He was used to the cold, so the weather in Obresh was warmer than he cared for. He would strut around half naked, often only wearing a belt and loincloth, or just pants. His chest was always on full display, showing off the dark tattoos that covered his skin. They covered his back and wrapped around his chest. He said each one was a different chapter in a long story, and each chapter was extremely important.
Despite the rocky start, our hunting trip turned out to be one of o...
2020-04-24 21:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Not long after the storm ends, my best friend comes to pick me up at the ranger’s station. She knew I went on the trip, but when she saw my ex at a cafe, she realized something was amiss. After getting him to confess and punching him in the gut, she came to get me.
Despite my original reservations about staying in a cabin in the woods, I end up having a nice time thanks to Novikov, Yuan, and ...
2020-04-24 19:01:01 +0000 UTC
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“He’s different, if it helps,” Asha replies, sitting down on the bed. “He doesn’t look like a doctor either, so maybe that’ll help even more. Come, now.” She wipes away your tears. “Don’t be afraid. I’ll stay with you, promise.” Her rabbit ears twitch, and she looks up as the curtain opens.
At first, all you see is a dark shadow as it moves along the curtain. Green lights flicker within the shadow as a hand appears and pulls the curtain aside. A man walks in, extre...
2020-04-23 21:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Ever since I was little, animals have always hated me. I’m not sure if it’s something I do, or a smell I give off, but animals can’t stand me. Particularly wild animals, it seems. Dogs tolerate me, cats are fine, hamsters ignore me - but if there are birds or racoons around, they just don’t like me.
Growing up, I lived in a pretty rural area, so wild animals were normal. I can cou...
2020-04-23 19:01:00 +0000 UTC
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I try to ignore his face, it bothers me. “Volkhard asked you to come here. Do you know why?”
“I owe him a bit,” he titters with anxiety. “I know that! Ha!” He huffs out then takes off his hat, smoothing back his hair. “He knows I’m good for it. I’m just having a hard time coming up with the funds right now.”
Money seems a bit of stretch to kill someone over, but I would gladly chop this man up just so I could feed his tongue to some dogs, hell, even a cat. “H...
2020-04-22 21:00:02 +0000 UTC
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After what happened on the trip, you move in with Ilya at his place to help take care of him. He insists he will be OK, and you don’t need to stay, but you insist, after seeing what a struggle it is just for him to pull up his pants in the bathroom. It’s awkward at first, considering that when you thought Ilya was going to die, you both confessed your feelings to one another.
You don’t wa...
2020-04-22 19:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Tonight is no different, as I lead another batch of rats to the river beyond the woods. I despise how long it takes to get through the woods with the rats in tow. Playing the flute, walking in the woods at dark, all the while keeping the procession going is extremely hard work.
I sit by the river for a moment, taking a breather as the rats wash away. My hair is starting to feel heavy again and I contemplate shaving it at the scalp one more time. As I am between being bald and having une...
2020-04-21 21:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Waking up on days off always feels a little strange. You’re used to hustling, making sure the doors to the shop open right on time. You’re not used to not having to rush, to be up and ready at the drop of a hat. It’s all still. You can breathe. You can watch the sunlight sift through the curtains as long as you please. You drink in the low hum of cars passing just outside your window. You sink ...
2020-04-21 19:01:00 +0000 UTC
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“I think it will be a long engagement,” Naveen chuckled. “Just until we get used to it.” He took hold of my hands. “Once we’re comfortable, then we can discuss the wedding.”
“You sure?” My voice cracked. “It doesn’t bother you?”
“I’m very sure.” Naveen kissed my knuckles. “This wedding doesn’t need to happen all of a sudden now that we’re engaged. We can take our time and figure out what we want.”
I wrapped my arms around him, hugging hi...
