Aetherloft, Chapter 2 Prince Bartholomew “Drake” Galedragon stood at the center of the sprawling banquet hall, as perfectly polished as the gleaming chandeliers. Around him, war comrades in varying states of sobriety lounged over lavish feasts and empty boasts. A gold braid hanging from his shoulder marked him as the guest of honor. Or, as […]
Aethloft, Chapter 1 The Silver Lark glided through the aether, its polished hull gleaming under the magenta sky. Below, the desert realm of Vash’kara stretched vast and empty, a golden expanse broken only by jagged rock formations and the occasional ruin half-swallowed by shifting sands. In the distance, the ice mountain loomed, the Sleeper’s Veil […]
Mostly Harmless Magic, Chapter 1 The town of Bramblehook was tiny compared to the Capital, yet still she was lost. Rue’s pointed ears poked out through a frizzy tangle of hair as she dragged her cart over another bump in the road. Plant cuttings tumbled over books, and both nearly tumbled over her. The town […]
Aetherloft, Prologue The desert night howled like an offended god, wind shrieking through the Qirathi camp, slapping loose tent flaps and rattling bone charms that hung from wooden poles. In the center of a large group of tents, Elder Zahrek sat before a low-burning fire, his fur bristling from the cold—or possibly from the weight […]
Join quirky alien Xynara and logical robot VORT as they hilariously dissect the history and meaning of Valentine’s Day! From ancient Roman fertility festivals to modern commercialization, this witty dialogue explores love’s evolution through an extraterrestrial lens. Featuring discussions on the origins of heart symbols, Japanese Valentine’s traditions, and thought-provoking commentary on human relationships. Transcript […]
The next day, Juniper sat at her desk glaring at her monitor as if sheer willpower could conjure up a legitimate excuse to bail on the assignment. She had just turned in the draft of her first article about the round of speed dating she had endured the night before. Snowflakes and Soulmates. Just saying […]
Juniper Carver stormed into her editor’s office, her heels clicking against the linoleum like tiny gavel strikes. “Max, tell me you’re joking,” she said, dropping a stapled memo onto his cluttered desk. “Snowflakes and Soulmates? Seriously?”
Max Stevens, a middle-aged man with a coffee-stained tie and the air of someone who’d been in the newspaper business long enough to lose the sparkle of idealism, didn’t even look up. He clicked his pen twice, underlining something on a manuscript. “Nice to see you, too. How’s the holiday season treating you?”
⌚ Approximately 10 minute read ⚠ Content Warning: Death, Romantic Situations I had dreamt of him for years. His age seemed to change with mine; as I grew older he did as well. His face, I could never quite glimpse, or if I did it was forgotten as the foggy light of dawn broke through my […]
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