Inktober 2019, Day 3: A Strange and Ancient Statue | Bait

When strangers entered the grove and defaced it, Eve was made aware of it through the whispers carried under leaves and through the roots of ancient trees. They’d hung bait from the limbs of a twice over great-grandmother oak who’d borne a quarter of the woods. It drew flies and other rot-eaters, creatures who sought …

Inktober 2019, Day 2: Made of the Void | Mindless

The world was dark. The world was also cold. Darkness was the whole world. Cold and dark. No light, no light. Nowhere. No light. No- wait. Not light. Not quite. Warmth. There was a solid clear pane separating them from where the warmth was. They waited. They don’t know how long they had to wait …

Inktober 2019, Day 1: Forbidden Knowledge | Ring

The shop, as Cross had known it would be, was on the right, nestled between a deli and an alley it shared with a salon. At this time of night, the streets were devoid of most humans.

Pokemon Nuzlocke; Chapter 4

The second trainer we faced had a Caterpie, the universal food pokemon for bird and flying types. Xaiver was in his element, obviously, having just learned peck himself. The Caterpie had fallen and laid so still after Xavier had pecked at it. Most of the battles had gone by quickly, a testament to Xavier's power, …

[WP] A young priest is let in on a secret – demonic possession is real, and terrifying. But they are laughably easy to exorcise, much to the boredom of the priesthood.

“So there’s nothing to fear, Father McGregor?” “Now, I never said that,” the father said, raising a finger. “All it may take is an incantation and a firm believer, but by the time we arrive…” He stopped, drawn by something out in the courtyard. Pith thought he was being coy for dramatic purposes again, especially …

[WP] Some people express their love and gratitude with flowers. And some do it with cacti.

I saw this prompt and immediately thought of a quick Ian and Bridget exchange: Whenever Bridget opened doors, she threw them open as if she knew precisely what awaited her on the other side and she wished to greet it like a close friend. Whenever Ian stepped through doors, he winced as he did as …

Book Review: Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

I do admit I enjoyed the first half of this book more than the end, but that's when the plot turns from speculation and young adults dealing with their inner demons to a confrontation of the monsters of the physical world. How do I describe Meddling Kids? I can do so the way it's been …

[WP] On a world where one side permanently faces the sun humanity has made their home in the light, the dark side inundated with vampires and other monsters unable to venture further. In this world there is one rare event that humans fear and evil relishes – The Total Eclipse.

Sometimes my prompt responses are sparse and lack a cohesive storyline. In fact, this is mostly how they start out. But this time around I liked it enough to leave it as it is. I feel like it shows you that it's ok to have just glimpses of a story at first, a scene or …

Fandom Friday: Mass Effect Andromeda, Taking the Plunge on Eos

One of my favorite parts in Mass Effect 1 were always the scenes I imagined were taking place inside the Mako. You could get yourself into a heap of trouble with that bugger, and I always wondered what your teammates were thinking and saying as you drove over that colossus again. And again. And again. …

Coffee Review for April – El Salvador Gilberto Baraona

The roast for the month is El Salvador Gilberto Baraona, grown on the Los Pirineos farm in Tecapa, El Salvador. The flavor, according to the bag, was a blend of tangerine, caramel and chocolate with a medium body that had a clean finish. I always love reading wine descriptions and repeating them at the bar …