"Wonderful! Stellar! Spectacular!" exclaimed a rather irate person. "You have got to be kitting me?!" "A-are you all right?" a rather small voice squeaked towards the concerned individual. Climbing to his feet, having been blasted just moments before, Jynx checked for any signs of wounds or damage. His lab coat was rather disconcertingly clean and clear of...
This story is a first for me, a collaboration with Mostera1, a well known fellow author. It came about at his suggestion and it was his idea that I fleshed out as the designated wordsmith. My partner provided plot direction and a good deal of detail input, so it truly was a joint project. We also had some useful feedback from PostScriptor as well. Any errors...
"The council is the first thing you will face before being welcomed into our court in earnest. It's also the last thing you will see if you break our laws and are brought forth to answer for them." I grit my teeth as I spoke, pacing through the foyer as you followed behind me like a puppy. It was early yet and the shades were still drawn tightly. showing cr...
It's back. So you could say I'm an ass for pulling off all the stories, and you may be correct. Circumstances were different at the time. Anyway, I'm reuploading everything! Will there be new content? I don't know. Enjoy! *** A year or so back, Curvoma was first being developed. Given the nature of the drug it was most likely not to be tested on animals...
Author's Note: The following story is complete fiction. I'm not related to, or affiliated with, any characters depicted in this story. I sincerely hope everyone enjoys reading it. A sincere and heartfelt 'Thank You' to LadyVer. She graciously edited this story, despite a busy and demanding professional schedule, and her edits, recommendations, and feedback...
A soft-spoken word, a flash of flame, a single candle was lit. The pale circle of light showed three women, all robed in black. They moved about the circle, lighting candles as they went. One at each cardinal point, they called to the elements. The three witches moved with a comfortable ease with each other, calling up power from the earth. They had practice...
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Tom had driven Sydney for a solid fifty minutes, doing the speed limit the entire time. Tom's home was practically on the other end of the state, and he'd been largely quiet the whole drive, allowing for some Spanish rock music to act as white noise. Tom pulled over to a parking lot just behind the auto shop his father worked at, itself not far from his home...
Another glorious day in Acropolis City... until, without warning, disaster strikes! It could be a fire, a bank robbery, a collapsing building, or something stranger. But even in the most hair-raising situations, the citizens of this fair city are confident that whenever the average cop on the beat can't handle matters, an amazing (and, often, quite sexy) ind...
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