A small smile spreads on my lips. “Stop trying to make me feel good.”
“Nah, I would never.” Iggy takes the ice cream and my spoon. He eats a few mouthfuls before waving the spoon at me. “Now, what’s your long story?” He asks. “Give me a reason why I shouldn’t destroy ever apple tree in a one hundred mile radius should I hear that song again.”
I chuckle and shake my head. “It’s a guy.”
“Oh shit,” Iggy laughs as stuffs another mouthful of ice crea...
2019-11-27 22:00:59 +0000 UTC
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I wake from a dream where I am kneeling in a river. The cold water rushes around my legs and hands, making my toes and fingers go numb. I’m not sure why I am not moving, and only watching the water rush beneath me. I don’t know where the water is coming from or where it is going. I only see the ripples that are before me.
A hand is offered to me, cold and pale. I look at the fingertip...
2019-11-27 20:00:02 +0000 UTC
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“None of these people actually believe in magic, Mama,” Avery grumbles as I help him get set up. He’s quite pretty, even with his zombie like expression, so I dress him up and add some makeup, try to liven up that pale skin with my best rouge. The androgyny angle makes him more credible to the patrons. If you came in to get your fortune done by some skinny white boy, you’d probably laugh and walk out the door.
Avery rubs at his eyes and I grab his wrist. “I told you not ...
2019-11-26 22:01:00 +0000 UTC
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It has been so hot the last few days, and the air has been thick and murky with humidity. I’ve not done much, not that you can do much when the weather is so god awful like this. I pray for rain, or something, just to knock the heat off a little. Instead, the air conditioner breaks.
It’s been a long time coming, the unit is probably as old as the house itself. It’s done it’s duty, now it goes on to whatever great beyond small appliances go to. I’ve taken it out of the window, ...
2019-11-26 21:01:00 +0000 UTC
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When I was little I was scared of the dark. No matter how my family tried to comfort me, I was terrified by what was in it. My father was a strong warrior, bit even knowing he was there could never quell my fear. I felt like I was the only one who knew there was something out there, something that couldn’t be seen.
One day, my grandmother asked me what it was that scared me so badly. Wa...
2019-11-26 20:00:02 +0000 UTC
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“Then where have you been staying?” I ask him.
Avery shrugs. “Wherever. There’ an old cabin off that dirt road,” he murmurs, nodding his head in the direction. “But the spirit there is loud and abusive, so I slept outside last night.”
“The old Cutler Cabi, I know it,” I sigh with a nod. “You still want that meal?”
Avery turns back to me. “Why are you offering?”
I give him a smile. “Because I’m Mama.”
Avery’s eyes glance over me o...
2019-11-25 22:01:00 +0000 UTC
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When my girlfriend abandoned me and our baby, my sister Lace invited me to come live with her. Back in the day, when she first had Ari, they lived with me, so it seemed fitting. Hearthway Hollow was a nice town, and the kind of place where someone could get away or just escape entirely. Lace had been talking about it nonstop, telling me how much she loved the place and how many good friends she had m...
2019-11-25 20:00:02 +0000 UTC
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“I found humanity to be amazing, they were so helpless yet so determined. They had no idea how fruitless and meaningless their lives really were. They simply wanted to live. That was it. I wanted to help them, to do something for them.” He blinked a few times. “You really don’t find this strange?”
“Why would I?” I chuckled. I wanted to scream at him, shake him, tell him to get on with it. If he didn’t get to the meat of the matter I was going to strangle him.
“Th...
2019-11-22 22:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Hephaestus Academy has been an extremely busy place lately. For one, new students are coming in daily. It’s gotten to the point where Hephaestus is working so hard to find teachers and investors that he was injured last week during a demonstration. Because of that, Mina has forced him to rest, and he’s been teaching classes with Mina, Hug, and a few others helping him so he doesn’t h...
2019-11-22 20:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Avery leads the way upstairs, opening the door and taking us into the flat. It’s all one room with several pillars. One side is the kitchen, the other side is the bathroom and beds, it’s not much at all, not a place one would entertain.
