Fantasy
Violet Odyssey- Chapter 5
The air inside the dusty portable was, if possible, hotter than the scorched sand outside. I grimaced as I peeled my sweat-soaked back from the sticky plastic chair and stole a glance outside. The trio of executives in their crisp polos were still talking with my acoustics professor beneath the shade of a tan canopy strung from the side of the temporary office.
By Thomas Speer3 months ago in Chapters
Violet Odyssey- Chapter 4
I felt warm sunlight on the side of my face as I lifted it from the desk, blinking and yawning loudly. I groaned and rotated my wrist. My forearm was numb and red where my head had been resting. Wiping a line of drool from the corner of my mouth, I looked stealthily around the room.
By Thomas Speer3 months ago in Chapters
Violet Odyssey- Chapter 3
The rest of the ride was eerily quiet. For my part, I couldn't put any useful thought into words. Colonel Killough had retreated to his enviable stoicism, wearing a glower that would've made Plato nervous. The Staff Sergeant and Crew Cut had disappeared behind their professional masks again.
By Thomas Speer3 months ago in Chapters
The Cave Part 20
The north road led with a mild incline downwards, never too steeply, as if the folk that had first planned it out had deliberately sought to make it easy to traverse. Glip confirmed my suspicion that the goblin folk had been highly involved with this as well, though humans had participated. Gathrax had reigned in the mountains for many centuries, and his fame had spread far and wide apparently, bringing other races to bow and serve over the long years. The fear of the dragon was in a way, a leveling force that kept the inhabitants of this part of the world in a state of general peace and tranquility. No one wanted to stir his ire by causing 'problems' as Glip put it, and so Gathrax had exerted the presence of a king over his subjects without ever actually ordering good behavior.
By Jamye Sharp3 months ago in Chapters
Violet Odyssey- Chapter 2
I clapped my notebook closed, leaving my green pen between the pages to mark my place. It always pissed my research lead off that I wrote in green. I'd sat through far too many lectures on professionalism, but Acoustic-Harmonic wave theory was hardly the stuff of great focus and attention these days, so none of my superiors had much fight behind their bluster.
By Thomas Speer3 months ago in Chapters
Violet Odyssey- Chapter 1
It had been unseen for over nine years, and the tenth was drawing to a close with the flight of the fireflies and the last gasp of spring's chill before the rough heat and humidity of summer settled over the kingdom. The paling blue hue in the sky looked ordinary and wonderful in every way from the tops of the shrugging hills, where long grass swayed among lightning bugs. But the lights that flickered and danced across the yawning stone-and-metal meadow below radiated anxiety and enterprise. They told a story of opportunity and apprehension.
By Thomas Speer3 months ago in Chapters
From the Grimore of Livanna Thorn
A thousand lines circle in the air around us. Breaking and creating with each decision we make. New lines form when choices are made that were not first options in any given path. Others dissolve once a decision is past. It’s always changing and at times it’s impossible to watch them all. It feels special being able to watch them. Even if I will never know all the secrets that lie within them. Not in this life time at least. Perhaps the next. But there is one problem. There isn’t very many of us who can anymore. In part because witches are dying out. In part because no one really wants to learn about them. But I see them. And I have loved learning about them.
By Lane Burns4 months ago in Chapters
Bugs in the Agreed 60-Day Roadmap Between the US & Iran
Bugs in the Agreed 60-Day Roadmap Between the US & Iran The recently announced 60-day roadmap between the United States and Iran has been welcomed by many governments as a significant diplomatic breakthrough. After months of military tensions, missile exchanges, economic uncertainty, and fears of a wider regional conflict, the agreement offers a rare opportunity for both sides to step back from confrontation and focus on diplomacy. However, while the roadmap has generated optimism, many experts believe it contains several weaknesses, loopholes, and unresolved issues that could threaten its success.
By Wings of Time 4 months ago in Chapters
Pakistan Warns India: Is Another Conflict on the Horizon?
Pakistan Warns India: Is Another Conflict on the Horizon? Relations between Pakistan and India have once again become the focus of international attention following recent statements by Pakistani officials regarding national security and water resources. While there has been no official declaration of war, growing tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors have raised questions about the future of peace and stability in South Asia.
By Wings of Time 4 months ago in Chapters
