Whew, I've been productive these last few weeks! I recently started participating in the weekly Reedsy contest (and forgot to post about it here, ACK!), and so far I've written three original short stories.
Here they are, with a quick excerpt from each of them:
The Aristocrats and the Beasts
Sabriyya raced after the Alivani ship, watching it slide moonward in a barely-controlled descent. “Don’t crash, don’t crash,” she muttered, then flinched as the alabaster vessel slammed into the ground and skidded to a halt.
“Okay, new request,” she muttered as she typed a message into the long-range comms and beamed it and her coordinates toward the Alivani homeworld. “Don’t be dead.”
Read it on Reedsy here.
Upholding the Covenant
From:
Ambassador Orennian
To:
Sol Vidar, Minister of Alliances
Please pardon the scribbles on the lower left corner of this report. Kivara, the most assertive kitten in the Zovari litter, insisted on sending her regards.
She has taken a liking to me; whenever I visit her family’s tent, she escapes her play pen to climb my robes, play-fight my hands, and demand that I rub her head. She’s sleeping in my lap right now: a testament to the trust I have gained over the past ten weeks.
While her attempts to eat my quill have occasionally slowed down my paperwork, my friendship with her and her family has greatly improved my relationship with the Charishi.
They seem to have accepted me as one of their own, and while they are not yet ready to extend that trust to the Covenant as a whole, they are open to meeting additional Covenant officers to further explore their potential participation in our alliance.
Read it on Reedsy here.
The Echoes In Our Heart
I stand before the charred ruins, taking in their crumbling blackness with wide, wondering eyes. This is where it all began. This is how I got my heart.
I’ve been told not to enter this house; it’s still dangerous. Four people died within these walls, but I have to see it. I have to know.
Even if I can never bask in its warmth, I have to at least see the remnants of this place that has haunted my dreams. I need to know if it’s real.
This one isn't published yet; my supporters on Patreon can get early access here.
Here they are, with a quick excerpt from each of them:
The Aristocrats and the Beasts
Sabriyya raced after the Alivani ship, watching it slide moonward in a barely-controlled descent. “Don’t crash, don’t crash,” she muttered, then flinched as the alabaster vessel slammed into the ground and skidded to a halt.
“Okay, new request,” she muttered as she typed a message into the long-range comms and beamed it and her coordinates toward the Alivani homeworld. “Don’t be dead.”
Read it on Reedsy here.
Upholding the Covenant
From:
Ambassador Orennian
To:
Sol Vidar, Minister of Alliances
Please pardon the scribbles on the lower left corner of this report. Kivara, the most assertive kitten in the Zovari litter, insisted on sending her regards.
She has taken a liking to me; whenever I visit her family’s tent, she escapes her play pen to climb my robes, play-fight my hands, and demand that I rub her head. She’s sleeping in my lap right now: a testament to the trust I have gained over the past ten weeks.
While her attempts to eat my quill have occasionally slowed down my paperwork, my friendship with her and her family has greatly improved my relationship with the Charishi.
They seem to have accepted me as one of their own, and while they are not yet ready to extend that trust to the Covenant as a whole, they are open to meeting additional Covenant officers to further explore their potential participation in our alliance.
Read it on Reedsy here.
The Echoes In Our Heart
I stand before the charred ruins, taking in their crumbling blackness with wide, wondering eyes. This is where it all began. This is how I got my heart.
I’ve been told not to enter this house; it’s still dangerous. Four people died within these walls, but I have to see it. I have to know.
Even if I can never bask in its warmth, I have to at least see the remnants of this place that has haunted my dreams. I need to know if it’s real.
This one isn't published yet; my supporters on Patreon can get early access here.
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