Hans takes a seat at the table while Avery starts to go into the kitchen. I stop him and guide him back to the table.
“I can cook,” Avery murmurs.
“I know, but you’re hurt and not very good at it. Let me take care of the food and ...
2019-11-21 22:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Once upon a time you were a professor of astronomy, and you were happy with your work. You taught classes and ran an observatory, having worked hard to get to the position you held. Then, one day, a handsome prince from a distant planet became your student. He was tall, beautiful, and arrogant, and you couldn’t stand him at first. Yet, like water in a cave drip-drip-dripping away, your d...
2019-11-21 20:00:03 +0000 UTC
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“It wouldn’t have mattered if they had done it, but you?” Avery yells at me.
I go to stand up but a cold sensation runs up through my body. I don’t know what it is, but I am overwhelmed by dread and fear. I look up at Avery, my jaw dropped and eyes unnerved. His expression shifts ever so slightly and then the world lights on fire.
The jeep is toppled, tossed like a sheet in the wind. Everything is loud and yet silent all at the same time, yet it is all pure chaos. I lay th...
2019-11-20 22:00:02 +0000 UTC
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I’m staring hard at the notepad in my lap. Several columns fill the white space, each line marked with ink - a name that could be the one for the baby. I sigh and look up, gazing at the sky as thick clouds go rolling by. It’s supposed to rain soon. The stormy season is coming in, and for the next few weeks we are expecting heavy rainfall and possibly other foul weather. Such is life on...
2019-11-20 20:00:02 +0000 UTC
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I finally got in the Misinformed stickers of Sophie, Persephone, and Silas and the size difference is real.
Artwork by ArtCelestial aka Celestial Kiri
2019-11-20 03:15:40 +0000 UTC
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I sniffle slightly, the heaviness that the more used to hold on me was slipping away. It was still there but it felt like sun light. I raised my eyes, lifting my forehead from the floor. Ahead of me I saw a little lamb drenched in a radiant light I had never seen before. I lifted myself further from the ground as the little lamb came towards me. It nuzzled into my palm then licked the tears that still clung to my face. It’s eyes were like gemstones filled with colors and light I had never s...
2019-11-19 22:00:01 +0000 UTC
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When my girlfriend abandoned our baby and me, my sister Lace invited me to come live with her. Back in the day, when she first had Ari, they had lived with me, so it seemed fitting. Hearthway Hollow was a nice enough town, the kind of place where someone could get away or just escape entirely. Lace had been talking about nonstop, telling me how much she loved the place and how many good friends she had made. In a way, I felt like I had been heading towards Hearthway Hollow all this time.
<...
2019-11-19 21:00:02 +0000 UTC
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I’m so very excited that my sister is coming to visit me for a while. I’ve been lonesome as of late, since Manette has been away doing business for the kingdom, and I have been working alongside Mythri to get the university up and running. Not only that, but ever since Manette and I got married, I haven’t really had a chance to spend any time with my sister. I’ve kicked into high g...
2019-11-19 20:00:02 +0000 UTC
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“This place is full of wolves,” Faryan says with a smirk. “Strolling around with a rabbit seems like tempting fate,” he winks to show he’s teasing.
“She hasn’t been sleeping,” I answer. I rub Bunny’s back as she curls against my shoulder. “Ever since we moved here, she’s been fighting any sort of sleep.”
Faryan nods his head. “There’s this shop downtown that sells all these really amazing teas. I know a couple of the dads I work with swear by the ...
2019-11-18 22:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Gryndren returns to the cave, the heavy load he left with gone and placed on my boat just outside. He sinks into the water upon landing, and the current laps against the beach where I am sitting. For a moment, I feel excited at his return, but I manage to keep those feelings down where they belong.
“The deed is done,” Gryndren says, his voice a low rumble. “Happy?”
I sh...
2019-11-18 20:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Alzun kisses you again, this time his hand slips under your shirt. “If I do get hurt, will you comfort me?”
You shudder as his his soft fingertips brush against your skin, he then runs them along the edge of your bra, gently pulling down the fabric until he finds your nipple.
“Wait,” you gasp, grabbing hold of his shoulders. “Not here!”
