A Story from The Town Sophia’s mother imposes rigid moral authority while failing to reflect honestly on the ethics of her own behavior. The aftermath of a disastrous competition exposes the tense, fragile power dynamic between mother and daughter, where pride, shame, and control collide, revealing the high cost of ambition and obsession. A story best experienced following The Chef - Chapter 20: Those Are Just Stories.
A Rachael of Emarukistan Story This is a companion story to the four stories in the Rachael of Emarukistan series, which are set around the ninth century CE. Meghr is introduced in Rachael and the Warlord (part four of the series) when she is around nineteen years old. This stand-alone short story provides Meghr's back-story, and what becomes of her after she leaves Rachael's caravanserai, Wadi Halaf. This story can be read without previously reading any of the Rachael of Emarukistan series.
A short little Christmas story that shows some little girls are anything but "sugar and spice". A little bit of many different story codes can be found within. Enjoy!
Julia Martin, 27, has enjoyed yoga since early childhood. Since the slavery laws came into effect, she wanted to explore slave yoga to see how it differed from regular yoga. However, she unintentionally signed a 4-year slave training contract instead of the slave yoga training contract.