Changeling: the Dreaming is a tabletop role-playing game where you play one of the Kithain, half-fae/half-human creatures who struggle to keep imagination alive in an increasingly banal, hostile world. I created Carver "Bunkin" Johnson for the game's recent Twentieth Anniversary Edition, and thought it might be fun to imagine him in his native Baltimore during … Continue reading Friday Fiction: Bookkeeping
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(Friday Fiction) Alvin’s Anomaly
I really just wanted to write an urban werebear origin story, OK? The phone rang quietly, but with a tone that split the silence of the bedroom sharply. A dark brown hand shot from beneath the covers, fumbling on the nightstand until fingers closed around the small silicon rectangle. They both disappeared back beneath … Continue reading (Friday Fiction) Alvin’s Anomaly
(Friday Fiction) Mr. Roovum Goes to Washington
Hurley was not expecting to be greeted by the sight of a giant Kangaroo in a tailored three-piece suit when he opened the door to the roof of his newspaper's headquarters, but here he was. The Raccoon had rushed back from lunch when he first felt the tremors rocking the street, and by the time … Continue reading (Friday Fiction) Mr. Roovum Goes to Washington
(Friday Fiction) Veniamin Kovalenko, Werebear Detective
This week, Veniamin continues to be dragged through the briar-patch of therapy, kicking and screaming. Dr. Mabel Watney tilted her head and looked at him in a mixture of disbelief and exasperation; it was a universal matronly expression that silently screamed "What did you just say to me?" Veniamin smiled to himself, glad that at … Continue reading (Friday Fiction) Veniamin Kovalenko, Werebear Detective
(Friday Fiction) Veniamin Kovalenko, Werebear Detective
Here, we continue Veniamin's therapy session from last week. "If managing stress was as easy as me telling you what to do, I would have written a book about it and you wouldn't need to come see me." Dr. Mabel Watney shifted in her seat behind her desk, folding her hands in her lap. "It … Continue reading (Friday Fiction) Veniamin Kovalenko, Werebear Detective
(Friday Fiction) Veniamin Kovalenko, Werebear Dectective #3
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! I wanted to devote The Writing Desk towards that effort all month long, including Friday Fiction, and Veniamin Kovalenko Werebear Detective is a perfect candidate for this. Venia comes from a long line of werebears who traveled from their home country of Russia to Sitka, AK and finally to … Continue reading (Friday Fiction) Veniamin Kovalenko, Werebear Dectective #3
(Friday Fiction) Br’ers #3: High Afternoon
"So does like, seeing a hawk scare you now?" Jeremy pointed to the silhouette of a bird coasting in lazy circles above the trees. It made two loops before perching at the very top of a pine that must have been in Mr. Atherton's yard for generations now. Aaron watched it with lazy amusement. From … Continue reading (Friday Fiction) Br’ers #3: High Afternoon
(Fiction) Sergei & Bunkin #2: The Glade
The Essex Freehold was on a large lot of land mostly covered by wild forest broken up by small clearing -- some of which had buildings and some of which didn't. The freehold itself was right at the front of the property behind locked gates; you either had to key in a five-digit combination or … Continue reading (Fiction) Sergei & Bunkin #2: The Glade
(Fiction) Sergei & Bunkin #1: The Negotiation
"I do know ASL, so it's not necessary for you to be here." The man sitting on the other side of the booth, tall and lithe and poured into a suit it would have taken Bunkin two months to afford, stared with a raised eyebrow. He brought his hands together, sleeves pulling back to show … Continue reading (Fiction) Sergei & Bunkin #1: The Negotiation
(Friday Fiction) The Only Winning Move
I keep thinking about the Br'er idea -- I think it's a potent one that could be used to explore a lot of different themes floating in my head about the black experience. I just need to drill down into it and find out where the trouble spots are; I understand not everything is going … Continue reading (Friday Fiction) The Only Winning Move
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 