2020-04-20 21:00:59 +0000 UTC
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I never expected to meet anyone like Naveen, I actually never expected to meet anyone willing to tolerate me. My anxiety can kind of be a lot, some people aren’t patient, others aren’t willing, but Naveen was both those things. I never wanted to be a burden on anyone, silly to think, I know, but my anxiety pushed thoughts onto me that made me feel as though it made me invaluable or worse. The thoughts kept spinning and spinning like food in a blender until it was all one chaotic swirl and...
2020-04-20 20:01:00 +0000 UTC
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To preface as to why no special preview or rough draft was seen for this story, I was ready to abandon it. I wasn't happy with it and I'm still not completely. But in these times I decided to share as just an extra story. So enjoy!
Recently, there has been a radio station that appears out of nowhere. Some nights while you’re driving, the radio crackles and hisses for a moment before the...
2020-04-20 19:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Going along with the last post, I wanna put things to a vote! Let me hear what you want.
2020-04-20 00:21:10 +0000 UTC
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I'm considering changing my tiers, or at least upping my $1 to $2 or simply creating a new tier altogether. But I don't want to upset anyone if I do this. I've been told I'm undercharging and that I am not doing myself any justice for how hard I work. I also found out I maybe make .50 off the $1 tier and that really set me off.
I was thinking about leaving the $1 tier, but making it either the special previews or even a new story every week, or a couple of times a week. Then makin...
2020-04-19 21:05:37 +0000 UTC
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One day, as I helped Naveen clean up after the kids had left, he had a strange expression on his face, almost troubled. He kept looking to me as if he wanted to ask something, then he would stop himself and look away. It was driving me crazy! I kept thinking worst possible scenarios in my head. Was he going to tell me I stacked papers wrong? Did I smell bad? Did he hate me and he wanted to stop coming to the library?
“Can I ask you something?” He asks gently. One of the key phrases ...
2020-04-18 21:01:00 +0000 UTC
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For the last few weeks, you and your small team have been on the hunt for a supposedly new species of spider living in a remote part of Appalachia. You’ve been staying in an old hunting cabin that’s more haunted than for hunting.
Reports of the spider came from a rather strange viral video, which shows the spider jumping from a rock before scurrying off into the shadows. It happens so fast ...
2020-04-18 19:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Karatcake is a wonderful artist and someone I've recently come to befriend. They recently did a picture of Dr. Heskel the vampire and are threatening to do more.
Find them on Twitter and donate to their Kofi
2020-04-18 17:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Ever since I was little, animals have always hated me. I’m not sure what it is, if it’s something I do, or a smell I put off, but animals can’t stand me. Particularly wild animals, it seems. Dogs tolerate me, cats are fine, hamsters ignore me, but if there are birds, racoons, or whatever, they just don’t like me.
Growing up, I used to live in a pretty rural area, so wild animals were normal. I can count on both hands the number of times I had squirrels chase me. There was ...
2020-04-17 20:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Ever since the goose chase in the parking lot of his church, I’ve not been able to get Beleth off my mind. I know I should give up the game right away. He should be the farthest thing from my mind, and yet he seems to be the only thing occupying it.
In cartoons they always depict the moral dilemma of a character as an angel and a devil on their shoulders. The devil is always trying to convinc...
2020-04-17 19:00:03 +0000 UTC
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His thick brows pinch together and he scowls. “These uniforms wick heat away! I’m boiling alright. Boiling alive.”
Luis then points to the counter. “You have people waiting.”
Novikov flenches and quickly comes up to the counter, he has pure white hair but thick black eyebrows. He’s older, but he’s built like a brick house. White hair coats his arms and knuckles, but his face is clean shaven. He adjusts his glasses and looks down between us.
“I rented a ...
2020-04-16 21:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Ever since I was little, I’ve felt different from my family. My ears are too big, or at least too long by elf standards. The points jut out from my hair, and it’s hard to hide them. I sometimes wear scarves to keep them tucked away, or hats, or even big tiaras so I can fold my ears under them. My mother even had a hairstyle designed for me, wrapping braids around my head so my ears could be tucke...
