FanTAsy Stories
Let your imagination run wild in new worlds.
S.O.S. Chapter Four – The Punishment (P-1)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Cover Credit- Myself) Part One —– Aaron nervously followed the
On Black Wings Chapter Eight (Adult Themes & Language)
Sunday morning, I woke up, finding it hard to believe it had been a week and some change since I had decided to become Halifax’s
The Monk, the Spirit, and the Committee
It was the early years of the Great Famine, and the terrors of the provisional government knew no end. The democratic reforms, intended to reverse
S.O.S. Chapter Five – The Procedures (P-1)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Credit- Myself) Part One Commander Torren Egress paused outside the
Fire Season
Something was very wrong with the fields in Drift City, but no one could say exactly what the problem was. What was once a fertile
The Mating School, Ch 27-28 (Empowering Shapeshifter Mystery Novel)
Lily’s abusive life with her childhood pack is about to change forever when she’s assigned to attend Rochester Academy; A boarding school rumored to be
The Snow Girl’s Tale
Ever since her wedding, the Queen-Consort of the realm was called Queen Heavy-Heart, a name she had got for her grave mien’s sake, as if
Mannequin
For how long do we stand mesmerised by the beguiling designs draped artistically in the shop windows? Perhaps we should not linger for too long!
The Test of Thirteen
“Bloodroot, nightshade, pond scum, a live tadpole, and fresh guano. Put into a large kettle with two quarts of fetid rainwater and heat while intoning
AfterWorld Part 2
When a teenager is trapped in a land of the dead, she discovers that ghosts are the least of her worries. Begin with Part 1
Fairy Wish
In twilight’s hush, where shadows dance and play, A fairy’s wish takes flight in wondrous ways. With delicate wings, she flutters by, Her whispered words,
The Mating School, Ch 31-32 (Empowering Shapeshifter Mystery Novel)
Lily’s abusive life with her childhood pack is about to change forever when she’s assigned to attend Rochester Academy; A boarding school rumored to be
The Mating School, Ch 25-26 (Empowering Shapeshifter Mystery Novel)
Lily’s abusive life with her childhood pack is about to change forever when she’s assigned to attend Rochester Academy; A boarding school rumored to be
S.O.S. Chapter Five – The Procedures (P-4)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Credit – Myself) Part Four —– The alarm clock next
#1 Blood of the Covenant: Prologue — And So, It Begins
A paranormal horror romance What is this place? I gasp for air. I do not mean to, I just do. I do not mean to
Did I Play in the First Roleplaying Game EVER?
Despite the fact that I have attended GenCon for more years than you have probably been alive and that I was the world’s top-ranked player of
Season’s Greetings
Dear Family and Friends, Well, it’s hard to believe another year is about to end! This has been a busy year for the Wilkins family.
Millie at Midnight on the Job: Part Two
It was Millie who brought us back to the beast. She could do that sometimes when she got a feel for what we were looking
Cry | Exorcist: The Blight of Yonder
Chapter 0 | Fungicide by Venomous Maw The swamp was stagnant after nightfall, save the squelching footfalls of a boar demon. His bipedal hoofs trudged
The Carrion Monster
O amiable, lovely death! Thou odoriferous stench! sound rot- tenness! Arise forth from the couch of lasting night Shakespeare, King John III “I
Screwed by Frankie Frog
“Who’s your favorite?” The woman looked up from her book, tossing her dark hair out of her eyes. “Excuse me?” Alan hadn’t meant to speak.
I Am Fire; I Am Tears
Ulykke crouched in the darkness, just beyond the sunray’s reach. Before her, along the forest path, an entourage of huntresses passed on horseback, armed with
Ascension Interrupted
The rain hammered down like icy spears, but it couldn’t deter the man draped in a dark, weathered cape, adorned with brass buckles on his
The Mating School, Ch 1-2 (Empowering Shapeshifter Mystery Novel)
Lily’s abusive life with her childhood pack is about to change forever when she’s assigned to attend Rochester Academy; A boarding school rumored to be
The first Shaman
The wind blew fresh from the South, bringing within the salt water of the sea. It was a pleasant sensation on the skin, the chill
Island Girl
Island Girl Miss opened her eyes to the wonder of the Big Island. The camera plopped on her lap. No pictures. She took a few
S.O.S. Chapter One – The Secret (P-3)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Cover Credit- Myself) Part Three It was nearly midnight when
Ambush
OUTSIDE GRAENOR, GILAN Winter, 1E193 “There are the brughkt-prah*— up ahead!” an orcish scout called out from as his fellow slavers comprising caravan plowed through
When do I see you again?
