I was on a movie lot, script clutched in my hands, wringing the paper for all it was worth. I had memorized every line, studied every nuance, even read the novel the movie was based on to prepare. I want...
2020-03-27 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“I used to want to live in a dollhouse when I was small.” I then grin and laugh. “Well, smaller to you.” I look down at my hands. “I had my mother’s old dollhouse that her grandfather had built for her. I wanted to live in it so badly, especially after Benji was born,” I scoff. “T...
2020-03-26 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I’ve been coming to the True Love’s Kiss almost every day now. I can’t seem to leave the place alone, as if I am drawn to the building. I feel at home here, with an ease and comfort I can’t find ...
2020-03-26 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Is that-” my eyes dart back and forth. “Is that all?”
Frankfurt’s eyes bug at me. “You know what a thunderegg looks like, right? Dig until you see one.”
I scowl and shake my head. “That’s not enough instructions, Frankie!”
Benji lets out an exasperated scoff...
2020-03-25 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The speakeasy below the house is much bigger than I thought - it’s like a mini-mansion underneath a cozy little house. There’s enough space for everyone, including a bar, several bedrooms, and a hand...
2020-03-25 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostI swallow back the nervous lump in my throat. “To be honest, no. I mostly listen in on Saturday nights for the midnight plays.” I glance to Nellie in my anxiety, hoping to see some sort of reaction on her face. “Which I really enjoy by the way. Most of the time I just listen to what I have ...
2020-03-24 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I’ve been meeting with a few of the sex workers from True Love’s Kiss, sneaking what information I can from Delly’s briefcase. So far, it’s a lot of back-and-forth, but it’s more than enough fo...
2020-03-24 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Come in.” I turn to see the young man from last night walk in. “Oh, it’s you,” I say brightly.
“I just wanted to make sure you were well taken care of.” He bows before me. “I hope you’re comfortable.”
“Very much so, thank you.” I stand to gree...
2020-03-23 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I was passed around a lot as a kid. I never settled in one home for too long, and in those I did I was kept more as help than family. I never really had a family, just a new roof over my head. This was t...
2020-03-23 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter posting my last post (what is that sentence). I have decided that I will put off mailouts until May. But have no fear, I will be working on something special for when they return. Until then I will be posting an extra story, rough draft, and special preview every Saturday in April as a than...
2020-03-22 22:39:43 +0000 UTC View PostWith everything going on right now, I’m wondering if I should even do the mailouts in April. Since this effects ya’ll the most, let me hear from you. Would it be safe and responsible? Or should I wait and make up for it in May? Tell me what you think.
2020-03-22 16:06:04 +0000 UTC View PostWith everything going on in the world times are not only hard, they’re down right scary. That is why I wanna reach out to my commissioners who have stories coming in April and May, (even June) if you know this is you and need to either cancel or delay your commissions, let me know and we discus...
2020-03-21 01:56:09 +0000 UTC View Post“I want to share myself with you, all of you. It’s ok.” I close my eyes, holding my breath as I feel his mouth on my neck. I then feel the prick, but not the pain I was expecting. There is a low rumble in his throat and his hands tighten around me. I feel heat as he drinks my blood, it bubb...
2020-03-20 21:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I suppose I should have done the smart thing, and sent Merah Muda packing as soon as I discovered her plot, but I decided to play dumb and keep her around. Her wit lures me even more than her crocodile t...
2020-03-20 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“What exactly do you take photos of?” I tilt my head to the side.
The grin that spreads across his face seems dangerous and gorgeous all at the same time. “Depends,” his voice purrs. “All relies on what the customer wants.”
I furrow my brow. “Why, the way you talk, it so...
2020-03-19 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
My father passed away before I was born, so the crown was heavy upon me even before my birth. My mother hoped for a girl - someone who would be like her, gentle and sweet, but wholly unlike my father. My...
2020-03-19 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe hushed anxiety I had expected earlier seems to settle on the crowd. There is a wave of murmurs going around the room. Father is so important to these people, he’s a whole world to them, I can understand why they are so afraid for his well being.
“Hold on everyone,” Vincente ...
2020-03-18 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I try to steady my breathing. Siti is standing next to me, wearing Beast like a jacket, much the same way I do with Spite. The only difference is that Beast also provides Siti with a left arm, to replace...
2020-03-18 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostI had once met Arkane through one of my old dates. Back then, he was simply known as Falcone Arkane and he was head of one of the organized crime syndicates in the city. I could have had anything with Arkane, but I grew weary of him and his business. When I tried to leave, he got angry with me. I...
2020-03-17 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
“Max?” Someone gently nudges my cheek. “Max? You awake? Hey.” A tongue touches my face, gliding along my ear and down my jaw. “Max, please,” the voice whimpers. “Please wake up.”
I ...
2020-03-17 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostVincente poses, leaning one arm on the sink while the other rests on their hip. “Outside this dress, I am very masculine.” His body is a dusty yellow, covered in intricate diamond shaped scales. The snakes on his head sway to and fro, watching me with their quick little eyes. He’s tall and ...
2020-03-16 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Ages ago, my family lived in Tea Country. We were not rich like most of the people there, but my parents made a decent living. My mother was hired to perform elaborate tea services in the homes of the we...
2020-03-16 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostMy shoulders surge forward as I huff, relaxing my body from posing before her. I slouch down in the same chair again, staring at the chessboard. All the pieces are disarrayed from my aggravated slap earlier. I start standing them up where they lay, some on the board, others on the table. I look t...
2020-03-13 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
My family was one of great power and affluence in the old days, when magic was the rule, and arcane powers were law. My family was at the height of its power, and our kingdom and people were mighty.
<... 2020-03-13 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe rabbit fluffs up and hugs the carrot. “As you wish, Prince Belle.” He runs off again and Merah Muda looks at me in surprise.
“You carry carrots in your pocket?” She gasps.
“And dried tuna,” I say with a smile. “For the cats, of course.”
She narrows her ...
2020-03-12 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
After Tyrone and I were married, we started plotting how to buy our own house. His basement dwelling under the shop was fine and all when it was an affair, but for a married couple it just didn’t suffi...
2020-03-12 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Timid, seriously, come back.” Harlan’s tone is dark and serious.
Timid slowly slips off the desk and Harlan moves them to stand in front of me. Timid then takes hold of my hand.
“I take it you want to know where to find Rabid.” Harlan steps closer to the desk. “I’m afra...
2020-03-11 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Max?” There’s a gentle nudge to my cheek. “Max? You awake? Hey.” His tongue touches my face, gliding from my ear and down my jaw. “Max, please,” his voice whimpers, “please wake up.”
I push against his face. “I’m awake, I’m awake.” I rub my eyes before I slowly op...
2020-03-11 20:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I’m quite lucky, if I say so myself. Most people wouldn’t get where I am today, and since I am a tiefling I feel this is doubly true. I try not to take my fortune for granted or let the sands slip th...
2020-03-11 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“No,” I grumble. “But we’re here, aren’t we?”
Eli looks up to Spite. “And how about you? Ready to show off the goods?”
Spite rises up from a hoodie and lays his head in my hair. “You’ve been trying to get into my pants since I walked into your life.”
Eli sm...
2020-03-10 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post