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I just got a shipment of 20 books in! If you are interested in buying a signed, physical copy of Tales but don't live in the Boston area, this is your chance ( Read more... )

(Warning: this story is EROTICA! It contains GRAPHIC depictions of human sexuality. If you don't want to read such things, do not read this. Deep knowledge of the AoC is not required to enjoy this story.)CFO Janet Alexander raised her attention from the paper in her hand and turned her stony, impassive eyes on Sir Grayson. As always, her gaze ( Read more... )

Ubi is an ongoing series of vignettes.
Read them in order: one two three.Room Five was in a shitty hotel in the Mercenary District that locals just called "Hotel Vacancy." The hotel itself was named The Lon Fon Suites, after the neighborhood it was in, but few people knew what it was called because the sign outside just said "HOTEL" in big letters ( Read more... )

(read this first, then this.)I could almost hear his teeth grind as his eyes traced their way down the burnished black barrel of my pistol. He hadn't ever planned to lose me, I could tell. He only needed to gamble against my sense of paranoia. Unlucky for him, I was feeling especially paranoid these days ( Read more... )

('nique's chase started here.)

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, letting my buzzing nerves calm slightly. If I was dealing with a pro, and I didn't want to go back to being a pro, I had to act like a pro ( Read more... )

As the handsome stranger shouldered past me on his way to the door, he said, "Sorry, 'nique ( Read more... )

(inspired by a writing prompt from kdsorceress)Maddie threw a surprised look over the sights of her gun, then lowered it ( Read more... )

(This story is part of a continuing short story arc! Read the previous parts here.)"Abyssus Abyssum Invocat," Octavian's voice rasped. Boz's leg started to jitter, tapping his foot repeatedly against the floor ( Read more... )

(New Washington's most lovable hitmen are back! This post has edited versions of the first three Trouble Boys stories. The last cut, "The Mookles Job," is the newest part of the story and continues the boys' adventures. Comments and edits are welcome; obviously so are expressions of enthusiasm.

The Trouble Boys series is dark humor. It contains ( Read more... )