William Diaz
Bio
A 9-5er, avid reader and aspiring novelist with two self-published fantasy books and four published short stories under his belt. Not to mention a vivid imagination...welcome to my world.
Stories (10)
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Snake Among the Shadows
The hologram on Scarlett’s table buzzed for over five minutes. Her mind was still in a haze from the previous night; a couple rounds of Violent Moruqs turned into an unplanned celebration. Captain Malachai met Scarlett at the Spotted Egg with the rest of her payment, the equivalent of thirty thousand dramtas in gold.
By William Diazabout a year ago in Fiction
The Siege of Fort Akin
Wallace Svedson, Excubitor of Fort Akin and his Imperium garrison guards looked on as a few Golden Vipers Space Marines from Third Company interrogated their prisoner; a member of the Haralduran war party caught hovering too close to Andor’s atmosphere. A scarred warrior with pale scaly skin, cold grey eyes and two weeks’ worth of facial growth glared at his interrogators, issuing a slew of curses in the Haralduran tongue.
By William Diaz2 years ago in Fiction
No Apologies
Harris, also known as "Crusher" on the streets checked his phone to find a message from his employer, who he only knew as Hawk; an intimidating man of medium stature, shaved head and grey beady eyes that only stared daggers and whose bloody reputation was known in the underworld. Even Harris, who stood close to six feet, four inches and weighing at two hundred and forty pounds knew what the consequences were if he ever betrayed Hawk.
By William Diaz3 years ago in Horror
Island of Toys
After unpacking the last of the boxes, Darren and Agatha Chambers took a well deserved break on their leather sofa. Since moving to their new Walmer Road Victorian - style house, almost everyone seemed to be on Cloud Nine. Eight year old Christie was anxious to play in her new bedroom with her new friends, ten year old Aiden was in his bedroom, glued to the iPad that his mother tried to pry him away from. Only six year old Maggie clung to her parents, scared and unwilling to go upstairs.
By William Diaz3 years ago in Horror
Voyage
A starless night draped the city of Metro, giving Yuri, a petty criminal and ocular addict a place to hide in the shadows from the clutches of Metro Police. Yuri crept out of his hiding place once the patrol made their rounds; after a series of turns down side streets, Yuri made it to Jane Street and found his man: a well-known virtual reality narcotics dealer.
By William Diaz3 years ago in Fiction
Beginner's Luck
Life as a burger flipper at the Pint and Pretzel, a popular chain of bars, was not the dream job that twenty-year-old Lorenzo’s parents had in mind. If anything, they wanted their naïve son to pursue a career as a lawyer or an engineer. Lorenzo would always tell his parents that he didn’t know what he wanted to do, but he knew that all they cared about was bragging to the family about their lawyer son. Instead Lorenzo graduated college with a Culinary Arts degree. He also wanted to become a pro-wrestler and had already begun training, much to the utter dismay of his conservative parents.
By William Diaz5 years ago in Humans
Falsely Accused, Now What?
So you and your partner separate after X amount of years of being together; your emotions will run wild. Think of walking through a legal minefield and you're only scratching if the two of you aren't amicable during this time. Got kids? Here comes the super storm.
By William Diaz8 years ago in Criminal
