There sure are some stupid people in the world, man. My name is Raphael Mathieu. A young Black man of Haitian descent living in the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario. I moved to Toronto last year, after spending ten years in Des Moines, Iowa. I'm a naturalized citizen of the United States, though I'm originally from Northern Haiti. I recently moved to the...
Author's Note: When I first published this (I hope) slightly humorous little paper, it was just to answer some ill-informed anonymous critic, and explain to readers why I used the words I did in my stories. Little did I realise that it would raise more feedback from further afield than all of my stories put together! I've had comments from people from the U...
Character Descriptions Main Garrett is of average height and build with moderately defined shoulders and arms, has locked dark hair down to his shoulders, and a trimmed beard. He is a Black and Indigenous transman and college student who wears whatever clothes he wants, eats whatever ever he wants, and plays video games and works out occasionally. Partners O...
Thylacine is the name for carnivore marsupials in Australia known as Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf. Possibly the best known is its cousin the Tasmanian devil, with his knife and fork in the Bugs Bunny cartoons. This story concentrates on the Tasmanian tiger, now extinct, and their still living cousins the Tasmanian devil. Being marsupials they bear no...
This Story takes place in an alternate Earth. This version of Earth is currently in the Year 2043. The Tech level only being slightly more advanced in most technologies due set backs from the crises of the 2020's. Despite this the world has made significant strides in the field of Trans Dimensional travel. They have started a new program in which they pull p...
"Call me they," said the diminutive, tomboyish, short-haired and curvy Native American gal as she looked me up and down from behind her desk, dripping with attitude. Snorting, I looked at her like she had two heads and they were both fucked up. Ever since I moved to the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, from my hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, I'd seen and exper...
500 years post nuclear apocalyptic war. Nova tossed and turned at the haunting memories of her past. Three years ago, Nova was in the forest with her two friends. The boys dared her to climb a tree, Nova being competitive at nature climbed, a branch broke sending her to the hard ground. Nova busted her face, sprained her ankle and dislocated her knee. The...
I am a Graduate student who has just finished my Master's degree and will be starting a Doctorates program under (hopefully literally) the most amazing professor ever. Three years ago I moved to a West Coast University. The city is huge, the school intimidating, and I entered the department office under confusion. I have been assigned to study under one of t...
The roads were so bad that it felt like trying to fall asleep in a rollercoaster ride. I was wide awake now, uncle was stretched out on the last row taking up most of space. I could see the driver smoking in his cabin through the glass partition. I checked my breath, applied some gloss, tossed my hair and walked into the driver's cabin. Seeing me they stopp...
I have chalked the summoning circle on the floor of the exams room and lit the candles. My spell book is in front of me and my bell is poised to ring the chimes that will open the door between dimensions. Procter Louisa Jona Caliper waits my attempt with a stern look. The summoning of a familiar is one of the most fundamental aspects of higher magery, and i...