Rhaana pranced along through the woods. Ever since she’d started chatting with Kyle, a usually very dull life had gotten much livelier. Most days she was left to tap away at an (until recently) poorly sized keyboard to access the internet of another world. Her only job was judging “sacrifices” for her father. Most were livestock, and they were invariably just fine. Quite rarely they were humans, in which case her judgement really didn’t matter. If she found them to be worthy, the

Ronya held tight to Peia’s hand as the siren worked her tails to propel them forward. Ronya tried to take in the sights of the deep sea world she found herself in. For many, it would have been a horribly isolated and empty place, but she was well accustomed to the ocean and knew just where to look to find the hidden gems of discovery.“Can we sweep just a bit lower?” she called to Peia. “Being able to smell things underwater is entirely new and I’d really like to see what that c

Debbie muttered under her breath as she picked up the new vacuum cleaner. Her office had been making assorted cuts to "non-essential" positions, and evidently the janitorial staff was the latest casualty. Rather than pay for folks to clean up when everyone went home, the last one out was supposed to "tidy up." The primary effect had been that people started leaving 10 minutes early to avoid being the last one out. That's certainly what Debbie had been doing. But a late call delayed her and now s

Bad Social DistancingThey'd been locked up together for the last few weeks. There wasn't anything strange about that, these days. Lots of people were locked up together. But they were roommates in an apartment that really wasn't meant for more than one person. Until now, things had worked fine because he had the day shift at his job and she had the night shift at hers. Now neither of them had any shift. They were practically on top of each other day in day out, and there was no end in sight.Ther

Okay, what needs explaining… This is a fanfic ending to a book called The Coin of Kenvard. It’s the sixth book in a series called the Book of Deacon. I suspect no one here has read it, so here’s what you need to know to understand it.Ayna is a fairy, who I may have lightly ripped off for Meeta.Calypso is a mermaid who transforms into a more human form for much of the story.Mott is a necromancer’s familiar, built from spare parts such that his head is a jackal’s, his bod

The growing popularity of “Filthy Clean” had continued to change things at the campus. When a substantial proportion of the student body is only a few inches tall, it simply wasn’t sensible to permit games where people are encouraged to get drunk and perform questionable acts. To be perfectly blunt, little people were getting eaten far too often for the campus staff’s taste. After an attempt to ban Filthy Clean had proved ineffective, they’d taken the next logical step. No

Ritsuka was enjoying a rare bit of leisure time. There were a dozen ways she could easily wile away the hours, but for some reason on this particular afternoon she wasn’t quite sure what she wanted to do. Until her muse struck her, she decided to take a walk and enjoy the scenery of Chaldea.Almost too quickly, she came upon something that was sure to give her an adequate distraction.“Well, what have we here?” Ritsuka said. A large poster had been affixed to a wall. It was a bit ex