I Just Wanted Something New
I thumbed the coin over to its reverse. _Nebraska_. "What a fucking joke," I muttered to myself, not expecting anyone to hear. I tossed the quarter at the little compartment where you keep the change in your car, and missed. Of course I didn't expect...
The Lead Crown, Ch 4.6 Malcom
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Secrets Ch. 19
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V. The violin
**V. The violin** _As told by Milo_ After dinner, Nina invited me over to the couch on the living room. Steffen helped their parents to clear the table while Nina and I made ourselves comfortable. Eventually, the rest of the family joined us, taking...
Simple Warm Ups (December)
The haze of sleep was met with the burning realization of needing release. Yonic rolled off the couch sluggishly and swayed through her living-room's hap-hazard placement of secondhand furniture. The flush echoed through her dark, one bedroom,...
The Burning Heart Chapter 1
Chapter 1 - The Worst of Friends It had been a rather boring raid that fateful morning. Not a single Viking had managed to scar my scales that day, and I was feeling...disappointed. Most unlike the other dragons, I viewed raids as an exciting and...
Pop Goes the Weasel
_All around the mulberry bush..._ Science is a footrace and so far the pharmaceutical industry is winning. Genetics could be a close second though. Not that I really care, I'm just a glorified salesmonkey. It's not a bad life. I get to travel the...
Family Matters (1)
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What is a Man?
"Don't you miss anything about being a man?" Raichu asked Gardevoir. "As fun as it's been, I still don't really feel like a girl." Gardevoir narrowed her eyes with a raised brow, Raichu looking into her coffee to avoid meeting her gaze. It had...
Insert Heroics Here - Chapter 3
**Chapter 3: The Island** The first sensation I felt after the storm was the desire to vomit and somehow purge all of my insides. Waking up with my back to the ground, I vaulted myself over and puked onto the wet sand below me. Sand, leeches and sea...
Food, Fireworks, and Fun
Como's nose was filled with the scent of the carnival. Fried foods and almost cloyingly sweet drinks were the predominant aromas. The more subtle scents came from the more upscale booths that were situated on the far side of the fairgrounds. The crowd...
In The Parking Lot
# In The Parking Lot ## S.M. Wolf * * * _Patricia, Manfred and this story are copyrighted 2013 by S.M. Wolf. The characters may not be used nor the story reproduced in part or whole without prior written permission of the author. Any resemblance to...