Not the One: Point of Origin – Part II By Dru (With special thanks to Oogber) Nobody liked grumpy spinster Itsumi Imai. Well into the latter half of her nineties, she was as cantankerous and unpleasant an old hag as anybody in Japan had been unfortunate enough to meet. And she was a woman who knew what everyone thought of her, but just didn’t care. She didn’t care if people found her unpleasant. ...

NOW IT WAS TIME FOR … by Castor (special thanks to Dru for editing and proofreading) She was flying. Wasn’t that special? I watched her from the building, the little girl on the bicycle, the little read Schwinn, as the hands let her go. It wasn’t a particularly fast ride, 5 miles an hour at most- but she pedaled down the street like a madwoman with a look of confidence and grace on her face that ...

Of Leather and Velorians Parts 1-2 by Andrew P. Murdough Part 1 I started working at the Leather Limited the week before Thanksgiving 2001. Part of a relatively mid-sized chain of stores, this one in particular had been around for about a month prior. It had been one of many places where I had put in job applications at the time, my need for money after quitting my job waiting tables having ...

Oh No III – Jedd and Johanna, the Sequel Many thanks to Marknew who gave his blessing to this sequel of one of his classic stories and even gave feedback that contributed to the end product. And to Lefan71, whose story idea was so perfectly suited for it. :) Original story and characters by Marknew Sequel commissioned by Legfan71 Sequel written by HikerAngel Edits by Legfan71, Au Goose, Garth, ...

Oh-No Sally: Parts 2-5 by Dru 2 Sally only just saw the halted traffic ahead in time to screech to a halt. "Not again!" This was the third time this year she'd been parked on the freeway. And she only had like ten minutes to play with … she didn't want to think about the consequences of being late. She picked up her phone and checked the online traffic report. "Shit." A truck carrying an ...