Mae Flower_Let's Face the Future_Wicked Girl._Knick the Knight
Catalog Guide:
Mae Flower
“OK, so my parents, who I admit should have known better, decided to christen me May. I can hardly help that, can I? I did the only thing I could do, which was to change the ‘y’ to an ‘e’. Yes, I know it’s still pronounced ‘May’! What’s wrong with Mae Flower? Oh, well, if you don’t want to take me on, that’s your loss, not mine!”Mae switched off her phone and gave a little scream of exasperation.“Mum and Dad, how could you!” she yelled, to no-one in particular, her anguish reverberating around the walls of her little flat. She’d really wanted this job, too. It was telephone sales, and though ...
Let's Face the Future
Lhan takes the corner at a dead run, slowing just enough to not slam into the wall. He makes it past the residence halls before he has to stop to catch his breath. Keeping in shape wasn't particularly important in the bunkers, at least not the one Lhan was born and raised in. The facilitators focused more on farming, animal husbandry, and keeping the populace more or less well-educated. As soon as he doesn't feel like he's going to fall over from physical exertion Lhan takes off running again. Kiele was probably in the park, she practically lived there. She would want to hear about this as soo...
Wicked Girl.
There was once a merchant who set out with his wife on a pilgrimage to Mecca. Their daughter, though, they left at home, with an Arab slave girl to keep her company.One evening quite late, the merchant’s daughter and the Arab girl were singing and laughing and dancing about in the upstairs apartment. By accident, the Arab girl knocked over the oil lamp, leaving the young ladies in darkness.“What should we do?” said the merchant’s daughter. “It’s too late to rowww.onedoor.ccuse the servants.”“I’ll go out and find a light,” said the Arab girl.“But we’re locked in!” said the merchant’s daughter.“The window’s o...
Knick the Knight
“Knick the Knight eyed the bottomless chasm ahead of him, aware that certain death lay at the bottom,” Knick spoke to himself as he rocked back and forth, armour clinking and clunking as he moved, preparing for the leap of faith through darkness. “He could hardly see the other side, but he knew it was the only way. He geared up, and…” Knick ran full tilt and leapt through the air, flying over the two foot fissure. Despite the short hop, Knick stumbled on the landing, tweaking his bad knee, but quickly composed himself and raised both arms in the air. “He sticks the landing!” Knick circled slow...