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Short Stories

The Salt Worms: Part Fifteen

8 Dec 202115 Dec 2021
As Nathan stumped across the salt, weary and delirious, his mind went back to that last conversation with Manuel. "Hey, come back here," Manny had said. "What?" Nathan asked. "We…
Short Stories

The Salt Worms: Part Eight

20 Oct 202130 Dec 2021
Nathan made one more look up and down the table, but absolutely no one was willing to meet his gaze. "Well..." he said softly. "Alright then. I guess there's no…
Short Stories

The Time Travel Situation: Part Four

1 Apr 202129 Dec 2021
All was chaos once more as pirate and children chased each other all about the Time Capsule. Blackbeard was a more persistent predator than the raptors, though, far less prone…
Short Stories

The Favored Son: Alternate- Part Eleven

28 Jan 202127 Dec 2021
"Master," Tharol panted, "I--I didn't see you there--" "No, you were more intent on getting to your perch to spy on young Beesk, weren't you?" Tharol fidgeted uncomfortably. "As you…
Short Stories

The Favored Son: Alternate- Part Four

10 Dec 202028 Dec 2021
"Ah, Tharol! Come in, come in," Master Palthio smiled, waving the youth into his personal office. Tharol entered, and as he did the man that had been speaking with Master…
Lessons

A Precarious Agreement

27 Jul 202014 Dec 2021
Enemies or Friends?) Early on in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Captain Jack Sparrow and Will Turner find themselves at odds aboard a stolen ship.…
Short Stories

Once Among the Clouds: Part One

5 Sep 201919 Nov 2021
High above the trees, but low within the atmosphere, a trio of small clouds stood as sentinels. They were the front watch, investigating the perimeter around a communal mass of…
Short Stories

The Heart of Something Wild: Part Three

24 Jan 201913 Nov 2021
Khalil's blood was pounding, his heart was racing, his hands were clenched in fists. Then, in almighty rush the sights and the sounds of the tribe flooded back into focus.…
Short Stories

The Heart of Something Wild: Part Two

17 Jan 201913 Nov 2021
"Is it finally asleep?" Khalil spun around in surprise and found Paki peering into the hut, his eyes locked on Urafiki. "Yes," Khalil grinned. "It is soothed, well fed, and…

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