A response to JC Lovero’s ‘May the 4th’ prompts — “Lieutenant, it’s time to go to light-speed,” said Captain Gerrian. Lieutenant Reynard hesitated, his hand over the gleaming lever that had been retroactively fitted to their ship. “Really? We’re going to try this?” “Of course! Gerrian took a step towards his deputy, placing one hand on the man’s muscular shoulder…

A response to JC Lovero’s ‘May the 4th’ prompts — This story is based on my Shadow Kingdoms game world. You could check out a previous story featuring Petra below, as the narrative follows on directly, and a few others pieces in the same setting are linked, too. However, this is intended to work as a stand-alone short story. Not Again A fantasy story set in the Shadow Kingdoms worldmedium.com The…

A response to JC Lovero’s ‘May the 4th’ prompt. — “Your eyesight will return.” Drogan, the muscular warrior who had just been freed from stasis, groaned again. Slumped on the floor, he rubbed at his face, looking around vacantly. Looking down at the man, Captain Kyrona looked across at her long-time companion, the reformed smuggler Zarael. “Why did you want…

A response to JC Lovero’s ‘May the 4th’ prompts — Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars, or any of the related characters. The Star Wars franchise is owned by Lucasfilm and Disney. This fanfiction is intended for entertainment only. I am not making any profit from this story. “I think this is what life forms call ‘excitement’,” said G8-P3…

A response to JC Lovero’s ‘May the 4th’ prompts — “Let go of your hate,” said the merchant. “My h…” Zarael peered at the merchant, and then looked back at the ripe fruit in his hand. “It’s not hate, Hethron Vash. I just want a fair price.” Help save May Fourth and Cinco de Mayo! Search the stories for clues and find the stolen ingredients! Medium Edit descriptionmedium.com Prompt: Start your story with a character or narrator saying, “Let go of…

A response to JC Lovero’s ‘May the 4th’ prompts — Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars, or any of the related characters. The Star Wars franchise is owned by Lucasfilm and Disney. This fanfiction is intended for entertainment only. I am not making any profit from this story. “I mean,” said Thalara, cradling a moogan tea, “it’s not that…

A response to JC Lovero’s ‘May the 4th’ prompts — “It was a ghost. I swear it!” Without responding to his client, Robert MacSween removed several small devices from his bag of tools, which he then dropped with a thump. He stepped across the room and peered into the fireplace. …

An extract from a LitRPG tale — This is an extract from my web-novel, The Tooth and Claw Guild — A Shifter LitRPG Story. It’s easy from this scene to see here how it gets the subtitle! If you enjoy it, perhaps I can share the whole thing on Medium — let me know 😎 Slowly, stealthily…

A ‘slice of life’ dribble — Elsie’s goggled at the sleepy guinea pig. That fluffball’s the most beautiful thing… ever! She swished her fingers towards the glass as if combing its messy auburn fur. “Eww. I can’t stand rodents,” snapped her mother, grabbing the cuff of Elsie’s burgundy uniform. “Come! The bell is going to ring.”

A fantasy fiction drabble — Hello! This piece of flash fiction will later grow from a seedling! More about that below. Vortak raised the slender sword. It felt cold in his hand… light, too. He swished it repeatedly. The gem inset in its blade glistened in the morning sun as if infused by electrical magic. …

A ‘dragon heist’ fantasy fiction dribble — Hello! This piece of flash fiction is a response to Monday Mashup writing prompt #23, and will later grow from a seedling… I hope! More about that below. Roznia glanced behind. What’s taking that kobold so long? She looked again at the green-and-gold firedrake below the trapdoor, and shuddered. …

A speculative fiction drabble — Hello! This piece of short fiction is a response to Monday Mashup writing prompt #23. More about that below! The evening had been going so well. But as orange sunset framed foaming waves, spray hit Jakub’s face, triggering a realization. He recoiled in shock. High tide, sunset… I’ll transform… ruin…

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A ‘choose your own’ story epilogue. — This is a ‘choose your own’ fiction story. You can check out Chapter 1 of this story: ‘You Are Dead’ by Bradan Writes Stories. For the previous chapter, visit: ‘You’re in Charge of the Castle’, by JF Danskin. You toss the priceless “life-stone” absently in one bony hand, clutching a…

City plans at the Imperial court (a short story) — This is a fiction story, based on my Shadow Kingdoms game world. Check out other stories in the same setting via the links below. The Emperor sat back, rubbing his hands together. He glanced around at the other courtiers. Nobles, generals, merchants, librarians — everyone of significance. All were eagerly…

A vampire MacGuffin story — Hello all! This is a stand-alone short story in response to Jonathon Sawyer and The Kraken Lore’s Monday Mashup challenge, number 19: Monday Mash-Up #19 Story writing prompts to spark your creativity with a challengemedium.com “And this is…?” The man selling tickets to the airship turned a coin over in his hand. He spoke English, but with a strong accent. “Canadian silver dollar,”…

A speculative fiction short story — Hello! This piece of flash fiction is a response to Monday Mashup writing prompt #13, penned by Jonathon Sawyer. More about that below. Jack awoke from uneasy dreams. As he sat up, he pondered how long he had been sleeping. It must have been a very long time. …

Part 1 of a quest — This is part of a story that works as an interactive game. You’ll need to have some paper and dice at the ready! Click here for the beginning of the story, and find a reminder of the rules here. (Going to the league headquarters instead? Hearthstone Hideout or Rebel Bar). …

Can three mutated wannabe heroes find common cause? — This story is a response to Jonathon Sawyer’s Monday Mashup #10 challenge. More details below! Monday Mash-Up #10 Story writing prompts to spark your creativity with a challengemedium.com Whump! Poofie slammed the door of his VW Beetle and bared his teeth. “Good to see you, Coop!” he barked. Coop swivelled his head ninety degrees to get a better view, and then stalked closer…

A Shadow Kingdoms fantasy short story — As well as being a stand-alone fantasy short story, what you are about to read is a response to Sweet Chaos’s Hodgepodge Challenge #7: Hodgepodge Challenge — No 7 Anything that can go wrong — WILL— Themed Challengemedium.com Oberon stared cooly at the two warriors. One was a sturdy dwarf in leather armor, with an axe strapped across his back. …