Historical
Crimes of a Feather. Runner-Up in Return of the Night Owl Challenge.
1911-Cornwall Awake early, Imogen watched from her upstairs bedroom window as the men walked down the road toward the China clay plant. Was the blue-eyed boy among them this time? From this angle, it was difficult to tell. She could hear a lone thrush call out to its mate, and then a mournful cooing.
By April Cope4 years ago in Fiction
Vessels of Darkness
Zipping by the bustling market in Ninkong, full of vendors seeking customers to buy their wares, Bao Wang hurried to the bird stall where the owner had imported an owl, just as he had requested. Looking to participate in the first secret rodent remediation job opportunity offered by the undergrown movement against Chibaese rule, the wage of ten million fabi a week was nothing to be sneezed at. Parking his rusty bike outside the shop, he opened the door, which rang a tiny bell alerting the shopkeeper to his presence.
By Jesse Leung4 years ago in Fiction
Secret in the Barn. Runner-Up in Return of the Night Owl Challenge.
Beth twisted and turned all night after the strange soldier turned up at their door. She was in a glade, walking faster and faster trying to find her way out. Then she was running, and suddenly a light burst through the trees and she was standing on a flat plain. Smoke was everywhere. The roar of gunfire split her skull, pounding in her eardrums. Covering her ears, Beth ducked and ran, screaming wordlessly to drown out the cries echoing in her ears that she heard from the hospital. Then out of the chaos, a hand grabbed hers, warm and strong. She lifted her tearstained face and saw Samuel looking down at her.
By Summers Rose4 years ago in Fiction
Once a Witch of Endor
Once a Witch of Endor Witch is not a welcome word in our land. After the king drove out the necromancers and magic makers, it’s best to carry on every day like the non-magical folk tied to this land, adhering to their ways. All else must be hidden.
By Erin J Blubaugh4 years ago in Fiction
Babel
What an excellent time to be alive! Everybody in Eridu was out celebrating. There was nothing to be done aside from attending the opening ceremony for the new city garden. Located in the northeastern part of Eridu, against the city's wall and closed off by another division. Circling the Garden's circumference; with a wide enough entrance for people to come and visit the Garden.
By J.J. Lozano4 years ago in Fiction
Dark Moon
i. A stripe of dull gold ripples across the fire - red wing of the biplane as it turns into a nosedive. I grit my chattering teeth as I plummet, the dark wine ocean becoming closer and closer. I jerk the lever back, rising upwards just before I hit the water. My pursuer isn't as good as I am, according to the scraping sound of bending metal. His partner looks between me and the wreckage, hovering, before deciding to cut his losses. In the mirror, I see him circling like a vulture until they become dots on the horizon.
By A Baptiste4 years ago in Fiction
