I apologize for the fact that this does not continue Shadows, but I wanted to let this idea free from my mind before it escaped me. For a time, Ytha felt only the joyful bliss of love. Den looked at her with his eyes full of something she had never expected to experience, but it was what … Continue reading The Right Words
I was called into work today, so today's post will be coming late than normal again. My apologies.
Shadows, Part 3
Shadows, Part 1 Shadows, Part 2 “I guess it’s possible,” Benni said, shifting thoughtfully in hans chair. Ne brought hans hand to hans chin. Benni had actually come to visit physically, which was a rarity. Ne usually preferred a holo-call. “I don’t know what else it could be,” Adrick said. “It’s driving me nuts, Benni.” … Continue reading Shadows, Part 3
New Year’s Eve
Greetings! We're having a tiny New Year party at my house, so there won't be a short story post today. I intend to publish the next part of Shadows tomorrow, though it's possibly it might come later than normal, depending on how the morning goes. I originally intended it to come together in one part, … Continue reading New Year’s Eve
Shadows, Part 2
Shadows, Part 1 For now, he reopened the piece he had been working on. It was for a fantasy novel about a world where dragons desired to replace humanity by breeding with them. He found it to be an odd — even off-putting — concept, but he wasn’t paid for his opinions. The writer had … Continue reading Shadows, Part 2
Shadows, Part 1
Adrick unclasped his lens, whipping it free of his face. His heart rate, resting low just moments before, spiked. The flexible band came away easily, draping down across his shoulder. Adrick blinked. Nothing. His loft was empty. The stark light, filtered to a pure white by the translucent shades pulled over his windows, illuminated the … Continue reading Shadows, Part 1
Happy Holidays!
Posting on Daydreams should resume 12/26, as I take these two days to celebrate the holidays with my family.
How Do You Know?
“Did we do the right thing?” Telal asks He has no real reason to visit me, other than to ask her that question. I haven’t seen him at all for the past week. I suspect he has been avoiding me. I certainly haven’t sought him out. He has no reason to be awake this early, … Continue reading How Do You Know?
Everything Around Him
There are days when he awakens where everything around him is a blank grey-white, where it seems he is lost in some vast infinite space full of nothing but emptiness. On those days he has to fight to get moving, for it always seems, before he starts, that there is nothing to move toward: that … Continue reading Everything Around Him
Loop, Part 5
To begin this sequence: Trapped, Part 1 Preceding entry: Loop, Part 4 Jake slid forward, gliding in a crouch across the rooftop on almost pure blue paint. He used his brush, with green paint at the end, to propel him forward, as though he was rowing a boat. He had to move with utmost silence in … Continue reading Loop, Part 5
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