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Chapter 12 - When the Fairy Tale Ends

It felt like madmen were lurking behind every tree, in every bush. The feeling made Cass jumpy, causing her to flinch at every shadow that wavered under the headlights of the police cruiser. The situation was hardly helped by the fact that Mark had remained dead silent ever since leaving the old farmhouse, uttering not a word when Cass had removed the alien and shoved it in a haystack, or when she’d almost shut her foot in the car door. He didn’t seem angry… just tired. Cass couldn’t ...

2024-09-08 14:27:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Side Story 2 - Phoenix Rising From The Embers

Here's the second and for now, final side story. See ya'll on Sunday!

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2024-09-06 11:51:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Side Story 1 - In Which Phil Plays A Very Silly Deck

Woah what is this? Random Frog update? Don't worry, it's just a fun omake I had bouncing around my head. Had some extra time so I made this up. Expect Urban Nirvana to continue chugging along at the usual pace.

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2024-09-06 11:37:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 11 - Tomorrow Is Another Day

Cass patted Mark down while he stood stock still, poking his nose in wonder. The bruises on his face were gone. The back of his hands were no longer scraped up. When she felt the top of Mark’s head, all she could feel was dried blood mixed in with his hair. No cuts.

“This is insane…” Cass whispered the words almost entirely to herself. “How… this is physically impossible.”

Everything about what Cass was seeing boggled the mind. How did this happen? Why did this happe...

2024-09-01 13:29:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 10 - Event Horizon

Nothing. Every scrap of evidence they had at hand was spread out on the coffee table and it all amounted to nothing.

Well, perhaps saying 'nothing' was a tad bit harsh, but the investigation so far had done nothing but turn up more questions. Where were the Russians? No one knew. A town as small as this one and no one had seen anything out of the ordinary. Where was the alien? It was as if the creature had disappeared into the wind during the raid on the station. More privately – a co...

2024-08-25 13:27:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 9 - Somewhere Else

It was finally dawn. As predicted Mr. Moon and Dag had arrived at the city limits of Carlston right at dawn. The sun shone splendidly in the rearview mirror, enough so that if Mr. Moon had looked at the mirror, he would have been blinded. The town itself was minuscule. Nothing more than a blip in the featureless expanse of prairies and rocky hills that was the Midwestern United States. If it hadn't been for the map Dag had folded away into the glove compartment, perhaps they would have never ...

2024-08-18 13:11:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 8 - Weight of the World

"Well?" Cass sharply demanded, flicking her eyes between Mark and the road. It was quite dark, having left the town's streetlights behind only a few minutes ago. A part of Cass wondered if she was being too harsh on the man. Mark probably had his reasons, and she was still absolutely freaking out over the whole ‘getting shot at’ thing they’d experienced. All of that was causing emotions to run higher than normal.

Still… Mark wasted time grabbing the creature when they were fleei...

2024-08-11 13:53:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 7 - Sand Dream

The smoker fell backward in slow motion. His body was still whole – the only difference from before was the lack of light in his eyes and…

Cass could feel a surge of horrible acidic bile surge from the depths of her stomach, up her throat, and into her mouth. The smoker’s face was mostly intact. Mostly. Just to the left of his right eye, in the space between that eye and his ear, there was nothing but shattered bone and clumps of gore from what used to be there. Her aim was true. ...

2024-08-04 13:34:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 6 - Jailhouse Rock

“Report.”

The bar was empty. Empty of drunks, of lowlifes, empty even of the townsfolk. They’d all gone home for the night. Why wouldn’t they? It was late, nearly half past three in the morning. Anyone with any sense about them would be home in bed by now. Yes. The bar was empty - aside from Vladischov, Zotov Yakovich, and Komarov. They stood as a trio, their arms leaning casually on the bar counter. Drinks aplenty were sat before them. Vodka. Rum. Whiskey. Beer. Multiple bottle...

2024-07-28 18:49:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 5 - Bad Dream Baby

Carlos hadn’t even glanced at the cargo tucked under Mark’s arm. Either he hadn’t noticed it, or he simply trusted Cass enough to assume whatever it was posed no danger. Frankly, Cass wasn't quite sure herself if the creature was harmless. Part of her expected the night to swiftly morph into something straight out of a horror movie – perhaps the alien would come alive in Mark's arms to take a chunk out of his side or trap Cass in a tangle of mind-bending nightmares created by her own ...

2024-07-14 13:28:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 4 - Searching For You

Three O'Clock in the morning. The coast looked clear enough, but in a small gossipy town like Carlston, Cass could never be too sure. Still, there was a point where they would just have to go for it. Otherwise, she and Mark would be waiting with that dang alien all night instead of trying to get all this figured out.

Her car was parked on the curb, as still and silent as she had left it mere minutes ago. She would drive, of course. Mark was both physically injured and probably still a b...

2024-07-07 13:34:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 3 - Stunning

Cass sighed. Her hand paused mid-knock outside of Mark’s house. She glanced up at the night sky above. Nothing but stars and a stunningly beautiful moon. This was it, her last chance to simply go home. To go back to sleep and wake up like normal the next morning. Oh, and to maybe get the results from her interview. How exciting.

Well, better to get it over with and figure out what had Mark freaked out so badly. Her hand completed its arc in the air to strike against the solid oak wood...

2024-06-29 12:26:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 2 - Girl on the Moon

“Alright people, listen up because I hate repeating myself.” Mr. Sun spat out the words in gravely tones. The man himself was of a body type most people would never consider intimidating. Rotund to the point that his doctors were beginning to raise concerns, a face that normally had a cheerful smile pasted across it, and a sharp wit that was often more preoccupied with revealing the terrible pun of the day than actually doing work. A man like that would be more likely to be seen working i...

2024-06-22 15:45:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Urban Nirvana Chapter 1 - Sunglasses at Night

“Thus the terms of this amicable divorce are settled.” The judge boomed, firmly smacking his gavel into the firm wooden grain of the bench. In front of him, a man and a woman were each flanked by their lawyer. The woman had shoulder-length blond hair, tied together in a casual ponytail.

At first glance, it would seem like a choice of style, but the man knew that it was actually because the ponytail kept her hair safely out of the way for just about anything, whether that be yardwork...

2024-06-16 14:36:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 86 - Home

The end. Thanks for sticking with me, and I hope you all will continue to follow me as I transition to writing Urban Nirvana.

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2024-06-16 14:26:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 85 - The Tyrannical Dogma of the Light

Almost done. Feels weird to say it.

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2024-06-09 14:37:23 +0000 UTC View Post

A Little Sneak Peek...

Phew. You lads thought I was done yet? That there would only be one post today like usual? Not quite. See, A Frog Out of Water is almost done. That means it's almost time for my next fic, an original novel by the name of Urban Nirvana. My goal is to have patreon subscribers be a chapter ahead of the other readers once I start posting. No chapters yet, of course, but I do have something to drop today if anyone is interested.

So as a little something, here's the tentative synopsi...

2024-06-02 14:17:26 +0000 UTC View Post