Series

The Querent
So why does everything now come in brown boxes? Stimulates the higher senses How? What you can’t see, you must imagine So how does that help anyone?
By Bonnie Misha5 years ago in Fiction
The Blood Alchemist; Chapter 2
I lean against the wall, staring thoughtfully at the door across the way. She hadn't come out of her room yet. According to the guard I had posted there last night, she hasn't so much as peaked out of her room.
By Katarzyna Crevan5 years ago in Fiction
Captain Rydian of the Human Galactic Unit
I opened the bay door of the ship slightly and peeked out. No one in sight. I slipped out quickly and closed the door behind me. I looked around again, but still no one around.
By Lydia Booker5 years ago in Fiction
Boxes and Bombs
Previously, in Part 3: Once Upon a Barn Part 4 Dear Diary, I didn’t sleep well last night. Okay, okay, you got me—I don’t sleep well on any night.
By Paula Shablo5 years ago in Fiction
Chuck
This goddamn barn again... Why? Why must everything end up in this barn? I can't stand all the damn spiders and that smell. What the hell is that smell?
By Devin Laughlin5 years ago in Fiction
Dead Ringers; Chapter 7
Light tined the inside of my eyelids red, the scent of herbs filled my nose, and there was something cold and wet on my forehead. Slowly, I opened my eyes. I was in a room, well, more of an office.
By Katarzyna Crevan5 years ago in Fiction
Mysterious Tidings
Part 1 of the Theia, the Lost Star series Quinn Kahlberg sat in his stateroom, reviewing the contract options for his crew. He was only thirty-six years old, but constant worry had drawn early lines in his forehead and around his eyes. His black hair showed signs of graying. He cycled through the meagre choice of job offers for a third time and wondered how much longer he could make this arrangement work. The contracts were supposedly the best of the job offers available for the Stardiver and her crew; escort some sleazy politician through the shady districts of Capitol Center, secure safe transport for a supply convoy bound for 10 Hygiea in the asteroid belt, or use an ESPer to influence a rival trade fleet to lower their prices. Kahlberg frowned and closed the display on the trade-ESPer contract.
By Hale Gray5 years ago in Fiction
Dead Ringers; Chapter 8
I've barely reached the counter when something grabs my arm and yanks me backward. Next thing I know, I'm back in the hallway, being pinned against the wall by Detective Miles. He's pinned my arms over my head, so there's no chance of reaching my gun.
By Katarzyna Crevan5 years ago in Fiction
Dead Ringers; Chapter 9
"Who?" My mind is reeling. Sofia looks at me. "The Double Doctor." "How does what happened to me tell you that it's this Double Doctor?"
By Katarzyna Crevan5 years ago in Fiction
Dead Ringers; Chapter 2
We're at the morgue when Elliot grabs my arm to stop me. I spin to face him. From the look on his face, I already know what he's going to say. I simply cross my arms and raise my chin. Elliot mimics me.
By Katarzyna Crevan5 years ago in Fiction
Dead Ringers; Chapter 3
I don't know what I'd thought I'd feel, but it certainly wasn't this. I want to turn away, but I can't. I'm mesmerized by the Jane Doe's eyes. Something about looking at the empty blue eyes, in a face that looks just like mine, has frozen me in place.
By Katarzyna Crevan5 years ago in Fiction
Dead Ringers; Chapter 5
I'm jarred awake by the screaming of my alarm. Finding the button, I hold it until the alarm shuts up. I sit up and stretch, allowing a giant yawn to escape. The fog that had followed me last night seems to have passed. Mushu joins me in bed, rubbing against my back and purring.
By Katarzyna Crevan5 years ago in Fiction