“Yes here,” Alzun moans into your ear. “Before we get home and I’ll be kept so busy I’ll be sent into a heat spiral wh...
2019-11-15 22:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Three days. That is all I have to try and make some grand escape before three days of being a dragon’s lover. Somehow, I have to escape from a cave where the only exit is a hole near the top of the ceiling. That, or a crack somewhere above the bedchamber. I feel like either way I go I am screwed.
I need to get out, there is no way around it. Not only do I need to get out because I ...
2019-11-15 20:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Spite’s tongue slithers out and he hisses at me. At the moment, he’s completely covering Max’s body.
“Spites are diplomats,” Luke says suddenly. “Not exactly fighters.”
“I’ll fight you,” Spite jabs a finger at him.
“Wait, he’s a diplomat?” I scoff.
Luke sighs. “Once was. Each symbiote has a title relating to their function. Beast is a class that is best kept chained up, only used for the most dire of situations.”
“What? Like an att...
2019-11-14 22:01:00 +0000 UTC
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They say there aren’t many dragons left in the Ruby Empire, and that that is a sign of the end times. This is not because of the dragons that don’t exist, but because the ones that do are old and powerful. It isn’t just dragons that mercenaries like myself hunt these days. The whole Empire is filled with all sorts of dark creatures, ones that plague the land and the seas, ones that d...
2019-11-14 20:00:02 +0000 UTC
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What should be the theme of December mail outs? Remember these will be for $10 and up patrons.
2019-11-14 16:05:02 +0000 UTC
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I sit on the porch to wait for and the storm. I keep messing up on my stitches, as I keep looking at the horizon and checking for Manette. The sky is growing darker and there is still no sign of her. I finally set my knitting down, knowing I am not going to accomplish anything with it until Manette returns.
The first drops of rain hit the porch as the rumble of thunder threatens above. The drops grow and grow, eventually becoming a downpour.
“Dammit, Manette,” I scoff as...
2019-11-13 22:01:00 +0000 UTC
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There is an old hunting path behind my sister’s house. It’s strange compared to the rest of her yard, which is overflowing with plants and herbs. This worn-out old path cuts through them like the Red Sea parting. It is out of place, strange, yet almost beckoning. I found myself staring at it often, wondering where it led and why it remains if it hasn’t been used in so long.
I m...
2019-11-13 20:00:02 +0000 UTC
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“You work up there with Mythri right?” Evelyn says. “She has twins. Your womb may have caught ideas from that.”
I think about the young princes who are both in their late teens. Himank is gorgeous but a handful, and Dhaval is such a lovely young man but timid. “It wouldn’t be so bad,” I huff.
“Speaking of twins,” Evelyn chuckles. “I have a job coming up soon in the Polar.” She takes her tea, sipping it before adding a drop of honey.
“The Polar?...
2019-11-12 22:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Tea Country isn’t so much a country as it is one of the wealthiest places in all of Miror. It houses some of the most elite people in all of the kingdom - the wealthiest who are not nobles, and the nobles who have too much money to live anywhere else. It is a place of gluttony and avarice, and much like the palace, one of the places on my list of things that deserve to be destroyed. Yet,...
2019-11-12 20:00:02 +0000 UTC
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I shove him off. “Get over it.”
“How can I when it brought me so much joy?” He whispers right into my ear. “Finding you on the throne like the queen you are,” he growls. “Your moans were enough for me, but then your legs were splayed and I could smell your honey all around.”
I stand up off the beach, escaping his dark whispers. “It really has been a while for you. You’d probably get off on a cool breeze.”
Gryndren smirks. “I paid a hefty price for tha...
2019-11-11 22:00:59 +0000 UTC
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I was abandoned in the woods as a baby - left alone, wrapped in soiled blankets. My father, the man who found me, was a disgraced white knight. He heard me crying, so he followed his natural call to come save the damsel in distress. He used to tell me that I was a miracle and that I was what ultimately saved him. For years, he had wandered around Miror, trying to find his purpose in the wo...
2019-11-11 20:00:02 +0000 UTC
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