2020-04-16 19:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Rada is a black widow, or so I have heard. In her long life she has had three husbands and three wives - six marriages total. Of those six marriages, all her spouses have died gruesomely. In The Hole it is rumored that Rada killed them all. Neither Rada or Duscha speak of these events, but in my time working for them, I have seen pictures of the previous spouses around their home. It is not my place ...
2020-04-15 19:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Ilya stood out for his mop of bright orange hair, as well as his slightly pointed ears. He was handsome as well and quite popular back in college, but due to being partnered with you, he sort of took you as a thorn in his side. It took a long time for the two of you to mesh, but eventually, you became close.
“Your dad said that Rothpierre’s is going out of business,” Ilya says suddenly.
“Going out of business or is Rothpierre retiring?” You lick salt and better fro...
2020-04-14 21:00:02 +0000 UTC
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There’s a place I always try to go, a place between my mind and my eyes. I’ve been visiting it since I was a kid, when things got too hellish at home. I would push myself into a little corner of my own when I felt I needed to escape, and there I first saw the fire. It engulfed everything and made it all shine so bright. There was no cold, no unease, no worry. There was only the fire.
...
2020-04-14 19:01:00 +0000 UTC
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They stiffen and inch forward. “What for?”
“To study,” you say excitedly. “I mean, look at you! I’ve never seen anything like you in my entire life.”
They hiss loudly.
“Sorry, I just-” You try to collect all the thoughts and questions in your head. In all your years you had never thought about even coming close to a discovery like this. “You speak English! How is that possible?”
“How do you speak it?” They toss back.
“Well ...
2020-04-13 21:01:00 +0000 UTC
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I gather my things in the dark, slowly moving around with my palm flat on the floor as I search for my things. I gather them up, placing them quietly into my bag so as not to rouse Bartholomew. I’m not sure where he is, but he could be listening. Fitzwilliam said he wouldn’t return until dawn, but I’m not taking chances.
When I have everything, I feel for the wall so I can make my way ups...
2020-04-13 19:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Ages ago they did perhaps one of my first ever fanarts of my Changeling Malachi. They recently redid the same fanart and both are amazing!
You can find them on Twitter and donate on Kofi
The original
2020-04-13 02:01:00 +0000 UTC
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She's done some really cute artwork for me in the past and she's so sweet and fun to work with.
You can get commissions from her on Twitter or contact her through her Paypal
King Amit
2020-04-12 02:01:00 +0000 UTC
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“I try to get you in your dreams for a reason!” He snaps. “It’s easier there.” He finishes buttoning up his shirt. “Here it’s-” He rubs the back of his neck. “It’s awkward in reality.”
I can’t help but laugh.
He cuts a glare at me. “Shut up! You come in here, rip my clothes off me, seduce me with your wiles, and then you laugh at me?”
“No! I’m laughing at how ridiculous this all is. You? Awkward?” I keep snickering. “After everything you...
2020-04-11 21:01:00 +0000 UTC
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The gate is pretty big. I won’t be able to climb it and jump over without breaking something, that’s for damn sure. I’m not strong enough to bend bars, no matter how much I may be able to tell myself otherwise. The tops of the walls and gates have brambles covering them, and they do not look pleasant to sit on, no siree. So I step back and peer at the castle beyond, surrounded by dark clouds an...
2020-04-11 19:01:00 +0000 UTC
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I jump to my feet and look around in a panic. My sister and all her friends are gone! They’ve left me there. I go over and pick up my clothes, quickly putting them back on. I hear things in the woods moving around so I gather sticks, hoping to build the fire back up to ward anything away.
I should have known this was to be too good to be true! What was I thinking? My sister liking me? That is to laugh!
I hear something big moving out in the woods, it cracks sticks and starts to ...
2020-04-10 21:01:00 +0000 UTC
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