Craig is a crocodile shifter who loves nothing more than to sit in the river all day among his pure croc brethren. Over the past few days, he's been watching this cute conservationist gather data about his dwindling habitat. But when Grady falls into the mud and the rest of the crocs think lunch, Craig thinks love.Tessa macFindlaech meets three witches on a Scottish hillside as she leaves her home to join the household of her uncle, Thane Macbeth. The weird women make predictions for her future, but Tessa sees no likelihood of truth in them. After all, the first crone claims Tessa is on her way to England, which is in the opposite direction.Surprises await that make her reconsider the prophecies. When Tessa discovers that Jeffrey Brixton, a guest in her uncle's castle, is a spy, he captures her and takes her to his home in England. There she must face the fact that her only asset is her beauty, her only friend the woman she believes to be Jeffrey's mistress.After a year in England, Tessa is married but not a wife, which the witches predicted. When Jeffrey is reported dead, she returns to Scotland. Her uncle's life has taken several ironic turns: he gained the throne he wanted so badly but lost everything he loves. Tessa does what she can for him, but by now Macbeth is his own worst enemy.Chased by murderous outlaws, trapped in a loveless marriage with a man who will not give her up, and alone except for an elderly but faithful servant, Tessa meets the witches once more and this time finds hope in their message. Now her quest is to find love, but love is not always wise. Does the man she loves return her affection, or will he plunge her into danger again, as he has done before?Set against the backdrop of Macbeth's rise and fall from power in Scotland, this historical novel provides both romance and adventure. Like her famous uncle, Macbeth's niece Tessa refuses to settle for an ordinary life, no matter how difficult the extraordinary becomes. Views: 524
Sometimes time just gets away from us. Brandon Halverson knows this all too well as a man eternally late. Ironically, he's pulled through time to serve a malicious future Earth. One hell bent on using time travelers to aid them in destroying innocent life. Now Brandon has to figure out how to escape before his time literally runs out.Sometimes time just gets away from us. Brandon Halverson knows this all too well as a man eternally late. Ironically, he's pulled through time to serve a malicious future Earth. One hell bent on using time travelers to aid them in destroying innocent life. Now Brandon has to figure out how to escape before his time literally runs out.This was written at about the same time as Thief, but I found it harder to find a proper ending. After a couple of months of re-writing it, I finally feel like it's finished. Thank you for reading and supporting indie authors! If you enjoy this check out my other work, including my novel Void Star.-J.P. Yagerwww.otterbored.com Views: 524
Speculative fiction is the literature of questions, of challenges and imagination, and what better to question than the ways in which gender and sexuality have been rigidly defined, partitioned off, put in little boxes? These seventeen stories explore the ways in which identity can go beyond binary from space colonies to small college towns, from angels to androids, and from a magical past to other worlds entirely, the authors in this collection have brought to life wonderful tales starring people who proudly define (and redefine) their own genders, sexualities, identities, and so much else in between. Featuring the following stories: “Sea of Cortez” by Sandra McDonald “Eye of the
Storm” by Kelley Eskridge “Fisherman”
by Nalo Hopkinson “Pirate
Solutions” by Katie Sparrow “A Wild and
a Wicked Youth” by Ellen Kushner “Prosperine
When it Sizzles” by Tansy Roberts “The Faery
Cony-Catcher” by Delia Sherman “Palimpsest”
by Catherynne M. Valente “Another
Coming” by Sonya Taaffe “Bleaker
Collegiate Presents an All-Female Production of Waiting for Godot” by Claire
Humphrey “The Ghost
Party” by Richard Larson “Bonehouse”
by Keffy R. M. Kehrli “Sex with
Ghosts” by Sarah Kanning “Spoiling
Veena” by Keyan Bowes “Self-Reflection”
by Tobi Hill-Meyer “The
Metamorphosis Bud” by Liu Wen Zhuang
“Schrodinger's
Pussy” by Terra LeMay Views: 524
Dora: A Headcase is a contemporary coming-of-age story based on Freud’s famous case study-retold and revamped through Dora's point of view, with shotgun blasts of dark humor and sexual play.
