Uncle Jack

Kayla had long learned to see past the veneer of truth to the deeper story whenever her Uncle Jack was visiting and recounting what had he had been up to since he’d last been in town. It was surreal to her how he expected her and her parents to trust his multitude of lies, and …

Balance

They warned not to be consumed by vapid things. Those vapid things would only be the beginning of an utterly meaningless life, and their villainy would trickle down into even the center of your being where the deepest wells of intangible value lie. So I believed that even the little things could not abide within …

The Gryphons

there were warnings not to take those paths; never linger near the nests, beware when feathers ruffle, and respect the royal truce but a different king in the castle desiring dangerous convenience decreed garish rewards to those who revealed the monsters muffled, and the land trembled in terror let the legends linger long, the memories …

Silver for Sale (part 9)

For the beginning of the story, click to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 3.5, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 Recap: While under orders to figure out the mystery of what happened in an abandoned mansion, Tyla, royal historian, met Zayn, opportunistic burglar, and the two began to figure out that the Royal Advisor, Vellenio, had …

Silver for Sale (part 8)

For the beginning of the story, click to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 3.5, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 Recap: While under orders to figure out the mystery of what happened in an abandoned mansion, Tyla, royal historian, met Zayn, opportunistic burglar, and the two began to figure out that the Royal Advisor, Vellenio, had been …

Silver for Sale (part 7)

For the beginning of the story, click to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 3.5, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 Recap: While under orders to figure out the mystery of what happened in an abandoned mansion, Tyla, royal historian, met Zayn, opportunistic burglar, and the two began to figure out that the Royal Advisor, Vellenio, had been planning …

Silver for Sale (part 6)

For the beginning of the story, click to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 3.5, Part 4, Part 5 Recap: While under orders to figure out the mystery of what happened in an abandoned mansion, Tyla, royal historian, met Zayn, opportunistic burglar, and the two began to figure out that the Royal Advisor, Vellenio, had been planning to …

Silver for Sale (part 5)

For the beginning of the story, click to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 3.5, Part 4 Recap: While under orders to figure out the mystery of what happened in an abandoned mansion, Tyla, royal historian, met Zayn, opportunistic burglar, and after being distrustful of him, gave him the opportunity to help her …

Silver for Sale (part 4)

For the beginning of the story, click to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 3.5 Recap: Tyla, the royal historian tasked to figure out the mystery of what happened in an abandoned mansion, met Zayn, an opportunistic burglar, in the parlor of the mansion, and suspects that he could be working for the crooked …

Silver for Sale (Part 3.5)

For the beginning of the story, click to read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 Recap: Tyla, the royal historian tasked to figure out the mystery of what happened in an abandoned mansion, met Zayn, an opportunistic burglar, in the parlor of the mansion, and suspects that he could be working for the crooked …