It is the golden age of an empire, but the gleaming splendor hides dark secrets and those who will stop at nothing to keep their control. Thrown into the madness of the power struggles among planets are three very different people, but each with their own part in bringing about the fall of the empire. And each planet has its own history that must be understood if they are to succeed.…
Writing prompts, flash fiction challenges, etc. that don't fit into other anthologies or stories.…
At the edge of the Galaxy lies a planet of vast resources and technology unknown to the humankind, but there are others who grow hungry in the void, and seek to claim the planet of Lalat as their own. In the dark of night, the invasion comes, destroying the world of so many, and leaving the few who remain to partner with the scattered remnants of Earth on a planet called Yola by some, New Atlantis by others. In the chaos that follows, one man will rise to dominate them all, and in the ruins of the once mighty human and Lalatian societies, two teens whose legacies are tied to the history of both worlds must unite in order to save them all.…
Team of Dreams Scavenger Hunt - at the very least I'll learn how to correctly spell scavenger by the end of it :)…
From Short Dreams 2021 prompts - an attempt of a short story about a black unicorn that will go something like this:Black unicorns have long been lost to myth. However, with the verge of peace after centuries of war dependent on the birth of a prized unicorn, the stakes have never been higher. When in the dark of night, a black unicorn is born, the girl who has dedicated her life to caring for the rare beasts must decide in an instant what she will do to save her kingdom.*Finally came up with a title that works for me, and an homage to C.S. Lewis*(**Prompt is #7)…
When Shalah Malkas cannot make good on his debt to one of the most powerful shipping families in Delphini, he is offered a bargain by the enigmatic Akim: should one of his daughters be willing and able to be his companion for a month, the debt would be considered paid. Horrified but desperate, Shalah agrees, but even he could not have foreseen that it would be his youngest, Hadarah, who would volunteer to carry her father's burdens.Hadarah has watched the world pass her by from the shadows all her life, but even she is surprised to find her host is even more reclusive than she is. Little by little, the two find common ground, and the bargain seems to be within reach until Hadarah uncovers a terrible secret, one that could end them all.…
Sometimes power doesn't come through force.…
During a visit to the fabled Barcelona, two tourists find the kindness of strangers in the midst of protest.…
