Story Vault

Harbinger

Far in the distance, the manor was burning. Smoke billowed out of the windows beginning in the library on the second floor. Cherry furniture and leather-bound tomes turned to ash as the fire began ...

Rictus

Working a minimum wage job after graduating with a master’s degree is demoralizing on its own. But working at the same minimum wage job, at a coffee shop, on-campus at the very place you got said d...

Dead Ringer

John was thrilled to be getting married to Elizabeth. True, they had only known each other for a short time, less than a month, after he had moved to the country to hopefully avoid the cholera epid...

Heavy Heart (Chapter 5)

The past two years had been hard on the Broken Heart. In a time of global sickness and unrest, a locally owned bar and restaurant in a small town had it rough, but they were determined to stay open...

Steel Rose (Chapter Six)

Sarah woke up with a start from a series of strange dreams. She’d been several different princesses, queens, and other fairy tale folk over the course of what was only a night, but had seemed like...

Fresh Blood

It had been several months since Amanda had moved in with Claudius, and therefore with Sylvia, Giorgio, and Louisa, since they all lived in the same house. The other three vampires were at the end ...

Heart's Blood

“Totally Normal Human Party!” said the sign hanging over the front door of the house. Claudius had snuck out and hung it up while his roommates were otherwise occupied, or they would have immediate...

Blood Lust

“I can’t believe we’re having a party!” Claudius squealed. “I feel like we haven’t seen any other vampires for ages!” Louisa put down her book. “That’s because nobody likes you. We’ve all seen ple...

Blood Drunk

Sylvia, Giorgio, and Louisa were sitting in front of the fireplace, playing a rousing game of Life. Sylvia was in the lead, having become a doctor, gotten married, moved into a Victorian mansion, a...

Pumpkin Spice Pandemic

It all started with the goddamn pumpkin spice. She sighed, remembering when it was simply a seasonal beverage that was simultaneously adored and mocked for its adulation, and not what it is today....