AB Sitter: Keeley

Monserrat took a moment to take in the view from her latest client’s corner office. The top floor of Ardenthill’s second tallest building commanded a gorgeous view of the trees rising from the river confluence that had long been known simply as “The Branch”. As one of the only two buildings in town that could …

JaM: Chapter 18

For the fourth time, energy built up in Jenny and sent her out of her babysitter’s arms. After the first three attempts, Clarissa had gotten wise to the Little girl’s shenanigans, and threaded her fingers together. All that accomplished, was forcing Jenny to wrench her way out with real force, to an indignant sound from …

Delta Lambda Gamma: Chapter 24

There hadn’t been so many Delta-G sisters gathered in one room since the party after Frosh initiation. The formal dining room and living room had been joined by the removal of wooden wall panels, leaving a series of pillars where the wall normally stood. There was a clear divide among the sorority as to if …

Adult Changeling: Chapter 14

The sound of Roan’s messy accident had faded away, but the smell was only growing stronger. Time seemed to slow and attenuate as it did in Faerie.  Roan tried to will herself to vanish, perish, or anything else that would get her out of her current situation. An incongruously happy sound shattered the illusion of …

JaM: Chapter 17

Out of the many social situations a person might encounter, an awkward silence was one of the least familiar to Monserrat. That she was sitting at her dining room table with her polycule – the people she most loved in all the world – made the general sense of unease all the more bizarre. That …

Delta Lambda Gamma: Chapter 23

“You wouldn’t actually hit me with that paddle.” Camila narrowed her eyes at Ginger. “My butt is already bruised.” Ginger laughed. “I told Chun you’d be a fraidy cat.” “That’s not even…” Camila gritted her teeth, infuriated by Ginger’s mocking smirk. “FINE! If that’s what you want, let’s do it.” Pushing her way past Ginger, …

Adult Changeling: Chapter 13

The days – or rather days worth of time – rolled by in Faerie without variation. Every waking period was sunny and warm, with enough wind to make sweating pleasant instead of sticky. Sleeping periods were cooler, but still brightly lit. At most, the sun might disappear behind a cloud. Flowers bloomed continuously in the …

JaM: Chapter 16

9:45 AM – Morning Classes Spring had breathed life into the city of Ardenthill, and nowhere more than the carefully tended landscaping of the ABDU campus. Wildflowers budded cheekily from patches of dirt and between flagstones. Their fragile beauty heralded of a riot of color that was ready to burst from the newly cleaned flowerbeds …