Interlude I
An exhausted Erikla Andry, acting Matriarch for the Andry family sat in her elegant leather high backed chair. Exhaustion evident on her face as she could only stare at herself in her dressing mirror.
Silence.
None of the staff would dare to interrupt her while she was in such a state. Which was why Erikla chose now to let herself relax enough to try to se...
2025-03-11 09:47:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 27
Diversion and Aversion
“Keep your cool, and no matter what happens, never let them see you sweat. Unless you are using sweat as a diversion as well.” Marcon, on how not to get caught again.
There are very subtle tells that vary from race to race. Each species has inherent ways of dealing with danger, anger, and frustration. That means watching and observing a sc...
2025-03-11 02:19:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 322
When Everyone Wants More Than They Should Handle
I don’t know if I was always this way, or if being a pixie makes me a bit more adventurous with regards to testing people’s resilience.
What I mean by this is, have I always wanted to see how much people will take. Basically, will you be able to offer a person so much of good thing that it will crush them, or sho...
2025-03-09 17:20:33 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 8
Sincerely Demeaning Apologies
(Friday)
To say that I slept through Thursday would be a kind way of explaining what happened.
What really happened, or a better way to describe what happened was, I was dead. Every sense and fiber of my being I had was dull and numb to the world for a few hours.
Then, like clockwork, Sarina and the Doctor would awaken me, fe...
2025-03-09 11:11:26 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude VIII
(Dave Hill)
The supernatural, the occult, honestly everything and anything that could send a shiver down your spine, Dave had read it, practiced it, and likely experimented with it at least once.
His wife’s lineage had come from the occult.
Nothing too overt, there were never any stories that would stick to the family.
Of course, Dave had to find o...
2025-03-08 19:29:28 +0000 UTC View PostGood morning everyone,
I wanted to do something rather unique, at least I have not seen it done before.
Basically, we are now 24K+ words into the currently named Multiverse Revenge Story.
Only problem that title is too long and I think we can all agree that it is terrible. I still like the story, but I think we can all agree that the title needs som...
Chapter 7
Noticeable Changes
“What?” Sarina screamed as she drew back her hand from my forehead. A hand that was now caked in sweat.
“Uh, hey, what?” I mumble groggily as I try to pretend like her screaming just awoke me.
Slam.
Of course, my likely award-winning acting performance went unnoticed as Sarina was already bolting out the door and surgin...
2025-03-07 23:21:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 76
Evolving Monsters of Fear And History
The monster took two massive steps, at least that is the action that Frank’s mind associated with the movement.
Yet the movements that Frank witnessed weren’t steps, not truly. The movements were too choppy, too lumbering.
As the creature moved dark billowing clouds of shadow followed the creature, rolling out in echoi...
2025-03-06 11:21:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 321
Too Much of A Good Thing
(Gabriellaz)
The last twenty-four hours had been a whirlwind of activity for Gabriellaz.
First, she had to reapply for and do a few last-minute competitions to earn the right to be Valeria’s personal guard.
Who was Valeria? Why did everyone care about her?
Well, she was a nobody, a convert from the Legrand Empire. There ...
2025-03-05 20:29:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 6
Anomalies
(Two Days Later, Wednesday)
Squeak.
One of the great things about being what is collectively referred to as a second-class citizen is that no one bothers you.
At least, that is how Sarina has taken to handling me.
If I am here, within the confines of the manor, I can go out, explore, and investigate. There is just one caveat, do n...
2025-03-05 14:55:28 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 5
The Off-Limits Healer
“I’m fine,” I protest.
“I know, I know, but I was ordered to let you get checked out first. Besides, you love Auntie,” Sarina protests as she pushes me through the right wing of the mansion.
This is the completely opposite wing from the one I am used to going to. While I mentally understand the dimensions of this place, it is sti...
2025-03-04 11:08:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 4
When Sexism Actually Helps, But Doesn’t
First day, and I’m already at the principal’s office.
I guess I should have expected something like this to happen. My mind and body are all off kilter in this new life.
I’m not certain if it is the different physiology, or an effect of hormones being released in a constant flood in my brain. Regardless of the...
Chapter 3
A Boy Named Sal
(One Year Later, Age 6)
To say that time flew by would be an understatement.
If anything, life seemed to trudge by at a glacial pace. Especially, with Sarina, my maid, pulling double duty with both my personal care, etiquette, and personal hygiene maintenance.
“I’m so sorry, I don’t know what the new styles are right now,” Sarina f...
2025-03-04 00:05:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2
A Suegirl
(Five Years Later)
Now that I am up and mobile, I have been even more involved in improving my physical conditioning.
Starting with rolls in the crib, then push up, half rolls, then leg ups, I worked every part of my body. This of course was in addition to spinning my crib mobile until the ornaments finally fell off.
This was good, as by that po...
2025-03-04 00:04:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 1
My First Day In A New Life
(Seven Months After the Fall of Earth01)
“Master, do you wish to hold your child?” My maid asked the head of the matriarch of the Aberty family.
Tension.
Even in this state, I could feel the anger and rage radiating from the matriarch. Her contempt for my very existence clearly etched in her mind and the waves of en...