Valery was on a walk. She hated crowded places. That was the reason why she usually went out into the night. The streets were empty
Merger and Marriage
A BrandLand story * InfoCiti Tower was a flat glass sheet reaching from the sky to the ground, a grid of mint green lights against
S.O.S. Chapter Five – The Procedures (P-3)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Credit- Myself) Part Three Rin was still in the Lab
The Rainstorm and the Dog: A Fairytale Reimagined
I think I left because it was so dark and so wet. Had the night been less dreary, then perhaps I could have been more
The Mating School, Ch 7-8 (Empowering Shapeshifter Mystery Novel)
Lily’s abusive life with her childhood pack is about to change forever when she’s assigned to attend Rochester Academy; A boarding school rumored to be
S.O.S. Chapter Eight – The Cryo-Dreams Begin (P-6)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Six The man felt
S.O.S. Chapter Ten – The First of Many (P-3)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Three Everyone looked around
Of Beastly Beauty (Part VI)
Introduction: After growing up hating all magic but his adopted sister’s, Reyon found himself loving more than just her magic. He realized that he was
Permission
Wren swallowed, looking into Tayler’s golden eyes as her back hit the wall and her practice sword hit the ground. “Princess,” she mumbled, fully aware
Untitled Short Poem in the Style of a Landay
Trapped between Scylla and Charybdis, Is it possible to make an impossible choice? —- Featured image source : https://unsplash.com/photos/KwYxyFJVCqc?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=view-photo-on-unsplash&utm_campaign=unsplash-ios Leave a Reviewfeature0 Pros (optional) Type new
Horkos, the Oath
When my friend Pythias told me that he would go abroad for a year to trade, and asked me to swear an oath to look
The Mating School, Ch 23-24 (Empowering Shapeshifter Mystery Novel)
Lily’s abusive life with her childhood pack is about to change forever when she’s assigned to attend Rochester Academy; A boarding school rumored to be
Her Eyes, Her Sword
The apartment had become cramped now that Matilda and Emil were home over Christmas, and Christian felt thick with the warmth and yellow lamplight, so
The Ediad
Sing, O Muse! Or at least hum a little. They stood on the windy plain before the walled city: Odysseus, the shrewd captain; Agamemnon, tamer
On Black Wings Chapter Six (Adult Themes & Language)
I got home around noon, locked my doors and shut my blinds before I became the Corax and took off my new armor to work
Therapeutic
I usually leafed through a National Geographic while I was waiting for Dr. Ishkanian – looking over the Table of Contents, first, to see if
S.O.S. Chapter Six – The Assessments (P-4)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Four Torren’s eyes narrowed. He
The Potion Maker (Story Cubes #2)
The potion bubbled furiously, releasing fumes of fortune into the air. The scent of lavender, the ocean, and an unplaceable aroma that was as comforting
The Consortium
Once or twice he thought he caught a glimpse of Lyric’s intentionally messy bright blue hair in the streams of people crowding the busy streets,
S.O.S. Chapter Ten – The First of Many (P-2)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Two As soon as
S.O.S. Chapter Ten – The First of Many (P-5)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Five “Time! All programs
Fight Or Flight
GRISHTAN, GORGON DESOLATION Autumn, 1E194 “Su’gga su’khat— the brughkt-prah are upon us!” the cry rang out shrilly, followed by the outcry of countless orcs as
The Tale of the Young Man Upon the Mountain
On top of mount Chikarii is where the mourning men go to die. That was what the young man had heard from the shriveled prunes
Cause Ways
“What if?” is the essence of genre fiction. What if monsters were real? What if mankind had faster-than-light travel? What if there was a world
Michael and Satan
The Archangel Michael stops on the rim of the Empyrean. He gazes down into the darkness, darker against the light in his sphere, before he
Where dragons rule – Part 1 of 3
He woke up drenched in sweat. The memory of that confrontation hit him harder every night. He struggled to sit up. The wounds in his
Meet the New Boss
“And then over at Hower and Drake, I learned how to play bocce – that’s this game with balls, kind of like bowling – and
Incurable
“Those the screening results?” Skemp asked. He put down his coffee. “Yep,” Gomes said. He put the files down on the table and sat down
Discards
His mother had lain dead in the house for days, until a neighbor had become concerned. But the body had been taken away. The living
S.O.S Chapter Eight – The Cryo-Dreams Begin (P-2)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Two Another shift. Another
Yes – And Also I Really Did Need to Buy Cadmium – Cadmium, I Tell You!
“Ah! You are here, you have arrived! Good! Come in – out of the rain – No! You must step over the welcome mat –
The Priestess
She knelt before the shrine, her hands folded in fervent prayer. Before her, on the pedestal in the center of the shrine, a polished gold
The Rorschach Test
I sat in a small grey room, wearing a matching grey jumpsuit. They weren’t very creative here. Why should they be? I thought with a
Workings of a Star – Ch 2 – A Scifi Romance
It was only when Esme looked out that expanse of glass before her did she truly come to realize she was no longer on the
Voska
VIŞIC, VIVEÇ Spring, 1E23 I was 9 years old when the Tekatan Empire attacked… They invaded the coastal villages in massive ships that were more
Wings of Frost
Ketelan wanted more from a frozen world. Enough to test Fate. “There weren’t always dragons in the Valley. As there weren’t always ice shards as
The Halloween Horror
I’ve always had strong feelings about Halloween. I remember my avidity toward the whole notion of dressing like my favorite monster or acting as my
Dirty Laundry
LAST STOP CLEANERS The #1 Choice of the Space Service! Your ONLY laundry service within 200 light-years! DATE: April 14, 2344 TO: Commander Jason Dash
Frozen
Katrina’s eyes widened and she pursed her lips. The waiter froze, still holding the tray with my ice lemonade. I watched a drop of condensation
(P.S. poetry series) Bifurcation
Lower end extends through the basement of the bottom, higher top is in peak with the tallest mountain, Regional direction spreads across the silver coast,
Smoke
Got a light? Oh no, I don’t even smoke, it’s just for the screen you know, feeling like Mickey Rourke here. I remember watching Nine
Coming Back Again
I could still see the footprints, etched in the mud as if preserved for eternity. I never thought I would be coming back again, back
Velvet Hope
Autumn love, a season of gold A time of change as stories unfold The leaves turn red; the winds do howl As love blooms, like
The Dead Have Arisen!
