A Hoot Story (1) Part of the Hoot universe
(1) A boy and his dog find more then they bargained for when they go hunting in the woods;
squirrels, trees, and Dead bodies.
This entire story, only 8 Chapters long and covering 7+ days, is actually a Prologue for the 'Hoot Series' and 'Hoot Universe.' Everything in succeeding stories is built upon this story.
Codes are only to indicate possible content and not necessarily the main story theme.
Caroline, recently divorced, estranged from her children and former friends, was lonely. Then her father died and she travelled north to arrange the funeral, sell the house and clear Pop's possessions. These include her father's dream car, a maroon Jaguar bought just before Caroline's mother died and her father's crippling stroke. The car hadn't moved in 30 years, but because it meant so much to Pop, she was loath to scrap it. She smiled as she sat in the driving seat...
Retired after twenty five years, a new start is in order. Only I was not quite finished with the military. Being a Steward was not hard and there were a few benefits. Of course it was not long before past troubles force me to take action not part of my duties.
A Swarm Cycle Story
The Sa'arm have landed on Earth. People and even the Confederacy must change and adapt. This is Michael's story, set in Thinking Horndog's Swarm Cycle universe. If you haven't read previous stories, you'll miss some of this story's precepts and some excellent tales. Notes: This is not a sex manual, but there is explicit sex. Town and business names are real, the attributes and people are fiction. Rape and sexual violence take place off camera.
A Story in the Raznits Universe
For the last 5,000 years the Raznits considered themselves the Lords of All Creation. Now they are about to add Milltog 3 to the Raznits Empire. The Raznits intended to make slaves out of the inhabitants of Milltog 3, just like they did to every other race they encountered.
The question the Raznits did not ask was did the inhabitants of Milltog 3 want to be slaves. More importantly, could a non-spacefaring race prevent a spacefaring race from doing exactly what it wanted to do?
A Swarm Cycle Story
Even the military forces of the Confederacy has limitations based in politics. Sometimes you get offers of help from unexpected quarters. Help you may or may not want...