Mysteries of the Deep
Off the Coast of Bar Harbor, Maine Present Day The old man lit his pipe. He shook out the match, tossed it away and took a drag. He adjusted the old sailor’s cap on his…
Category: Original Short Stories
Under the Brooklyn Bridge
Image Credit – Pixabay ~ by Ray E. Lipinski “The arches would rise more than a hundred feet, like majestic cathedral windows or the portals of a triumphant gateway” ~ John Roebling, Architect, designer of…
Templerock: A Tale From the Annals of the Prophet
Something moved. I sat up slowly, afraid that abruptly stirring the murky darkness might give life to my fears, and looked around. Were my eyes playing tricks on me? There was nothing but the pitch…
Castle Carduel
Castle Carduel stood out imposingly, like an eastern offshoot of the Dragon Mountains, which gradually sloped down until they were almost reflected in the waters of Crimson Lake. Once at that time, the life of…
Anarien: Of the Weaving of the Realms
Remember ye the Spark? The flame which ignites over thoughts once dark. Like unto a star eternally bright Thus was the beginning begot, And Zauri, the great Scribe wove Voices from the depths, yet we…
The Locket
"Jonathan!" Mary cried and shot up, instantly clutching at her chest for the locket that was no longer there. The large room around her was completely silent, except for the rain lightly tapping against the…
The Stranger
There is a man who always stands on the street corner. He is tall, slim, and easily missed in his black clothes and bowler hat. He hides in the dark against the wall of the…
The Beginning of Life
Twelve years of chaos, seven of war. His eyes searched out the window in silence. Ever since the day when Death had knocked on every door, it had never been as it was. There was…
Nusaybah: Bravest of Believers
Village in Arabia, circa 7th Century In the training yard, a middle-aged man and a teenage boy circled and lunged at one another, the air cracking as their weapons clashed. “I yield!” cried the boy, as…