THE DEAD WOOD Winter, 1E194 The Nardic tribesmen trudged through the thorns and brambles that grew upon the forest floor, hacking and slashing at the
The Law by Candlelight
The sheriff held his breath as he heaved the beam from its resting place, latching the nightstation’s wooden palisade gate shut. Staggering back and to
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
“What’s love got to do with it?” Shara said, as she slashed through the thick underbrush of the jungle with her machete that was almost
The Mating School, Ch 29-30 (Empowering Shapeshifter Mystery Novel)
Lily’s abusive life with her childhood pack is about to change forever when she’s assigned to attend Rochester Academy; A boarding school rumored to be
For the Guy Who Has Everything
Concept by ChockaBlock The electronic signature pad turned his name to a stubby spatter of ink. The postman turned back and continued down the cul-de-sac
BB’s Sweetfriends Book Club
“There you go, Kip! Soon your knee will be good as new!” BB rolled up the unused length of bandage and put it into a
Taken, One After Another
Chad still hadn’t returned by morning. We all knew he’d been taken, just like Sandy. That was the way it was, ever since the dead
Part 5: Cursed Time Lovers
The next morning, Miranda discharges from the hospital, given a clean bill of health. She walks with her parents down the hall to the waiting
Believe in You
In the depths of my heart, a fire burns bright A flame that flickers with hope and light It guides me through the darkest of
Don’t Touch The Roses
The Ramblin’ Rose was a little florist run by a local eccentric in town named Isaac. It was tucked between the grocer and the bookshop,
The Pleasing Life and Fortunate Death of Joe Pancake
Once upon a time there was a wizard. Now, I don’t have to tell you that wizards can give you anything you want – an
S.O.S. Chapter Seven – The First Decisions (P-2)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Two As soon as
The Knight’s Wife – Contents
Sweethearts and Wives, Image © Samuel E Waller (1850–1903) What’s this story about? The Knight’s Wife is an eight part short web novel. Set against a
S.O.S. Chapter Six – The Assessments (P-1)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Credit – Myself) Part One Nehemiah White stood up, glaring
The giant at my window wants to play a game
About four weeks ago, a giant appeared outside my office window. I don’t know how long it had been waiting there, nor to be honest
S.O.S Chapter Eight – The Cryo-Dreams Begin (P-1)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part One It was the
Branded
Copacabana Girl wasn’t a fighter, so when she found out that Maman Bisou had slandered her, her first thought was to respond in kind: make
What’s a goblin?
He stood before the lake, its smooth surface reflecting the full moon that hung heavy and swollen up above. Fighting back the butterflies and the
In search of a spit doctor
“I don’t need your spit doctor,” curses the old man, straining to push himself into a sitting position, “Not when I can get the cold
Randomly Recorded Argument
It was an unusually hot night in October. Both, the Clit and the Pussy looked in fascination at the site of exaggerated Cock, appearing out
North
I saw you somewhere before. You are like that white female wolf prowling in the glade of snow. Across the frozen lakes, in uneven debris
Autumn Peace
Autumn’s peaceful hue, a season of rest, A time for nature’s slumber; the earth is blessed. The trees, they stand tall, their leaves of gold,
It’s Real Life
“That’s ‘Real Life,’ from the Beatles’ 1985 Come and Go LP, and I’m Pete Fornatale on WFUV’s July 4, 1996 weeklong celebration.” Pete sighed with
Magic Squad!
Lieutenant David Moy bit his lower lip and looked back up at the eighteenth story ledge. The wind blustering along the street took one look
On Black Wings Chapter Three (Adult Language & Themes)
So as it turns out, no good deed goes unpunished—a lesson I’ve learned, but one I’m probably going to zealously ignore. I’ll get to that
A Buyer’s Market
Down along Scarborough Street, there was a vacant lot that turned into a little curiosity shop overnight. No one John talked to could remember there
Spill
“And now, with your up-to-the-minute traffic reports, as always, here’s Knock-Knock Nick in the KXEF chopper. Nick?” “Thanks, Mark. I’m here over I-92, and boy
Things Aren’t Always What They Seem A short story
Ame stepped back and surveyed her work with a critical eye. She had built the makeshift hut as sturdily as possible years ago, using mathematical
Where Ages Meet: Ch. 1: Paths Crossed
[Content Notes: Fantasy setting, magic] The carriage ricketed down the path, rocking from side to side not too unlike the boat Oliver left behind a