"What kind of like?"

The kind that drives a childish desire to be clever. To be recognized as smart and interesting so I can be worth your attention.

The kind that makes me fear that perhaps you are just nice and put up with my shenanigans not because …

Having failed my dears, I sent myself to the corner as punishment. I've been there more than a year.

Maybe they're now safer from me, but I'm not safe from them, and they're still not pleased.

But I was thinking. I've been saving my energy all this time. …

"DRAW"

Launcher's voice echoed over the amplifier.

The box began to descend into what miners called the slingshot. The similarity in operation was not far off.

From the lowest seat, Hable glared upward at the two extra passengers. He wasn't the only one.…

A shadow fell across the window. Hable glanced out, pen hand poised over his journal, his mouth slowly forming into a frown. The sky held only the ghosts of clouds. This shadow was cast by one of the midrocks, a large one. It's arrival meant-

Sure enough…

I'm summoning Sydney, and by my reckoning he'll appear Thursday, spade in hand, bearing lilies.

The laboratory was a large and blocky building. It was set back from the road, but no fence surrounded it, nor was there a checkpoint outside. The entire assemblage was dark, however, and slightly forboding in stillness and silence.

Osterley gave it a sh…

When I write, the usual result is:

This happened.

If I'm lazy:

This happened loquaciously.

If I'm lucky:

This happened verbaciously.

But if I want depth?

This happened, but it indicates a lot of other things may or may not have happened too.

T…

By the third day, or at least after my third extended rest, I knew something was wrong.

I woke as usual to the appearance of lighter fog, but discarded the idea as wishful thinking. The light never changed here. Slinging my bag, I set my foot upon the ne…

Jim Sanumá parked his car, such as it was, far enough west of the airport not to be seen. Retrieving its cargo from the glove compartment, he gave the lock mechanism a sharp kick. It folded sharply, forming a rough box shape, which Jim shoved into the dit…

Beckton brought them to a screeching halt in a cloud of acrid-smelling tyre smoke. Both agents left the vehicle immediately, taking cover behind their open doors and firing from behind them in the manner of policemen.

The headlights threw long shadows th…

Lightning flashed like teeth biting into the stone walls. Athel's sandals slapped ungraciously as he ran. His mouth muttered undiscernable phrases. His eyes snatched fearful glimpses of the stormy shore between narrow windows.

Father Osgar was at prayer.…

Devra turned her attention away from the Big Ben lego model and glanced over her notes for the evening weather report, her faculties barely involved in the process.

Did this even count as "working on television"? Her path had not led to where her she had …

I still remember her like it was 9 o'clock this morning. She had this new confidence I had never seen before. She knew who she was and what she wanted and I was just happy to be with her, to watch her grow and do the things she wanted.

She was close with…

Regina Semper! Endless Queen!

Your subjects’ love is evergreen!

We hearken close to your decree

We bow in great respect

.

And when our monarch grandly stands

And utters gentle, firm commands,

Each resident soon understands

Just what you do expect.

.

For y…

Without a magical pumpkin carriage, Cindy knew that the walk to the palace would be long. It would require sensible shoes, boots, most likely.

Closing up the house of her childhood was quick with the help of her mice friends. Years of cleaning it from to…

I thought I’d get to kiss your face

And hold your hand when you were sad.

I thought you’d stay, that you would wish

My company when times were bad,

-

And when you thought of times to come,

You’d seen me there beside you, dear,

In peaceful camaraderie. I’m…

They say she's got an awesome knack

For giving people love

How can we know if this is true?

Just take it for the truth,

Or is there some way we can test

To verify the claim?

But yes, of course. Just listen to

The way she says my name.

I think what I might do is leave stories in draft form until the story is ready to go, and then just open it all out. The titles will have the series' name so as to help organize things. So I'm going to have one post that's a "table of contents" with link…

"Ow," I inhaled.

Tucker winced too, but smiled and kept going. "Not many people come in at 5 AM to get a tattoo all by themselves."

"Not many tattoo artists set appointments for 5 am, either." I snapped, broken winged, but immediately regretted my ret…

I was pretty brave yesterday...meaning, scared, but I took some action.

I set my limits up on my blog, very plainly, not 'targeting' anyone very specifically, but I think at least for one of the people it was going to be very obvious to them. The other se…

"Hmm

hmm

ah

yes so I did write a story hmm what was it about er

aha 👞⚽

a nice sport

I've sco🔴 before,

have you? It makes you 💪 and fit

even your b💦 needs exercise some⏰s.

What other sports are there?

Yes 🔒⚽️ 👀 don't actually like this one."

Anyway so Finnegan was free and easy and out of my hair, I'm bald but I keep it in the sink, and so was Zoe, she took her sparkles and sauce with her as we left the station, wow what a station with a highway and all this stuff even my bloomin uncle was th…

I watched the Dragon and his Rider ascend every morning as they set off on missions, having untold and unseen adventures together. Bards began singing their tales in the tavern at night where the whole village would gather after their return every evening…

I have erred. I forgot something important, I just realized.

I knew one fact. I knew another fact. I failed to make the connection between them.

this is a real problem and I should remove some of what I wrote

it's only the second day maybe it's not been n…

Ryle handed the reins to the head butler, nodding, and we rolled off the coach at the next available turning. The evening was well advanced, and it was a simple matter to merge into the deepening shadows.

The Silver Skies was hardly a difficult ship to…