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Fields of gold shine in the sun  The rays filter through yellow petals Nothing but sunshine Sweat trickles down  Yet I don’t mind All is sublime I frame it in my memory For posterity  For eternity  Among clouds so puffy The end of August sings.  8/31/21 

Synopsis:  A malicious entity from another dimension who turns people into candy for consumption.   It cannot be killed.  It can change genders to suit manipulating its victim.   It’s favorite form—a huge spider, bearing 10,000 beady eyes with an unhinging jaw.    Chapter 1—A Quiet Day at the Lake  Buckley and his old high school football buddies were laid back, kicking their feet up on a much-needed fishing trip.   It had been a trying summer and the small group of varsity players reminisced on their salad days and how playing pro had taken a toll on them.  ‘I’m just happy I can get my kids through college.   Man, that shit is expensive.’, Boyd said, distastefully disapproving of all institutions, feeling that they were nothing more than high-paid penitentiaries that indoctrinated young minds, stifling them from their true potential.   Luckily his daughter, Layla had made the decision to go to Harvard, ...

Synopsis:   During an anime convention, Stacy Nilsson receives a slip from a 4th Doctor cosplayer with a list of instructions and warnings; ‘Plan accordingly before wearing !’.   This leaves poor Stacy with more questions than answers and our Mr. Tom Baker seems to be an actual time traveler with plenty to hide.   ‘With a bit of a mind flip You’re into the time slip And nothing can ever be the same Then will start a sensation Like you’re under sedation Let’s do the time warp again !’--Lyrics from the infamous ‘Time Warp’ from Rocky Horror Picture Show ‘It is the hour to be drunken ! To escape the martyred slaves of time, To be ceaselessly drunk on wine, on poetry, On virtue, as you wish.’--Charles Baudelaire ‘Who decrees a great epoch ?  The meridian of Greenwhich.’—from Omeros, by Derek Walcott  ‘Time is a precious element within the fabric of the universe.  It deserves its own unit of measurement !’—General McN...

Synopsis:  A continuation to Christopher ‘Glock’ Moltisanti’s exploits and the tragedy of losing his own mother.   Even though this man is a cold-blooded killer, he has an excellent head on his shoulders and is sober, well rounded, and shrewd.  ‘I had to lace my shoes for all the blessings I was chasing  If I ever slip I fall into a better situation  So catch up, go put some cheese on it, get out and get your bread up They always leave when you fall, but you run together Weight of the world on my shoulders, I kept my head up, Now baby stand up’—Lyrics from Dababy’s rap in ‘Levitating’  ‘Cuz I’m living, in fast forward A hillbilly Rockstar out of control  I’m living, in fast forward  Now I need to rewind real slow.’—Lyrics from ‘Living in Fast Forward’ as sung by Kenny Chesney ‘What you’re gonna do, cuz I’m gonna get you Nowhere to run, no way to hide All the things you’ve said, all the things you’ve done to me You can no longer make me cry.’—...

 Arms extended to your embrace I encounter empty space  In the place where you once were Is silence and hope deferred  I won't give up, for love will win  This space I'll occupy again  My heart open to my red thread The fulfillment of a comfy bed  The house will have both you and I We won't need a reason why Even if we tend to cry  I continue reaching by and by  A hand to hold, a trusted friend  Going where'er the roads will wend One day I'll hold my arms out wide You'll greet me on the other side.  8-5-21 

Synopsis:   A Sonic Underground AU fanfic.    King Sonic and his court travel to Celes Island on Mobius to rescue the former King and Queen, Jules and Aleena who were captured on the island trying to uncover the origins of the super speed granted to the paternal half of the royal bloodline, the Celeritas Royal Family.    ‘If we keep our eyes open, nature shows us the way to go.’—Fortune Teller, Ep. 8, Season 1: Katla  Chapter 1—How Can It Be ? Technology had changed on Mobius since the aftermath of Simone Robotnik’s defeat.   There was a mesh network of sorts, but it was more organic than it was technological.   Plant and technology had created a sort of ‘overlay’ and worked symbiotically.     There was no possible fashion anyone or anything could hack into it.    Besides, their friend and royal scribe and historian, Cecil Robotnick, worked tirelessly for there to be peace on Mobius in whatever fashion i...

Synopsis:  Aura Mirastella, miraculously born to middle class workers, displays rare golden hair and immense talent.   Ultimately, she curates a passion for knowledge and healing.   She becomes a Theurge, prepared for many quests.   She is a warrior, poet, scholar, and physician.   Chapter 1—An Unlikely Birth  Once upon a time, there was a land known as Emberly.   In Emberly, the divide of classes was obvious, depending on your skill, trade and birthplace.    Xiomara Mirastella and her husband, Thiago, were middle class workers with absolutely zero magical ability.    They were well-liked and close friends of King and Queen Reis.    It was only because the Queen had grown up with Ziomara in school and Zio had fended bullies off from hurting Valencia.    Ziomara had been the youngest of 6 boys and was quite masculine although she was a girl.     She taught Valencia how to ...