If the god Anubis had an alias, what would it be? (a name, possibly something feminine)

When she finally slept, she dreamt of a sick girl with her face, roaming the streets, searching for something. She dreamt of a fierce burning light   that hurt to see, and wings made of cogs and copper and steel, and film-covered eyes and patchwork skin, and a strangely familiar boy bathed in tattoos, and a walking corpse that smelled like rotted ( Read more... )

Hey everyone! I need to borrow some knowledge from your big brains.

I'm working on my book and I need some good monsters for one scene, but I'm not sure what. The three biggest qualifications are that they are:

A: Strictly nocturnal, aka afraid of/can't function/will die in sunlight. Preferably not humanoid.

B: Nothing 'normal', like vampires, ( Read more... )

“So where were you?” Jess asked. She picked up her coffee and took a small sip, watching her sister over the top of the mug. June shivered.

“I told you. Work.”

“Work’s to the north,” Jess pointed out. “Your taxi came from the south.”

“Stalker,” June quipped, still staring at the menu but not reading it.

Jess sighed. “I’m serious.”

“Me too. Stalking is a ( Read more... )