Remove (Notevember 2023, #26)
How the zebra changed stripes: a fable.
An unexpected reunion leads to trouble at the Midsummer Market.
In the Holy City of Qoro Marth, one might find many things: food, rest, salvation – and paths both unwelcome and unexpected.
A story about regrowth, research, and readjusting to life in the wild.
A seeker on the mountain finds what one ought not to look for.
‘Here at the Mega Egg Company we say you got to break an egg to make a few omelettes! Just a little joke for you, folks.’
It had been a disastrous week. Literally – with news of local flooding. Figuratively, too; Denise had dumped me on Monday, moved out by Wednesday, and on Thursday morning I discovered someone had rear-ended my car.
I could see one now; a Fairie scout sitting on the desiccated corpse of a Nightmare Beast, like a hunter posing on a trophy kill.
“HAHAHAHAHA!” Cerberus roared with laughter, as did the rest of the gang. “Join us? You? Good one, buddy. Now scram.”