Out of the Box Short Stories
Out of the Box Short Stories
A month passed and Tilly was no closer to softening toward me than before. I forced myself on her not long ago and suffered for it. A wretched, ugly bruise on my cheek was my reminder of the incident. Only in my childhood did I suffer such discoloration, inflicted predominantly…
A week after I took Tilly, the woman from Akoni Farrin, under my roof I realized how full my hands had become. She was as fiery and complicated as I thought she’d be but not as difficult as that first night by the ship yard. Dealing with Broehain took…
A few months passed before I lifted my quill pen, dipped it into my ink urn and began to write again. I was out on the rough seas to visit my designated land masses to the west but I recently arrived home to Dwarkaa Farrin. Some changes have occurred since…
My name is Donagh, a ship captain and warrior under Casimer’s rule, a highly honored position among the Apolake Warriors. I live on Dwarkaa Farrin, the ruling farrin of the world, the land mass where Casimer, our Lord, dwells. I decided to start chronicling my life and the things…
What if, when man and woman sinned, God decided to depart? What would the world be like? How dark and evil would things have become? But, what if, in the midst of their reprehensible circumstances and suffering, humans began to seek God, beg him to return? I know that this…
Early the next morning, before the sun even rose, I set out from Tarmon Farrin. Drue accompanied me down the steep pass to the sea and bid me farewell. I will never forget the warm glow in her eyes, a look of fondness and concern. Her gaze reminded me of…
Ebony landed by a small lake, behind a stand of trees, well back from a row of houses. As soon as Suma and I descended from the saddles, the mighty beast walked over to the edge of the water and drank lustily. We’d worn him out. My knife attack…
The Noble One sat in a clearing munching on long grass and reeds that grew close to the river. The massive creature heard us approach, cocked its head sideways in our direction, its one eye taking us in with peripheral vision. The reverberation it released deep in its throat gave…
I’d never considered a waterfall something to admire but this one before me was stunning. The wide flow that coursed over the top cliff ledge glistened and sparkled in the light of the sun. The azure-blue hue of the water appeared as though it contained innumerable precious stones…
I slept late. A knock at my door woke me and Drue’s morning greeting brought me back to where I was. I sat up quickly and rubbed the sleep from my eyes. The overly bright walls of the bedroom surrounded me, hurting my eyes. I reached for the eye…
