Category: Creative writing
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Read more: 0 The Fool | Wildon & the Timber Sheep
Wildon was an odd one. Abandoned in the forest haphazardly by irresponsible parents — a human and a goat — he was adopted and raised by a family of timber sheep. They did the best they could with him, but…
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Read more: The King of Wands | Hank
Hank was loath to admit that he’d bitten off more than he could chew. He’d just made Junior Partner at a prestigious law firm and had much to prove. Add to that a ridiculously high mortgage, newborn twin girls, and…
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Read more: Owen’s Roommate
Owen had seen a lot of night owls in his day, but none of them were human — until now. As soon as the sun set behind the castle across the river, Giles, his human/roommate, headed for the library. There…
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Read more: Mug-Z’s
There are three over-sized concrete steps to navigate before I reach the threshold of the doorway that I always trip over. It’s been there every day, just like me, for the past 30 years and I still trip over the…
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Read more: The Staff
Joe salivated, imagining what the staff might serve tonight. Lobster Thermidor, a Porterhouse steak… A gong sounds. The guard, Nguyen Trai, slips a half bowl of cold rice between the bamboo bars, as he’d done every evening for the last seven…
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Read more: After Stavros
*** By all accounts, he was a bad idea: √ Charming √ Chick magnet √ Functioning alcoholic √ Commitment-shy. These dubious qualities are exactly what provided Kiera with the impetus for her pursuit. They always had. His velvet brown eyes sparkled silver when he…