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The Tangible Dark: Part Three

27 Apr 202217 May 2022
Another two weeks passed by, and the dark remained as stifled and silent as before Godfrey's interruption. Then, quietly and without fanfare, a new stranger entered the mist. It was…
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The Salt Worms: Part Nine

27 Oct 202130 Dec 2021
"GET OFF OF ME!" Nathan roared. "GET OFF!" "Let go of the pellets!" one of the Elders shouted, gripping Nathan's wrist and slamming his clenched fist against the ground. Nathan…
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Broken Rules

12 Jul 202130 Dec 2021
Curiosity Satisfied) In the 1997 film Men in Black, undercover officer James Edwards is recruited into the highly secretive MIB organization, which was instituted to protect humanity from all manner…
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Covalent: Part Four

26 May 202130 Dec 2021
Cace lay very still, waiting until he was sure that Rolar and Aylme were both asleep. Of course none of the children slept very deeply in their small hole beneath…
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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 Six

24 Dec 202027 Dec 2021
"Very good," Reis said. "We're each the other's master, so equal partners. Are Beesk and Inol's stones still up in their towers?" "Yes. But like I said, I'm in an…
Short Stories

The Toymaker: Part Seven

12 Dec 201920 Nov 2021
"So it's you," a quiet voice sighed from a corner. It was dark inside, with the only light spilling to the floor from a broken window on the right. The…
Short Stories

Revelate

11 Oct 201812 Nov 2021
I The wall’s entire surface was covered by a nest of cables and wires, some as thick as a thumb, others as thin as a strand of hair. Each of…
Short Stories

Revelate: Ayla

4 Oct 201812 Nov 2021
The wall's entire surface was covered by a nest of cables and wires, some as thick as a thumb, others as thin as a strand of hair. Each of them was…

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