IX – Burns Upon Burns
"Boy, you don’t want to cross real blades with me," Mensch declared. "You bruise too easily." "That was before I realized dirt had more value than you." Mensch sneered. "You have no clue what you are getting into." "And I don’t much care." Fenix left one sword pointed at Mensch, and motioned to Xia and the girls with the other. "I’m here for my friends." "I’m sorry, boy." Mensch said. "I am afraid we’re going to have to disagree on that point." Mensch stepped forward. Fenix reacted like lightning. Before Xia blinked, Fenix dropped to one knee and slid an oddly shaped sword towards him. As it skittered across the floor, Fenix pounced from his kneeling position, his own sword angled at Mensch’s chest. From the annoyed look on Mensch’s face, the man had seen Fenix’s move too late. He wisely chose to block Fenix’s attack rather then prevent Xia from receiving the blade. Read the rest of this entry »
Into The Current
This is a short story by a friend of mine, Tianna Lee. After submitting it to me for review and editing, I decided I enjoyed it so much, that I asked to debut it for you here. I figure, this site isn’t just about the novel itself, but a celebration of writing in general, that has brought me to getting my first book together. I’ve featured a couple little things before, and decided to go ahead and make this a regular habit.
So, I introduce to you “Into The Current,” by Tianna Lee.
I told him not to do it. I told him to let her go. I warned him that bad things would happen if he tried to keep her in his life, if he did not move on. But he did not listen to me, and he paid for it. Was I surprised? No, everyone ended up the way he did—broken, trampled, in pieces, and dead to the world. It had happened so many times, and I always tried to warn them. But nobody ever listened to me. Read the rest of this entry »
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