254 A.D. -- Rome
Quintilla hurried
through a dark street on a moonless night in July. The noise of
Rome, the busiest city on earth, was constantly wrapped around her
until distance peeled it away from her layer by layer. It was not
until she had arrived at the appointed meeting place did she realize
how quiet the city had truly become. As she hurried towards the
Tempus Fugit inn, she became accutely aware of how alone she was.
Though the silence terrified her, she carried on until at last sh

*Creak*
The door closes to a
crack as a woman pushes it shut gingerly, she peers outside the crack
looking for anyone that might have seen her come in at such an early
hour. Dawn is just breaking and the rays of sunlight enter through
the cracked door before they are snuffed out as soon as it shuts.
A light is turned on
and the woman turns from the door to cradle her puffed stomach with
both arms, it groans at her touch and wiggles slightly as her
abdominal muscles clench and a wet squishing

She Blinded Me with Science
"Ugh. This monotony is infuriating."
        
The brown headed bombshell of a scientist sluggishly turned the knobs on her microscope before adjusting her wire framed glasses to get a better look. Despite the fact that her co-workers tended to stereotype her, Dr. Megan Wolf had long since become an established figure in the molecular science world. There was a time when she was considered on the forefront of discovery in her fi

THE CRITIC
Frank had never been happier or prouder than he was today. Their
small business had gone a whole week without going belly up and more
importantly, had proven to be a surprise success. If he was feeling
especially confident he might had said it was booming. His girlfriend
did.
On day like today too, it was hard for him not to feel like
everything was coming together for once. Warm sunshine shone through
the large windows that circled the spacious diner, making the red and
pink retro in