Reborn Pt 2 (SFF)

“Seriah, you’re awake!” Ren said from the foot of the unfamiliar bed that she lay in. “What? Who’s awake?” Daria croaked. She blinked and tried to clear her eyes of the crust that had gummed them shut. One eye opened at the expense of a few eyelashes. Ren’s golden eyes were reddened and swollen and Continue

Reborn Pt. 1 (SFF)

Warning: This story contains very mild spoilers for Ran Shaipur. This far under, the water was a green-black, malevolent presence. The pressure crushed her lungs as the currents tangled her legs. Water weeds and her own skirts conspired to drag her further under. She tipped her face toward the lighter surface of the pond and Continue

Outcast

if I had not been unwanted rejected abandoned cast out my life would have been small mean drab inane instead I have had room to wonder explore expand and love in the comfort of my own strange skin

The Camel’s Eye (SF)

The Camel’s Eye was rumored to have been constructed by the mad pirate captain, Lauro Baliek, in the earliest days of the settlement. The story goes that he appropriated most of the resources that were meant to start the new colony on Absalom III to build the gate. Of course every new colony was supplied Continue

The Switch (SF)

Fafila suppressed the urge to flinch as her husband slammed his crystal wine glass against the tabletop. If she could keep her expression and body language calm, this latest tantrum might blow over with her person unscathed. “You’re supposed to be so brilliant, Fafila. How is it that someone as smart as you’re supposed to Continue