Chapter 15: Simultaneous Feeds

The confirmation slipped in through the consort lines, shrouded in cryptic layers of protocol and double-blind verification. Not a single alarm tripped. No hint of change rippled through the palace routine. Yet Helena, attuned to the undercurrents, sensed the shift the instant the final timestamp decrypted.

Connor had chosen his moment with the precision of a seasoned operative, every variable accounted for, every risk meticulously weighed.

The Green-Eyed Maid Inn

Avery cackled. “You’re the superbike owner I hooked her up with some custom parts for! Holy crap.”

John was still waiting for the call, which, with every passing minute, looked like it would never happen, when Dido appeared late on Saturday morning. She and Trish had both decided to skip classes on Thursday, but had gone to the university on Friday as one of their lectures was given by Fox himself.

Ethan O'brien (formerly Ethan Martin) and his mother live a simple life in a small Southern town... with a twist: She makes dresses to pay the bills and he helps out as best he can.
 

Cover art by Erin Halfelven
©2026 SammyC

“You’re not a girl, Lindsey. You’re a boy.”

Chapter Two – When Time Breathed Again

At first, there was only silence—a silence older than memory, vast and sacred, as if the breath of the gods had been drawn in and the world itself awaited their command.

Chapter 10 — "Snow, Snacks, and Small Quests."

*Location: North of High-Forge*

*Weather: Frosty with light snowfall*

Ethan Martin and his mother live a simple life in a small Southern town... with a twist: She makes dresses to pay the bills and he helps out as best he can.
 

“What kind of story do you want the reporters to tell their readers?”

Pete's Vagina
79. Fake Reverse
by Erin Halfelven

While Ursula is having a professional discussion with Hanida, in the Common Room Eriana finds herself joined by the other patients and their helpers, all who want to find out more about their exotic companion. Unfortunately her depression is making that difficult, but Ursula has an idea.

The Voyage of the Visund

A tale of Anmar by Penny Lane

107 - The Black Cloud

Chapter 10

When we arrived home, I let the dogs in and then got Margaret out of the car and into the house. She was aware enough to get herself undressed, ready for bed, and cleansed. I pulled her bedclothes back so that she could get in. There was snoring before I put the light out. It could have been Boobs, though.

Cover art by Erin Halfelven
©2026 SammyC

The Green-Eyed Maid Inn

“Crap,” I said to myself, slowing down as the blue lights flashed in my mirror. By some miracle, they flipped back off again. I guess it was just a warning. I rolled up to the stop sign, turned around and gave them an ‘Okay’ hand signal before waving. The cop, looking a bit smug, waved back and nodded at me as if to say ‘Just behave yourself.’