Adventure
A Drunkard's Tale
The man stares at the fire. There weren't always dragons in the valley. The Voice of Death had swamped the moon mountains and killed thousands of livestock. It crossed the Co'bak rivers and spread like a disease until all that was left were dead animals, yoleans (insect dragons with many legs that fed on dead bodies), and migrating fire-breathing dragons.
By Nighttime Storyteller3 months ago in Fiction
Last Call for Mr. Johnny Price
"All aboard! Last call! All aboard! Last call!" The train conductor bellowed loudly. Smoke escaping from the train stack seemed to match the cadence of the train conductor's urgency. People rushing everywhere with their bags and hats, some dragging cedar chests. Women were crying and kissing their men goodbye. Mothers embraced children. With a 'stand up straight,' and a 'fix your bow,' and a 'mind your manners with Nana,' clause.
By A.K. Treadwell 3 months ago in Fiction
Comic Con: Day of the Stars
Man I’m so glad the semester is almost over. In just a few months I’ll be walking down that stage as a college graduate accepting my degree. School is much, but it’s a much well worth it. Let me take a seat at this free computer so I can make a few printouts and check my socials. So as I’m briefly scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed I see an advertisement for Greensboro Comic Con tickets. Wow, I didn’t even know we had Comic Con in Greensboro. I’ve always wanted to go, maybe this is a sign that I should go, let me do some homework.
By Joe Patterson3 months ago in Fiction
The Final Call
Todd spent his entire life as a proud atheist. Father Fishman's death destroyed him. That was his best friend, Bobby. He had saved his life. Father Fishman was loved by his clergy, and even when Todd felt unwelcome at church, Bobby had a way of making his worries wither. His first point of call was to ring Bobby's grandfather.
By Chloe Gilholy3 months ago in Fiction
Chapter 3: Angehlah and the First People
Not caught up yet? Check out Chapter 2: The Creation Gods , here on Vocal! Listen along here! A phrase and story as old as the Sentience of The First People- life is yours for the taking - still echoes in the minds of the people of Rhyonis. Were it not for those few simple words, there would be no written history, no memory, nor would there be anything of The First People at all. Every humanoid lineage knows the story; the tale being an innate part of their consciousness from the moment of their first thought. This being, of course, Angehlah's sacrifice and Gift of Sentience.
By Austin Rose3 months ago in Fiction
Before the Silence
Chapter Two The Message That Vanished Jesse Jesse Bennett had spent most of her life preparing to leave Red Creek. She had marked the distance to college on maps, compared dormitories, calculated tuition costs, and imagined waking in a place where nobody knew her as Ranger Bennett’s daughter. Her acceptance letter from Flint Hills University remained pinned above her desk, its lower corner curling in the July humidity.
By Ronna Curtis3 months ago in Fiction
Before the Silence
A Note on Viewpoint This story is told through the alternating viewpoints of Mara Bennett and her daughter, Jesse. Each chapter identifies whose perspective the reader is following. Their separate experiences reveal different parts of the unfolding mystery until their discoveries begin to come together.
By Ronna Curtis3 months ago in Fiction
Putin Traveling to Kyiv
Putin was riding to Kyiv incognito when suddenly his driver hit and killed a pig near a farmhouse. Putin told the driver to go into the farmhouse and apologize to the owners. Several hours later, his driver staggers back out, disheveled and happy, holding a bottle of Horilka (Ukrainian vodka) in one hand, and a cigar in the other.
By Lana V Lynx3 months ago in Fiction
The Next Mission
Final readiness was mainly checking to make sure they had enough and all necessary supplies for a successful mission. They did one check then another. They got the call and headed for the helio. Beta Team grew very quiet as well as the pilot. Prayers were going up even if you didn't believe at first, but you learn. This mission is on home turf, and they will be landing soon. The closer they got they got to the LZ the quieter they became. The helio was descending and Beta Team sighted the LZ and disembarked and headed to 'Grassy Knoll'.
By Mark Graham3 months ago in Fiction
