read, "Preston's." She felt her purse, "A little light," she told herself, then noticed a smaller sign on the front door. "Help Wanted - inq...
The Misty Grove Naadia was walking through a misty copse of trees. Strings of lanterns hung from their branches, further illuminating the eternal evening of this place. She knew exactly where she was - The Misty Grove. The realm of Sanguine, the Daedric Price of hedonism, debauchery and dark pleasures, but she didn't know how she got here. She had been spe...
(In which our hero, Jorge, settles some old affairs, honors some old traditions and pulls off the hat trick with Serenity's lovely ladies in our little ship on the edge of the black.) * As Serenity climbed out of the ionosphere of New Kashmir, River was idly singing Mera Joota Hai Japani from an old Bollywood rasta about leaving while she danced in the pil...
(In which our hero, Jorge, settles some old affairs, honors some old traditions and pulls off the hat trick with Serenity's lovely ladies in our little ship on the edge of the black.) As Serenity climbed out of the ionosphere of New Kashmir, River was idly singing Mera Joota Hai Japani from an old Bollywood rasta about leaving while she danced in the pilot'...
Naomi lightly sighed as the entered in the last line of code. One of thousands, colored text stretching for megabytes upwards on the screen of the monitor. From her seat, she glanced over to her years-long labor sitting in the center of the basement. Not much too look at; simply two large metal rings, one at the top and bottom, connected by a pole with com...
The Moon Maiden Calafein bled from a dozen small wounds. His chest heaved with exertion and his thighs and hips were beginning to burn from constant work. The weapon master of House Baensek had spent several days exerting himself like this, but his life of constant training and conditioning had prepared him well for such effort. Sinala Auvryana, high pries...
Casey had the house to herself for a change. Greg had a new supercharger that he wanted to fit to the Trans Am and decided a complete tear down of the engine was in order. He had a few days off before his next shift so he'd decided to go back to his parents' house to use his father's workshop. Jolene and Cassandra were out shopping and weren't expected back...