2025-03-04 00:03:21 +0000 UTC View PostPrelude
Irony comes in many forms; these are the thoughts that many of the remaining humans are now experiencing.
Everything that could have gone wrong did.
Efforts to clean up the sun, to help prolong its lifetime worked. At least, that is what the calculations are saying.
The only problem was that there would be a brief eruption of electromagnetism that would erupt in ...
2025-03-04 00:02:15 +0000 UTC View Post
<<<Author's Note: Let me know what you all think. I've had this story started by a Covid dream that would not go away. Each time I tried to dismiss it, I got a huge headache. So finally, I wrote it out. Please let me know what you think. The Blurb is down below.
The main concept is, a world where sexism is completely flipped on its head, and a semi-modern m...
Chapter 320
Stalking, But the Good Kind
“You know what?” I begin but then stop myself as I realize that everyone can still hear me from the audition area below.
I stopped but then realized that it would be best to continue.
“You are exceptionally insightful, stalker girl.”
That last part just jumps out, I do mean it but for the life of me I can’t remember...
2025-03-03 10:39:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 319
Class Selection
“For all of you still here, know that I have to get you all down to thirty-nine potential students.” I shout out, my words echoing as the final few students press their final precious few moments towards trying to complete one more of my three impossible tests.
“The only way to guarantee that one of those thirty-nine sports are y...
2025-03-01 15:20:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 26
Tinkerer’s Quest
“When life gives you lemons, make spiked lemonade. When life gives you a chance for power, grab it with both hands and don’t let go.” – Marcon’s sales pitch to a mark
Tingling.
The thrum of power is always intoxicating.
By now, Arla had been through and experienced to some extent or another every vice that the univer...
2025-03-01 05:17:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 87
Start of The Investigation
(Misha Tulley)
Beep, beep, beep.
The machine that Misha was hooked up to stated that her vitals were now in order. There were multiple hours of concern, all registered and recorded by the monitor, but now she was fine.
From the other feed on her body, Misha was able to access her MyChart page, seeing everything that ha...
2025-02-27 03:46:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 75
Hiding In The Mists
In the spirit realm, the rules were different.
Acts as simple as breathing proved the odd nature of the world that Frank now found himself a part of. Each breath was filled with so much energy that it almost felt like his body would burst from inhaling the energy.
Then just as quickly as he took in the energy upon inhaling, the energy he ob...
2025-02-25 11:08:44 +0000 UTC View PostGood afternoon everyone,
First off, I wanted to make sure I said thank you all for continuing to be with me and support me during these past few weeks.
I've got good news!
I am pleased to announce that Mango Media has picked up Alex Thyme book 4 "Black Mass".
No word on whether it will be picked up by Podium Audio for Audible a...
Interlude XXV
(Larry Yo-Boy’s BiPrism News)
“Good morning everyone, today is another fantastic day that I get to spend with you. With the people I love, and I get to talk about the things that I love the most, gaming,” Larry began exuberantly. He was clean shaven, wearing a well pressed shirt, no longer sporting the odd T-Shirts with pixies on them. Instead, he wore a shirt sp...
2025-02-23 13:53:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 318
When Everyone Tries to Help You, For All The Wrong Reasons
Three things can almost guarantee success.
Being in the right uniform, at the right place, at the right time.
Three conditions passed down by dad that still stick with me.
Though to be historically accurate, I believe his exact wording was, “if you are going streaking all you need to do is go ...
2025-02-22 13:58:57 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 317
Shift Rotations
(Valeria)
Being with the Midnight Hunters Guild took some time to get used to.
For Valeria’s first month, she never really had any time limits or constraints. Now though, now she was expected to get up at 03:00 AM to be up and ready by 04:00 AM.
Why 03:00 AM? Well the answer was simple, she would not be able to wake up at 3:45 AM the f...
2025-02-21 01:54:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 25
Distracted Business Dealings
“The moment you stop being vigilant of your surroundings, is the moment you leave your life up to fate. And I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but fate is not that gracious to us.” –Teaching of Marcon
Buzzing.
It started off slowly.
A dull thrumming sensation from within her mind. Something intangible that spo...
2025-02-19 04:49:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 86
Scaffolding
(Misha Tulley)
Misha’s mind was filled with parameters, schemas, and evolutionary flow charts.
There was just one problem, she didn’t speak the language. Well, she spoke two of the three noted languages.
The first and base language was what Misha now guessed was the streamline and user-friendly version of the Bakshee commands. This layer ...
2025-02-17 15:32:45 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 316
When Daughters Surprise You, Only to Then Disappoint You
“Gah, can’t you cause Chaos during regular guild office hours?” Mallory pleaded, her eyes bleary due to lack of sleep. I wanted to comment that she clearly needed to take better care of herself, but then decided that since I was the current cause of her fugue state, that I would be best to avoid that train of...
2025-02-15 20:27:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 315
A Day’s Worth of Problems, and More
Long groan.
“Tired?” I ask, already knowing the answer. Both Penelope and Gwen both have been seemingly up all day with me, as I ran around doing various tasks.
I know Gwen and Jhonny both posed as the King and Princess of the Deolarian, speaking of which, I have only seen Gwen. Though I do find it odd ...
2025-02-15 18:12:24 +0000 UTC View Post