Elvey’s Adventures: The Plan

Rachel looked at him for a minute, her face a blank. “I’m sorry,” Elvey said, “It was… unintentional.” “Mr. Elvey, according to you, whatever remains of – the future, or whatever you call where you came from,” she said, “Will be erased when everything is fixed. That would be me and a dog. But what

Homespun Tabby Continuation

It’s been a weird week. Like…. “is it Thursday already?” sort of week.I think I’ve been busier too. It doesn’t feel like it, but I have a couple extra projects I’m working on currently, so it’s been interesting. Now, I could get carried away with complaining about or excusing why I haven’t done more, but

Elvey’s Adventures: The Garden

Elvey, his hand on the door, stopped suddenly. “Let’s see if this works again,” he said, a half-smile on his face. He focused on the door in front of them, not blinking. He remained that way for almost a minute, and then carefully opened the door. Instead of seeing a long hallway, the room where

Elvey’s Adventures: The Sky Darkens

Elvey and Combs stood staring at each other from across the street for a minute. Elvey, with an expression between dread and fury on his face, and Combs, with a faint smile on his face. “I know how to end the snare,” he said, “I will end it as soon as I can, but then

Elvey’s Adventures: Reality Starts to Crumble

Elvey and Hughes carefully emerged into the main hall of the police station. It was empty and, like much of the town, felt strangely deserted. Elvey looked around, shaking his head. “I don’t understand,” he said, “Where is everyone? Ever since the snare started taking effect, I’ve seen fewer and fewer people.” “Oh, they’ve been

Elvey’s Adventure: A Friend

floor solidified, sounds became apparent, and light returned. Elvey opened his eyes, groaned, and sat up. He looked around. It was nighttime – the starry sky could be seen through a small window in the corner of the room – and the surroundings were hard, gray, and unfamiliar. Elvey carefully stood up and then sat

Elvey’s Adventures: Making a Bargain

(Notes from author: Surprise! In celebration of the start of the July Camp NaNo, I am publishing the next section of my story today! With Saturday being Independence Day, I will not be publishing a section that day, but will resume my usual schedule after that. And, in case you’re wondering how long this will

Elvey’s Adventures: Broken Mirror

Elvey stared around the room, studying the machinery that hovered nearby. “It’s impressive,” he said, looking at Jeffreys. “What are you going to do with it?” He asked. Elvey looked at him, a questioning expression on his face. Finally, Jeffreys said, “I was told this was all at your disposal when you arrived.” Elvey tensed.

Elvey’s Adventures: Entering the Lions Den

It was 9:00 pm. The night was still and the parking lot empty except for a few cars and a group of teenagers on skateboards. Elvey and Liam, crouching behind a cluster of large trees, gazed up at the large building. It was an impressively large building… but dull. It didn’t look unusual or important.

Elvey’s Adventures: A Conversation

They were soon past the town, with no resistance. They drove in silence, and soon Liam drifted off to sleep. Slowly, the sun set behind the trees and buildings, and eventually disappeared. The sunset faded, and all was dark. Liam woke with a start, groaned, and fell back. Elvey glanced at him. “You dream it