What is a Beta fish?

I set out the following day to meet Mr. Cortanza at his appointment. After dressing, I emerge from my room, looking to my left to see if my neighbors might be repeating any of their….concerning interactions. Hm, this appears to not be the case as there is no sign of suspicious activity, no sounds of …

Brazen Men and Brazen Bulls by: Ken Williams Ivy Ivy stood at the edge of the Festival, weapon unsheathed. She preferred not being part of the Festival. It was a time of loud people, annoying nobles, and little respect for the lower-profile members of Hydrosian society. Ivy Watr and Moss Stone, though two of the …

Ten Years Make a Millennium by: Ken Williams Hydrops The twenty-second day of the third month was upon them, which meant two things for Prince Hydrops Watr: his birthday and the beginning of the Revolution Festival, a great celebration of the Hydrosian Revolution, which unseated Empress Hydria Hydros from the throne of the kingdom and …

A Second Chance by: Ken Williams Carl Kones Carl woke up with extreme pain in his head. He looked around and saw that he was in a ship’s brig. The metal was too rough for a Hydrosian ship, yet too smooth for a human ship. He stood up and a voice called out from outside …

Flesh and Blood by: Ken Williams Ros Ressir His eyes were open, but he could not see. He never saw anything anymore. The only time any light came in was when Skins came in to feed him or when Sire came to “play” with him. Ros sat there blind. he knew better than to move. …

by: Daniel I. Saum Sitting at a desk, he looked down at the stacks of papers on the wooden surface. Letting out a sigh, he dived back into the work by picking up a file and looking through it. The report was talking about minor repairs throughout the building that needed approved. He took up …