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The Tower - Part 1
Authors Note:
This story is the result of a, perhaps foolish, promise made during my first year of undergrad at Trent University: that I would write an "undead army" story for my, then new, friend by graduation. Years passed - I procrastinated - and I didn't actually start until fourth year. Fortunately, as I have since pointed out, I never ( Read more... ) -
Firefly-esque
It had been a poorly designed job from the very beginning. She never would have agreed to it, except half-trained companion women had very few choices when it came to work. And as much as she hated to admit it, vitamin supplements really weren't cutting it for meals anymore. So she'd taken the job. And regretted it ever since ( Read more... ) -
Once upon a time
Paint a scene: one inch wide, one inch tall, one inch deep. What do you see? A smile. Sad, or pherhaps whistful. Dark lips, slightly surved in the right hand corner. Looks like there may have been lipstick, but it is faded now. Worn away. By a kiss? Tears, the salty breeze of the sea? Or maybe just time. What does it mean, then, this ( Read more... ) -
A clearing
You are standing at the edge of clearing in the centre of a vast forest. You can feel a hint of moisture in the air, and the smell of coming rain on the breeze, but the night is clear and a thousand million stars shimmer like diamonds against the blue-black velvet of the sky. You are alone, but unafraid. The sounds of night creatures rustling ( Read more... ) -
The Host
It's a strange sensation, carrying an observer in the back of your mind. I was recruited early on, so I grew up with the implants, but I still get that same feeling every time someone jacks in. There's a number of reasons people feel the need to ghost through another's life. Physically handicapped, terminally ill. One of my sisters specializes ( Read more... ) -
Children of Inus
Members of the mercenary nation Inus learned three things from birth: how to ride a horse, how to wield a blade, and how to take pain. As a result, any army with even a pair of Ini riders would defeat an enemy without. They were expensive, of course, but most military commanders were of the opinion that the expense was certainly worth a victory ( Read more... )