It occurred to him that the right thing to do might be to reach out and touch her shoulder or pat her head. There was a thick silence as though she knew what he were thinking and encouraging him to comfort her but his hands could not seem to remember how to provide this kind of physical comfort. After a moment, when it was clear that he would not ( Read more... )

Title: The King's Nurse
Rating: G-ish
Summary: The Imperial Guard, following the death of the king, have a few questions for a nurse working at a nondescript hospital in the country.
Notes: Challenge for scribblespark  which asked we write a piece entirely consisting of dialogue.

"Mother! Mother! The Imperial Guard is here!"

"Tell them we're closed and that ( Read more... )

Title: The Morning After
Rating: PG-13(?) for suggestive content
Word Count: 650
Notes: Written for scribblespark in response to the picture below.


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Title: The Taste of Home
Rating: PG?
Word Count: 994
Summary: It didn't take long for the soldiers to begin to feel at home; in fact, it didn't seem that they'd ventured very far at all.
Notes: Short that may or may not be used in a fantasy novel that I am writing. Breaking a dry spell of almost four month here. I'm using these prompts in part to try ( Read more... )