Writing

      “I’m reading for the part of Rowan,” Connor looked off the stage to where he knew the judges to be, but could not see anything. He wasn’t used to being on stage when the lights were on, having spent the past two years skulking in the dark removing props and busying himself with his communications degree.     Department heads turned last week when he told them he was abandoning his nearly complete degree to pursue theater. Worse yet, he had begun to pursue lines of commun...

     “Hi, I’m Connor.”      “Daniel,” she replied, meeting Connor’s in a handshake. “I’ve heard of you. Let’s do a good job together.”      Connor nodded enthusiastically and sat down in the seat beside her and dumping his backpack on the floor before realizing what she had said. “You’ve heard of me?”      Daniel smirked, “you kidding? I’m in the arts department. I can’t escape your name if I tried. Good news for you if you�...

Yumemi glanced down softly at the small egg in her arms, the brilliant black sheen with red and white markings looked beautiful, she purred gently and put the egg carefully in her pouch before she wandered down the hall catching the soft scent of cake wafting from the kitchen. She perked her ears curiously sauntering into the room and looked inside spotting Pokey hard at work cooking some of her favourite things including a cake which was clearly baking in the oven. “What’cha making?” S...

Amanda Lynn stood by the window in her hotel room, rolling a pen between her claws. She had been making notes on a few potential new songs when Toothless had called, and fiddling with it during the call had helped keep her mind off of the gentle sadness welling in her stomach.    “How is the prep for the show going?” Toothless asked.    “It’s going...

There was a knock at the door of Amanda Lynn’s Haricot hotel room where she was staying for the duration of the music contest that the Queen was hosting to select a musician to perform for the upcoming celebration of her jubilee.  Amanda Lynn opened up the door to find one of the fellow contestants, Karen Wright, standing there with what seemed to be a human beaning potion in h...

The meal between the family didn't take long to get started. Delicious ham, sweet potatoes, regular mashed potatoes, au gratin potatoes, broccoli, cooked sweet carrots, cream corn, macaroni and cheese, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce and more! There was enough food for everyone, and all had their plates absolutely full of the goods. It was quite a delicious feast indeed!   Toothless sat next to Amanda as they ate, and their tails curled together under the table. Toothless...

After breakfast, Calypso, Amanda and Toothless stayed behind to clean up the dishes and garbage from the meal. It was a quick affair with Toothless washing, Amanda drying and Calypso clearing the dishes, pans and cups from the various surfaces in the dining room and kitchen.   As the dishes were being washed and dried, Amanda Lynn and Toothless stood with their tails curled around one another's. They spoke in soft tones about what was to come, and Calypso tried not to overhear ...

The snow had just begun falling this early morning, and the sun barely had time to rouse anyone before a ringing sounded within the large family home of the Sonatas. The snow was barely a foot deep- just enough to coat the ground in a soft white blanket and send up dazzling flurries any time a breeze hit any of the inflated drifts along the sidewalk.   The home itself had a coating of powder that wrapped around like a feather boa. It sat in every windowsill and eave, turning th...

Owain breathed a deep sigh, feeling the sand shift underneath his paw with a smile.   “Awh man, it’s been a long time since I’ve been able to feel this.” He sighed, glancing to his somewhat reluctant travelling companion   The latin slipped effortlessly off of his tongue, and ...

It was coming up to Jetsam and Minerva’s birthday. Once again, the close they got to it, the more and more jittery Jetsam became. It was odd really, Spock had observed that most people got excited around their birthday and this certainly seemed to hold true for Min.   “I hope to get some cool new taxidermy supplies, and maybe some interesting preservative chemicals. I hear Valdemar is brewing some new thin...

After doing a job to retrieve some interesting meteorological notes on the night of the solstice, Jetsam hadn’t been convinced that he would make it back on time. The journey was a little treacherous and the part that he had to do on public transport was very much subject to seasonal delays, but Jetsam had been lucky. He had arrived back at the house, despite the strong, blustering winds, about an hour before the darkest point of the darkest night, the point o...

Jetsam’s heart raced, feeling every beat reverberate through his very soul. His forehead was dripping with sweat, as if he had just run a marathon and his breathing was ragged as adrenaline coursed through him. This was it, there was nothing more important in this moment. He could not let himself down or it would all be over. He was in dire straights, backed into a corner. He stared into the cold, unemotional brown eyes of his adversar...

“Today is an exciting day.” Gwendolyn insisted, her eyes flicking over each of the group of children sat in her music class that day.    There was an excited look to her expression, and the whispered hubbub of the class told everyone that actually maybe this wasn’t going to be a normal music lesson. Nyoko raised an eyebrow and leant over to her friend Theodosia.   ...

“Alright kids, you got everything,” Doūmak asked as he shouldered his backpack. There was a chorus of “yes” from his three adopted children - Jordi, Scotty and Nato. “Awesome, then let’s get going,” he told them, opening up the door to the house to let them and himself out before locki...

Hikaru, Parma, Nyoko and Jetsam all sat together in the common room. Spock had taken off a little early to read a book in peace and the four of them were sat chatting, gossiping and generally killing time before they felt tired enough to sleep. Jetsam was sat, staring at the fire and pondering the events of the day when Parma sidled up to him.    “So Jetsam…” He started and Jetsam could hear the mischie...

Jetsam was staring at the cracks in the tiles along the ceiling of the biology classroom. He knew he should be listening to Dr La Tremoille as he discussed the intricacies of the different sampling techniques for interesting flora, but he and Spock had been up late reading up on some interesting engineering techniques and despite the act that the bean next to him was unbothered by the lack of sleep, he certainly was feeling it. In fact, his staring up at the cei...

Doūmak was exhausted, as fun as tonight had been playing Dungeons and Dragons with his kids and his best friend Amor, he was absolutely ready to collapse in bed and fall asleep. As he brushed his teeth, Doūmak couldn’t help but be thankful for Amor’s help getting the kids to bed, it meant he could fall asleep that much faster. ...

Gentle festive music filled up the warm coloured treehouse room, as Jetsam whirled around between the two rooms, serving soda and snacks to anyone who wanted. He was in his element, surrounded by people that he or the people he cared about liked! He chuckled as he looked over to Spock, who he was surprised had a guest he specifically wanted to invite.   “Tell me why you think the giant desert centipede is so...

Spock stood in the Scott-Siskin living room, gazing around at the various festive decorations curiously.    “Your front room is decorated Jetsam, surely that is enough.” Spock stated.   “But we won’t have Nyoko and Parma Violet for our Winter Solstice hangout in the front roo...

“It’s moving-in day, Spock!” Jetsam exclaimed, his enthusiasm practically bubbling out of him.   “Are you sure this is a good idea…” Spock queried, his wariness drifting into focus once more. “Surely I am best to stay here and check on the progress of my crafts repair…”   ...