PDF Version Mrs. Solester wakes up at 7 am even though her appointment isn’t until 1:30 pm. She awakes alone and pushes herself out of the lonely bed. Beside herself, there hasn’t been another person in the bed for over fifteen years. Her loving husband had passed away unexpectedly, so they had no preparations. His […]
About Thomas Ortega II
Unemployment
PDF Version Three weeks have passed, and still I’ve found no work. Three weeks my family has had to do without money, scraping by with the small amount left from my last job. I try hard, but it doesn’t seem to matter. Hopefully, today will be different. Today something has to happen. And if something […]
Dragon Lore
PDF Version Something odd happened yesterday. A human child walked into my lair. She had the scent of sweetness though, unlike the other humans who enter my lair. Their stench is usually the first indication that they have arrived. She hid behind my largest pile of gold in the beginning. I thought it odd, but […]
The Secret Society
PDF Version “Strange,” the man says. “I didn’t think you would come.” “And why not?” the woman asks. “Because… ” the old man ponders, “I thought you were afraid of us, and our kind.” “Who’s to say that I’m still not afraid?” “Who?” He asks incredulously. “Why you, of course. Your presence here tells us […]