Category: Short Stories
Late Luck (A Short Story)
Dunstan was running late to his date with his girlfriend again, and now he has to come up with a reason for being so. He can’t tell her that he was busy saving the world, right?
The Soldier
Garrett knew strength. He was the image of the strength and might of Dwyre blood. He was his father’s pride and is grandfather’s favorite, the heir apparent. And yet, Garrett just wanted to be a soldier.
slow down, boy blue.
“Like they said, we want each other, it’s fun, it’s been a while, we were just fooling around.”
(Or: Hunter lets two strangers take him home and gets much more than he bargained for.)
hey, beautiful. i love you.
“This was our thing. An needs and I give. An wants and I give. And that was fine by me.”
(Or: A study in love, friendship, intimacy and a relationship that stays in-between.)
Valentines Day
Eli knows that he has been through a lot – lost, captured, changed and rescued – all by the time he turned fourteen. So it goes without saying that Eli has no actual idea what Valentine’s Day is.
The Dreamcatcher
Duncan’s gift was special, but dangerous. “Use it to look.” his mentor had told him. “But only on the surface. Don’t go deeper.”
But could he really follow that advice, when his friends – his family – were plagued by nightmares, and he had the power to help them through it?
Rosekeep
Kassia and Xander take on a job that turns out to be a bit much for them, but it leads them to a fateful meeting.
Scars
Kassia allows Xander to dress her wounds. While he does, he takes note of his friend’s scars, old and new – and thinks about their stories.
The Archer
For quite a time, it was just her – Edlin Dwyre Fairchild – daughter of a weaponsmith and a hydromancer, and the grudges she cradled and nurtured to her chest. Then, there was Nate. But he was a commander, and she was only a single archer.