Ida needs a shrink . . . or so her philandering father thinks, and he sends her to a Seattle psychiatrist. Immediately wise to the head games of her new shrink, whom she nicknames Siggy, Ida begins a coming-of-age journey. At the beginning of her therapy, Ida, whose alter ego is Dora, and her small posse of pals engage in "art attacks." Ida’s in love with her friend Obsidian, but when she gets close to intimacy, she faints or loses her voice. Ida and her friends hatch a plan to secretly film Siggy and make an experimental art film. But something goes wrong at a crucial moment-at a nearby hospital Ida finds her father suffering a heart attack. While Ida loses her voice, a rough cut of her experimental film has gone viral, and unethical media agents are hunting her down. A chase ensues in which everyone wants what Ida has. Views: 524
Eggie Ray Smith may be a wolf and a killer, but he's one of the good guys in this sizzling novella by NewYork Times bestselling author Shelly Laurenston . . . LIKE A WOLF WITH A BONE Quiet little Darla Lewis doesn't know what to think when the most-feared member of the South's rowdiest wolf pack kidnaps her. Does he want to protect her or kill her? It could be either! Everyone knows about Egbert Ray Smith and how dangerous he is. Every pack avoids him, and the U.S. military uses him as their own killing machine. And Darla is just a nice girl who likes to bake and occasionally follow the Grateful Dead around. She doesn't have time for this sort of foolishness. And yet . . . there is something about Eggie Ray. He just doesn't seem as bad as everyone says. In fact, the more she gets to know him, the cuddlier he seems. Something her overprotective family is not going to be happy to... Views: 524
Ithaka - a forgotten island where myth and reality collide and an old warrior returns to a place he long thought lost. What happens when memory fades and all one is left with is a past that you can no longer trust?A nameless crossroads in a forgotten European country and an Old Woman toils endlessly in the dirt. When a scarred Veteran drifts aimlessly down the crossroads, old wounds and bitter losses are opened - and a deeper truth emerges. This short play was staged as part of The National Theatre of Scotland's 5-Minute Theatre Festival in June 2011 and premiered at the Glasgow Theatre Arts Collective. Views: 524
101 Odd, Goth stories, are the little poses I wrote, publishing every week a new one. From knowing fictional books, or my own creations, the book it is a collection of some fictional stories I heard, created, seen, loved. From the books, mythologies, oddest stories, dreams...The third part of the series „ 101 Goth Stories”, features Agarinion, a young prince god, born on the Flos Island, by her mother's tears, Dolor, the Goddess of Life and Beauty and from his father's flames, Sanguis, the God of Death and Destruction. All his life, every year he has three tasks to pass, in order to destroy his father's curse. But this time, he has to pass the last three task to become a full GOD. But his father knew the secret... Views: 524
"When we came for a romantic walk in the park, we didn't think we would be involved in aninternational crisis...This side of the line, that side of the line. Does it really make that much of a difference which side I am from?"When a country's new border is drawn, a couple are divided by the line. Under the rigorouseyes of a brand new border guard, they are trapped in an increasingly absurd nightmare, stuck in between two aggressive nations on the verge of war. A comic new play exploring the imaginary lines that divide us and the severe penalties for breaking them... Views: 524
For Ava, Remi, and Vance, life on Habitat Station is terrible. But when they discover an abandoned space station drifting, their luck might just change. This is the first story in the Horizon Station series.In the distant future, humanity has spread across the stars. Habitable planets have been converted to agricultural purposes and the promise of liberation through space colonization has been forgotten. But even in a universe where people live like insects in hive-like space stations and trade conglomerates have replaced governments, there is hope.For Ava, Remi, and Vance, life on Habitat Station is terrible. But when they discover an abandoned space station drifting, their luck might just change. This is the first story in the Horizon Station series. Views: 523
Arrek Suyiol is a fearful kretchin boy, the filth of society. He follows Melianarrheyal – a narcissistic young noblewoman who enjoys the power she has over him – on her quest for revenge. But Melianarrheyal's victim is destined for something more. An epic fantasy story about abuse, betrayal, and post-traumatic stress.This is not my story.It began with a mad King, an imprisoned dragon, a dying world, and a girl who left everything she knew behind in order to save it, and then fell in love with a noble...That is Therrin's story.It began with legends and ruins a thousand years old, stories that had long been lost, and a prophecy that might soon come to pass...That is Ty's story.It began with a betrayal, and a need for revenge, and a young noblewoman who set out to restore her honor...That is Mel's story.This is not my story.For me, this is a story about Mel. Views: 523
Cassandra Lopez is a multi-talented 18 year old, who is going out with a rapper, but she's falling in love with a newcomer.Meet Risgan: rogue, gambler and outlawed treasure-hunter.Cursed with carrying a talisman that conveys youth or age, by strange fate, he crosses paths with a Timesmith, an inventor of remarkable engines. The relic-hunter finds himself enveloped in a series of inexplicable events and earns the wrath of the estimable ‘Time Adjudicator’—a predicament not to be taken lightly. Besieged with bizarre circumstances, the relic-monger must contend with forces more universal than he cares for. Views: 523
After visiting with Lucem's mother, Jacko stays with his uncle who teaches him how to live off the land. They do alright, together. Jacko wishes he could stay forever, but then the war progresses, taking the last of humanity and life on Earth.Adventures of Jacko the Conjurer is an epic fantasy series about a boy who’s been doomed to save the world for longer than he can remember. In this series of tales, follow Jacko as he struggles, once more, to commit to saving the world, but with one difference: this time will be the final and last sacrifice.Synopsis:After visiting with Lucem's mother, Jacko stays with his uncle who teaches him how to live off the land. For awhile, he's blissful because he gets to forget his troubles, until they're attacked by demons. They escape to the Garden of Hera where they discover the River Styx, and pick up a new friend along the way. With the help of Faunus, they make it to Mount Olympus, the last safe place on Earth. While he struggles with living in a war ravaged world, he learns to accept his role. The Dawn is the second part in the series, Adventures of Jacko the Conjurer. Views: 523
In The Osiris Invasion, the Earth of the future is attacked by an alien force known as the Orians who come from the Orion Stars.In The Osiris Invasion, the Earth of the future is attacked by an alien force known as the Orians who come from the Orion Stars. The Earth has suffered a second Dark Ages in the 22nd and 23rd century and recovered enough that they are planning to send an exploration mission to alpha centauri. However, an alien starship crashes on Earth, pursued by another group of aliens called the Orians, and the Earth of the future must deal with this alien invasion… Views: 523
A sudden ice age has driven Earth's population into the tropics, except for a few die-hards eking out a tenuous existence scavenging the snow-covered ruins of civilization. One such straggler is John Starkman, making his home in the frozen wastes of western Pennsylvania. Already an outcast because of a certain physical peculiarity, he saw no reason to join his neighbors in fleeing south. Then one day a spaceship comes to collect him and the other stragglers, and Starkman discovers there have been other changes besides the ice age. Aliens have landed on Earth. They say they've come to help -- but what do they really want? And why are they interested in him? A science fiction novel by Hugo-winner Lawrence Watt-Evans, back in print for the first time in over twenty years. Views: 523
