It was a tall, broad-shouldered man, who might’ve been quite handsome if not for his slouching posture, cantankerous expression and the ridiculous-looking ensemble he was wearing—a mismatched Western-style suit and cap, with tennis shoes, tinted sunglasses, leather driving gloves and a comically-overlarge umbrella slung over his shoulder. He looked very much like he’d gotten dressed
The Cove: Part 2
As the minutes ticked by with no more sightings, Anika’s adrenaline rush began to subside. She was just thinking of giving up and turning back when she glimpsed it again—not just one glowing tendril, but several. Smoothly they coalesced into a banded length of shimmering blue, before vanishing altogether into the shadowy depths beyond. Anika
Bane of Blood: La Gorgona, Part 42
Thanks to Fernando’s oversight, work at the job site had progressed without incident to the final stages of construction. And so he was surprised, as he made his way back toward one of the near-finished rooms the jefe had claimed for his office (in lieu of his afore-sold trailer), to find Pedro and his friend
The Pact Side-Stories: Ghost-Hunter Nakamura, Part 3
Outside the ramen shop, a silvery, misting rain was falling, casting a shimmering veil over the dark city-scape beyond. Stepping over to her parked motorbike, Reiko straddled the seat as Kirara sprang from her shoulder, landing lightly in the delivery basket behind her. “Ready to go?” Reiko asked, glancing back at her feline companion as
Fanfic updates next week
Hey guys, just checking in to let y’all know that I haven’t abandoned The Pact, or anything like that – I’ve just been crazy busy the past few weeks traveling around to see friends & family, doing more site maintenance, and finishing up the first round of edits on my second serial novel, which will
Bane of Blood: La Gorgona, Part 41
Fernando dismissed his grandmother’s imagined concerns. He was confident that the success of his ventures would soon allay them. The goats were bringing in a bit of profit already. The exceptional quality of their milk at market outweighed the locals’ superstitious suspicions that the old witch had cast charms on the well water and hay
Bane of Blood: La Gorgona, Part 40
* * * By the next week, Fernando had seen the choking ferns and vines routed from beneath his grandmother’s house and a plot of the rich dark earth plowed under for a garden. Fibrous weed roots of all kinds riddled the loam. They snapped in sullen protest at their demise. Under the killing blade
Post Notifications + Update Schedule (Sticky Post)
Hey y’all – just wanted to make a quick announcement to let you know I’m aware of post notifications not going out (or going out inconsistently). Seems like after a recent change of ownership, my webhost has really cracked down (i.e., cheaped out) on email sending limits. I’ve already spent a bunch of time behind
The Pact Side-Stories: Ghost-Hunter Nakamura, Part 2
Still fuming, Reiko went down the street to the garage. She found her motorbike—tagged Nakamura Ramen – We Deliver—started it up and kicked it into high gear, revving the engine. Peeling out onto the wet pavement with a flash of silver spray, she accelerated and maneuvered with superhuman ease through the bustling city streets, swerving