Betty slipped out of the back door of her chalet and into the storm. The rain lashed her face as she scanned the area. The poisonous bitch Ja’net was in the last occupied chalet, and Bett...
2023-07-21 07:01:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe interior of the tower was far from welcoming. An imposing entryway flanked by stone knights, complete with the familiar bronze sun symbol on their chests, led into a wide, curved room with a l...
2023-07-21 06:53:11 +0000 UTC View PostBetty lay back, her hooves resting on the tub's edge, and enjoyed the warmth as steam rose gently from the bath. The advantage of such a large bath was being able to revert to her true self.
Having a ...
2023-07-20 06:35:35 +0000 UTC View Post“You need to be more careful, Bet’ti,” Sa’ra said as she frowned at her.
“I know,” Betty sighed. This woman was starting to get on her nerves. Betty had never been a fan of unsolicited advi...
2023-07-20 06:34:13 +0000 UTC View PostBetty dashed from alley to alley, sprinting between backyards and fences as she moved back toward the richer area of town where the two women lived. It was exhilarating. She grinned to herself as she approache...
2023-07-19 06:28:11 +0000 UTC View PostThis wasn’t a hunt; it was a bloody joke. Or rather, a bloodless joke. The three hooded women had exited the shop, their hoods dropped and stuffed into their handbags. They were… well. Dull. Three nattering...
2023-07-19 06:27:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe steel spike bit deeply into the stone, and the Hudson Express’ treads bit into the roadway as it strained. Groaning noises came from the giant stone pillar holding up the gate, but it refused...
2023-07-19 06:24:39 +0000 UTC View PostBert was willing to admit he was hiding. He felt no shame in it at all. Anything to avoid the near nuclear war that was Bell and their ‘daughter’ having a discussion.
It looked li...
2023-07-19 06:23:33 +0000 UTC View PostBetty strode away from the camp for the last time. A quick nap and a long shower had left her feeling refreshed and ready. The forest opened before her as she moved away from the field where ...
2023-07-18 08:18:55 +0000 UTC View PostBetty stared at the words, the world still frozen and unmoving.
“What the Hell is a class evolution?” She asked.
Class Evolutions are offered at-
You have died…
Betty wasn’t sure what she was expecting when she died. Various faiths had theories and beliefs about the subject. All of them, she was sure, consist...
2023-07-17 08:37:36 +0000 UTC View PostBetty slipped out of the water a few hundred feet down from the Docks. A quick Slasher Step moved her deeper into the forest before she crouched down, scanning the area with her Slasher Senses.
N...
2023-07-17 08:36:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe Express trundled through the night, slowly towing the enormous Trailer One. An hour had passed since they first got underway, and their speed had barely increased.
<... 2023-07-14 08:00:21 +0000 UTC View PostBert stood in front of the Waystation and felt the sweat beading on his neck and back. This place honestly terrified him. His mind flashed back to the first time he had seen...
2023-07-12 08:41:03 +0000 UTC View PostBell watched Bert nervously. He had been very quiet and withdrawn since they left the new town and its weird cult-like people. He had barely eaten or slept. All he did was sit and stare ahea...
2023-07-12 08:39:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 8
Hide and Seek. II
It was Betty’s Slasher Senses that saved her.
She was jogging lightly toward her mine when she noticed something at the edge of her perception. There was a life sign...
2023-07-10 08:39:44 +0000 UTC View PostBetty crouched behind a boulder and peered at the scene below her. It was pretty amusing. Someone had tried to use one of the Campers’ Cabins to get a little frisky. Too bad they chose the one with t...
2023-07-10 08:37:29 +0000 UTC View Post“Bleh,” Betty said as she woke up. She really needed to find some toothpaste. She rinsed her mouth out with some water and did her morning stretches, well, afternoon...
2023-07-10 08:35:27 +0000 UTC View PostBetty followed in the forest as the Trash Mob boy moved through the camp. He left the counselors’ area behind and went into the Cafeteria briefly. Coming back out with a bottle of dri...
2023-07-10 08:34:08 +0000 UTC View PostShe moved slowly as she went back, eyes peeled for anything of use. A commotion from the counselor’s cabins drew her attention to the area. Betty arrived just in time to see SerialSam getting ...
2023-07-10 08:32:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe first day after she found her new hidey-hole was pretty bad. That first night of sleep had come with more nightmares than she could count. First, the faces of the two aliens she had killed cha...
2023-07-10 08:30:31 +0000 UTC View PostThis wasn’t my idea. II
Following the water line as she went, Betty kept thinking about what happened. The… whatever it was, attacked her first. It gave her no choice. A glance over at the water made her freeze. Mirro...
2023-07-10 08:28:36 +0000 UTC View PostThis wasn’t my idea.
Betty glared at the fence. How on earth did she end up in this situation? Her family had been nagging at her, that’s how. Apparently, saying you wanted to spend your thirty-fifth birthday alone in...
2023-07-10 08:26:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
In the last few weeks, I have been working on a small spin-off novella set in the same universe as The Waystation.
I'm pleased to tell you that it is nearing completion and will be posted soon!
Next week I will rele...
2023-07-08 10:18:56 +0000 UTC View PostWith most of the wall completed, the Waystation began to creep forward. It took over an hour to move out of the town completely. The various spikes were moved as needed, maintaining control of the land.<...
2023-07-07 08:16:42 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 36
The Way Back II
The figure leaped into the air, clearing the walls in a single bound. Their feet slammed down, leaving little craters as they landed.
“Bert J. Hu...
2023-07-05 07:59:29 +0000 UTC View Post“There’s a whole world out there,” Bell said in a sing-song voice.
“I like your road,” Bert said, trying to change the subject. He and Bell were once more in the control tower of t...
2023-07-05 07:57:53 +0000 UTC View Post“Six months!” Felicia stormed back and forth in Larry’s Study. “I can’t even talk to them for six months!”
“It is of no importance,” Larry said s...
2023-07-01 08:19:32 +0000 UTC View PostNadine frowned and watched the Lich King of the City of the Dead walk out into the night.
She was back.
Her Ale House was back too.
Now what?
S...
2023-07-01 08:18:19 +0000 UTC View PostA Banshee’s smile can mean many things, most of which Bert suspected were bad news. As the pixie reluctantly put away her knives, to the visible relief of the fairy w...
2023-07-01 08:17:11 +0000 UTC View Post