Sidney carefully peeled the wide strip of dough from the pile, using it to complete a smooth layer of dough in the rectangular pan. Next, a layer of sauce. Meat. Cheese. Another layer of meat, just in case. The layer was getting thick, so Sidney spread some more pasta strips on it, careful to pick […]
Scales glistened as the tiny creature jerked, disturbing water as it struggled to free itself from the thin string that connected it to it’s human captor. Pulling free of the water, it hovered in the air for a moment before climbing towards the hungry man whose line he was caught on. Stomach grumbling, Sammy pulled […]
Dirt splattered everywhere as the ziekril tore free of the earth. Brown topsoil rained down from the rough edges of the elongated purple tubor. After a brief dusting off, the root went into a basket. Tammy snuck a peak at the other workers. Nobody was looking, so the next vegetable went into her mouth after […]
June 15th is Nature Photography Day. The North American Nature Photography Associationcelebrates nature photography, along with many others. Use the hashtage #naturephotoday to show your support on social media, and most importantly, take photos of nature, whether it is on your phone or a high end camera. Standish Writes is using this day to show […]
“Ow!” Perched high in her tree, Keihil sucked her finger. I’m reduced to behaving like a toddler by this needle. The thought made her grimace, yanking her finger out of her mouth and instead enduring the sharp pain. That was the third time she had pricked her finger, and she was only halfway through this […]
Apples tumbled to the ground as Danielle ran towards her home, flustered. My eyes followed her as the camera switched to show her home, already controlled by her bitter stepmother. The movie was called Ever After, and it was a favorite of mine. I had watched it several times with the passionate love of a […]
“Maybe we will find more friends outside!” “Wow, this place is massive.” “Whoa, what is this place?” The deadpan voice crunches in. “As I said, safe outside.” Five adventurers stare in awe at the sight before them, the great city of Ketchka Tsendsi. The city is housed in a great cavern. Many enormous square pillars […]
The plate scrapes across the rough counter in the bright room. Unnatural light descends from the ceilings, far unlike the candlelit and lantern-brightened taverns of his past. The stocky young man picked up the eating implement that seemed to be common in these parts. After watching some of the other patrons shoveling food into their […]
Guest-Posted by Ian, a Friend and Supporter of Standish Writes Image under Creative Commons License from Forgotten Realms Wiki. His knees hit the cold stone floor with a painful thump as he bent his head submissively to the High Priest, Kayne. As he listened, a light shone harshly through the stained-glass windows, illuminating the figure […]
Ivaz’s eyes widen in awe.
Jastra Srinshee blinks rapidly, then turns around to look back towards the maze.
For once, the bard is at a loss for clever words, “Whoa, what is this place?”
The deadpan and least clever of the group unwittingly accents their unsettled emotions… “As I said, safe outside.”
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