After the Storm_The Furtive Adventures of Don Q. Hoty_Stinging Nettle_A Patient Miracle
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After the Storm
“It is no secret that Vulane’s finances were formidable,” the little creature said in his smart suit and glasswww.onedoor.cces as he stood in the glorious Palace of Peace. “I am confident in saying that Vulane has at least twenty percent of all wealth in the world stored within its various accounts, buildings, and undiscovered cave systems.”The audience in attendance gasped. When the tribunal suddenly erupted in ‘debate’ over which country could claim the fallen state of Vulane as their own, Tys’s ringed tail retracted and poofed up as he sat down. Tys Rusuf - until recently - had been the Royal Exchequer o...
The Furtive Adventures of Don Q. Hoty
The Furtive Adventures of Don Q. Hoty “The danger of the past was that menbecame slaves. The danger of the futureis that men may become robots." -Erich FrommThe family name is Hoty. My Grandfathers were Donald and Quincy. My well intentioned parents unwittingly dubbed me Donald Quincy Hoty, or as I would come to be known, Don Q. Hoty. Do you see a problem with that? I sure did. I’d put the degree of misfortune for carrying that moniker through life up against “ A Boy Named Sue” anytime. It’s like wearing a colorful “Ki...
Stinging Nettle
“How did you get those bruises?” Danielle asked her adopted daughter Nettle.“Practice,” said Nettle, avoiding eye contact.“Were you the target?” The knight asked the girl.“No. I’m fine.” The girl had a black eye and bruises on her arms.“I can tell whoever did that to you to stop.”“No, Dan, I’m fine. Really.” The preadolescent gave Danielle a hard stare. Worried as she was, the warrior let it go.Every free day Sir Danielle Longbow taught the people of Crann to fight with their swords or their bows. Everyone learned to fight. They had to, the empire to the north had almost exterminated them once...
A Patient Miracle
The first time Nick saw the sign he was cycling, on his way to a job. Only a minor miracle – bringing a pet goldfish back to life, a failing grade converted to a pass, an ill-judged text unsent – he couldn’t remember the details. Just another £10 gig, scarcely worth the time it took to ride there, once the GOD app took its cut. He used to think it sounded cool: Miracle Worker, employed by Global Optate Deliveries, GOD for short. Then, of course, it turned out he wasn’t really employed by GOD, only subcontracted to them; and as well as taking a cut of the income from every miracle worked, they ...