Risk Management

I'm not exactly a gambler. I am a man of luck and sometimes I rely on that.

Well, this story is about my D&D Character, turned primary NPC of my campaign. This deals with his backstory and sheds a little light on his motivations.

So ... here it is.

XS

The XS Company first debuted in "The Errors of Our Employers." It isn't required reading for this story, but it does shed some more light on the colorful setting.

I'd say here's a cautionary tale about Corporate America, but that's not what this is about at all.

Relax, it's a comedy.

Excess Stress.

Gun in your hand

Well, here's another one.

Normal

Santiago

Ah, 1557, a simpler time. Spain was in dominance, all was right with the world.

Santiago.

Float On

My knowledge of police procedure comes mainly from watching old Dragnet reruns and playing Sierra's Police Quest games. By they way, don't try to find any significance in the date. I picked it at random.

July 12, 2006

Love

So tomorrow's my 3rd anniversary.

This one's dedicated to my lovely wife.

I give you ... Love.

Someone else's heart

The story's a bit anemic, but I like the idea. I should flesh it out more one of these days.

Justin

Come ride with me, through veins of history / And I'll show you how God falls asleep on the job

Better late than never, right? I have indeed finished a Saying Story for the first time in almost a year.

It's longer than I had thought, a little more vague than I thought, and quite a different beast than I'd originally intended. But what fun would it be to have ended up exactly where I had thought I would?

There are two images embedded in the story; the second provides hints to the remainder of my stories this year.

Without further ado, my February Saying Story:

"If You're Going to Preach, for God's Sake, Preach with Conviction"

Leon de Normandy

Aloha.

This one is a bit strange even by my standards and perhaps my most ambiguous (or ... is it?).

Leon de Normandy

Fools can be Kings

A short one this time. I'm liable to do a lot of short ones this year, both because of the accelerated schedule and because I'm busy with school.

This story didn't turn out nearly as experimental as I thought it would at first. In fact, it ended up pretty straightforward. The connection to the lyrics may seem tenuous or nonexistent, but it was inspired by it.

A Notebook Found in the Street

2008 Archives

"A stitch in time saves nine."

"Stealing Signs" by J.
"A Metaphysics Lesson" by Robby
"Stitches" by René

"Beware the ides of March."

"Owl-Stretching Time" by J.
"Roland's Fortune" by Robby
"Kalends" by René
"Untitled" by Brandon

"Birds of a feather flock together."

"Background Noise" (short story version) by Robby
"Background Noise" (one-act play version) by Robby
"Robins" by René
"Out into the Cool of the Evening" by J.

"Curiosity killed the cat."

Mulligan

"He who laughs last, laughs best."

"Back in Town" by Robby

"Two wrongs don't make a right."

Mulligan