I am not much of Star Wars fan. There may be robots and intergalactic travel, but I think its more so fantasy that happens to be in space with a nod to technology. And even as fantasy, its not particularly good. The originals are okay, they still hold up. But there is way more low […]
Thunder was all that stopped them on their way to the basement. At the top of the stairs they could see soft light shining somewhere from the bottom; Teddy appeared to trust the glow and proceeded to his secret fortress. Krink was next to go but the others paused. Whatever Mersa’s apprehensions were, they likely […]
Lunch was formless gray served on green trays. Lack of funding showed more in the cafeteria than it did anywhere else in the orphanage. Meals with nutrition, flavor, or color arrived in the form of donations after holidays. Teddy’s friendship was an asset for this reason. Oliver and Stan observed his suspicious behavior during playtime; […]
Dusk cooled the empty street Speedy was walking down. He was geared up and ready for action: strapped to his back was a pack bulging with belongings, a sleeping bag reeking of bodily seepage pinned under his arm, from the opposite hand dangled a plastic sack stretching thin under the weight of two giant bottles […]
In a neighborhood where everyone strived to be boring, a family was beset by extraordinary events and, thanks to their cats, barely noticed. Princessa was curled up in the company of her favorite human, Speedy. She watched the youngest of the Moorcoch household practicing his routine of unwrapping a chocolate bar without letting go of […]
In either direction there was nothing. Gone was the entrance that took them there, replaced with the sensation that they had entered a tomb. Teddy’s torch was losing the battle against darkness. Back in the orphanage it had the strong, penetrating beam of a full battery. Down in the land of the dead, it cut […]
Felling a vampyr is no easy task, and the achievement earned them a wide girth of space from Charmonde’s abhumans. None of the wild humanoids followed them to the threshold of the queen’s dwelling; a tall castle at the end of a lonely road lined by pillars. Before advancing to their objective, some of the […]
Denga followed the pull of prayer to the slightly off-course town of Fasten. Someone under those simple roofs had managed an adequate shrine, gathered sufficient offerings, and raised their voice in prayer all in the name of Deng. His progeny sensed it because he was close enough. Nearing the town the demigods became concerned; the […]
A desperate plea brought the Demigods up through The Steadfast. They could see Navarene in the distance; likewise, its citizens had spotted their approach. People were clearing the streets fast. To be fair, the party looked like trouble even up close, each of them a callback to their parent god from the first world. Denga […]
No one stopped the kids as they moved to the second floor of the orphanage. From the staircase, they accessed the forbidden wing using Prost’s keys. Standing in an unexplored hallway, they were deciding which of the two new doors to go through first when they were interrupted. A bang sounded from one of the […]