fiction

  • Polaris Skies: Ch 4

    Polaris Skies: Ch 4

    In the morning, the friends found themselves not in warm beds but in a freezing tent. Their body heat seeped out through the thin shell of second-hand polyester. Benj, first to wake, tiptoed out of the tent, letting in a draft.

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  • Polaris Skies: Ch 3

    Polaris Skies: Ch 3

    The trees that surrounded the area loomed over the site like ancient guardians protecting their tiny treasures Nat and his friends hunkered down into the snow-covered grass, bracing themselves against the chill wind that blew in from the north of them. It smelled of wood smoke and burning gas.

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  • Polaris Skies: Ch 2

    Polaris Skies: Ch 2

    Deck dragged out his hiking bag and bug-out bag and crammed two more sets of clothes into the bottom. Pilfering the back corner of his closet, he located the four-person all-season tent and sleeping bags.

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  • Review: Tamed by the Viking by Felicity Brandon and Anna Quinn

    How does Futurama snusnu with Vikings sound? Kinda like syphilis, but I digress.

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  • Polaris Skies: Ch 1

    Polaris Skies: Ch 1

    The Grey Monster has led to a global apocalypse. Nat and his group of friends wake to a hellscape when a bioweapons bomb drops in the Jenton orchards. Wolves crawl beneath their skin, and a genetically engineered religious cult decides they are demons worth hunting. Can they find a mad scientist in time before the…

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  • Subject 15: Ch 27

    Subject 15: Ch 27

    There had not been as much improvement with the regiment in the past month as Fane had hoped. Running speed and shot accuracy had improved; however, many social and cultural traditions impeded progress at every turn.

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  • Subject 15: Ch 26

    Subject 15: Ch 26

    Fane woke to a throbbing headache. The last thing he remembered was walking into a dance club with Shelly, Ajay, and the prince. The sky shifted to a soft grey in the window, jasmine dancing against the pane. He scrambled to sit up. “Oh, crap! I’m going to be late.”

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  • Subject 15: Ch 25

    Subject 15: Ch 25

    “You got a glitch?” Marjorta grabbed Fane by the shoulders to steady him.

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  • Subject 15: Ch 21

    Subject 15: Ch 21

    Fane stood inside a massive wood-panelled hall with a high elf, an orc, and a mouse person. Tables crowded with a variety of beast people, elves, and other species sprawled across the big room. A few waved and called out to Ishan and the team.

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  • Subject 15: Ch 20

    Subject 15: Ch 20

    Fane and Ajay stood in the hallway with Zahar, Chaitan and the other bodyguards for the royal family. The King, having answered to Chaitan’s knock and noting the congregation of men waiting on their charges, closed the door in their faces, telling them that it was private business amongst the family.

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