So there I was, kayaking through the beautiful waters of New Zealand, when lo-and-behold I got myself lost. I was searching for a series of caves I read about that were allegedly filled with bioluminescent glow worms. Photos made it seem like a scene in Avatar, and although I didn't like the movie, I couldn't help but gawk at the amazing visuals like everyon...
It had been two or three days since Eleanor had woken alone on the narrow bed and in room in the rafters of the house. She had no memory of how she had arrived there after falling into a state of exhausted torpor, drained by her ordeal within the vacbed. More worryingly she was genuinely unable to count the days that had passed since then, the monotony and i...
"I still can't get over how cool this is!" "I wish you would." "You wish a lot of things, Snatch. Nobody cares." "Not news to me." Larya rolled her eyes and said nothing. She didn't want to worry about her downer partymember right now. She just wanted to take it all in. As her toes sank into the mucky ocean floor, Larya could sense her druidic senses sh...
It was hard to believe that after waiting for what seemed like months, it was finally spring break. Nikki took the bus to get to Elena and Amarisa's apartment, not carrying much since they had already packed two weeks prior. Her heart pounded in anticipation as she thought of the exotic vacation they were about to have. Amarisa had continued to be very secre...
This is the preface to Succubus Rising. I would greatly appreciate any and all feedback on this bit of writing. It is not meant as a part of the story, but to answer some questions that came up with the original posting of the story. Therefore, it is a gratuitous info-dump or the part of the story at the beginning that people flip through to get to the good...
A bespoke story, one for a person with their own set of fantasies. + I know a place, a place of warm sun, endless beaches and eternal youth, a place of perfect fruit eaten seconds from the vine, of buttery fish, enchanting wine and limitless tranquility, a place free from pests, disease, clothes and trash, a place without politics, breaking news, social me...
As the sun finally touched the horizon, a rusty sky began to dye the world a burnt shade, burning-fleshed Helios' duty transferring to the void-touched Breksta with his last bitter touch. Their celestial chase was greatly appreciated by the many souls of the Taldian Barony, both local and visiting, the cooling air soothing the stifled mood of the summer heat...
Sailing across the South Pacific was a beautiful and deadly affair. The strong currents, both wind and water, allowed the journey to move smoothly. The only downside to such a voyage was the size of sea one had to traverse. Nearly 5,000 miles of nothing but ocean water and the occasional deserted island, that was the South Pacific trade lanes. Not only was t...
Ahri and Elena were still passing the joint back and forth when they went inside. "Come on, let's all watch a movie together." Elena suggested, blowing smoke into the air. "Okay." Amarisa said cheerfully. There wasn't enough room on the couch for the four drunk women to sit comfortably so they spread out some blankets on the ground. Nikki and Amarisa cud...
There was too much water. Snatch understood, intellectually, that he was at the bottom of a vast ocean, sealed within dark, twisting vaults suffused with magic that somehow kept the rest of the ocean at bay, rendering narrowly survivable what had to be the third-worst dungeon crawl he'd ever embarked on since becoming an adventurer. Still. It was really, r...