By Tyrynth. Her Rite had gone smoothly so far. As one of only five youths deemed by the shaman to be ready, she had been drugged and abandoned far into the winter wilderness, tasked solely with making it home alive. It was as much proof that they could pull their weight in the village as it was proof to the totems that chose them that they were worthy. As a testament to the tenacity and heartiness of her people, most
Read moreBy Michelle M. Being single, fairly good-looking, a college graduate specializing in ancient animals that now may be extinct, I was lucky to land a good-paying position in a large for-profit and a division not-for-profit, helping worldwide to keep the animals in danger safe. That is what intrigued us when we heard multiple reports of a black leopard coming into the village, seducing then leading away from the young men, never to be seen again. When you receive one report
Read moreBarbie Lez I was spending the weekend at my mother’s country house. Before going any further, let me clarify; I mean a house that happens to be in the country, not an actual country house (I wish). So, after a long bus ride, I finally arrived at the miniscule bus station that seemed to be in the middle of nowhere (which it was). My mother was already waiting for me and did not leave my side until hours later when
Read moreolestray It’s cold this weekend. Miserably cold. I had a lot of yard work to do and not nearly enough time to get it done. I had already cleaned the leaves and pine straw out of the pool, put the giant candy canes on the cedar tree out front, and walked over to my sister’s weekend retreat on the big lake and borrowed an extra trash can. I am in the process of gathering up trash from all of the
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