Electra Rose

AIC preview

This is going to be the last AIC of 2021, and the last chapter of AIC part one. Where do you think it’s going to go?

Sunlight was painful. Kakashi grimaced. He ign...

Lilliad 31

They gave up on sleep after that. It was not going to happen, even in shifts.

“Whoever has been killing people definitely knows we are here,” Benk said.

Lilli tucked her chin furthe...

Lilliad 30

Her voice carried and echoed around the open mountain air. For a long moment, no one moved or spoke.

Then there was a clatter. Lilli turned to the sound and gritted her teeth against the horr...

Lilliad 29

It was a hard two days’ march. At least the air along the coastline was cooler and less punishing than they’d suffered inside the desert. By morning on the second day, they were head...

Lilliad 28

It took two days to find Elathor, by which time they were distressingly low on funds. Lilli begrudgingly gave a whole gold coin as a bribe to the prison guard, making intense eye contact the whole ...

Lilliad 27

The market of Ulante was a gleaming jewel that made Lilli’s hands itch. The air was richly scented with spices and the scent of hot bread. Occasional pieces of floating sand caught the light and ...

AIC draft

She sneered, openly annoyed by how shocked the gate guards were. “Well?” Tsunade said irritably. She put a hand on her hip. “Do you recognize us? Do you need my identification number? Did you...

Snake Queen (2/3)

Part 2

“Yes, yes, I can handle that,” Carol agreed. She switched the phone to her other ear. “You do the financial stuff, and I’ll deal with Donna’s relatives.” She paused. “Wel...

Silent Night (3/3)

The dead came out of the waves in eerie synchronicity.

Her first impulse was to reach for the power from the death god and order them to leave their bodies. It made no difference. She rea...

The Crusher

Ailee walked quickly, trying to stay in the glow of the streetlights. It would be pitch black before she got home, if she wasn’t careful.

She definitely didn’t want that to happen.

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The Lilliad 26 (reworked)

“Shit.” Lilli said blandly, watching the sand rise up to swallow the city whole, circling like a whirlpool. She barely closed her eyes before whipping sand flew into her face and swept up a sco...

Silent Night (2/3)

The next few hours felt very long. The second ship didn’t return at all. No attack was launched. Most of her people returned from searching without anything to report.

“Everyone who is le...

The Snake Queen (1/3)

An older woman who is not plagued by self awareness fails to notice that she had joined a gardening class with an ancient cannibalistic horror. The important question is whether or not she will edg...

Well of Sorrows

The princess looked out of the open fusuma over her vast domain. Her people were out harvesting in rice fields, burning old grass, and carefully trimming the gardens of the castle. The scent of bur...

Silent Night

Special Aiko Halloween story, part one.

Everyone gasped at the same time. Aiko stopped mid stride to put her hand on her chest, disbelieving the sudden change.

“I cannot fe...

Aiko Halloween story teaser

Everyone gasped at the same time. Aiko stopped mid stride to put her hand on her chest, disbelieving the sudden change.

“I cannot feel my chakra,” Gaara said numbly. He turned in a slow c...

Field trip to hell mini fic vote

Who is Aiko taking with her?

Halloween Drabble 2

This one will be set in the Regina verse. Please vote for the MC and a trope or two. 

Halloween Drabble: vampire + locked in

The voting for the first drabble is officially closed! With 7 votes, “locked in” was a clear winner, and “vampire“ was tied at 6 votes with “there was only one bed.”  I decided vam...

Halloween Drabble 1

The two most popular categories will wind up as a short story on October 3. The MC for this one will be Aiko. Feel free to add your additional opinions (especially for supporting characters) in the...

A Girl Has To Eat Part 4

Despair warred with fury. Her mind felt a lot clearer now, and she could see what had happened. This fucker had just been playing with its food. It had been toying with her for days.

Vanna fe...

A Girl Has To Eat Part 3

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Vanna didn’t get 20 miles before she had to stop to put gas in. She stopped her car as close to the building as possible and paused. She had a sick feeling in her stomach. She clenched he...

A Girl Has To Eat Part 2

It took a long time to leave the house because she was paralyzed with fear. She all but ran to her car, checking through the window that the back was empty before rushing inside and lock...

A Girl Has To Eat Part 1

A Girl Has To Eat

Part 1

The letters started the same day that her cubicle neighbor didn’t come in to work. At first, Vanna didn’t notice it in the pile she brought in from her mail...

October Updates

Happy almost Halloween!

We are excited to get to October and want to share the hopes for this month. There is definitely a theme to honor all things creepy and upsetting, so I hope every...

The Lilliad Chp 26

Hello, everybody! Keep on the lookout for more AIC and Great Lakes content this week, and we have a few surprises for you! <3

“Shit.” Lilli said blandly, watching...

The Lilliad Chp 25

She fell for what felt like forever, but felt something soft and grainy around her body as she descended further and further into darkness.

Eventually Lilli felt herself slow to a stop. When ...

The Lilliad chapter 24

“I, for one, am very interested in an explanation of that ominous and informative statement.” Elathor called, obviously attempting to wriggle out of captivity. “Would you care to clarify…�...

Swan Princess : Grey Skies and Ill Tidings (Chapter 1)

Chapter One

Grey Skies and Ill Tidings:  A Welcome Invitation

A crow cawed somewhere outside, but it sounded wrong.

Aver used her green skirts ...

AIC chapter 41

It was very quiet inside the shrine. She sat down at a long table in a stiff silence. The younger priest left through a door to the left and came back with a bleak-smelling tea balanced on a humble...