Short Stories
These are the short stories (and flash fiction and novellettes) as they were originally written. Some were properly added in to the JAD novels, some weren't, some are canon, some are just brainstorming.
- Cabin Boys
- pending
- Before captaining a ship and peering through telescopes, Morgan and Dawson were running up and down the decks and shrouds together.
- Common Love
- 2013.10.05 — Short Story
- While taking a stroll one day, Zanzen finds a young huntress stalking a buck, and finds himself wishing he were the prey.
- How Zihna Met Dai
- in progress
- After finding a strange beast injured by a rivercat, Zihna is approached by a creature she knows all too well.
- Soldiers on the Plains
- pending
- Travelling to the forest can be dangerous for the Heyen clan since they must pass close by to the human city, Wynfall.
- Morgan's Dog
- pending
- Captain Morgan used to have a dog and he used to not mind kurach so much.
- Whitten's Wife
- pending
- Whitten was married??
- Dwarven Encounter
- 2009.07.17 — Flash Fiction
- Shortly before Shanku became exiled, she was prone to wandering around in places and meeting things she shouldn't.
- Consulting the Naiad
- 2012.08.30 — Short Story
- Nari seeks Danæ the naiad to learn what has become of her exiled daughter after a search does not reveal anything.
- Jakko's Debt Repaid
- 2013.02.14 — Flash Fiction
- Shanku and Jakko are good friends, but they didn't start out that way! Read how Jakko got off on the wrong foot — er, paw — and gained Shanku's friendship.
- Kikeru's Descent
- pending
- A minocentaur goes from quiet sire to vengeful warlock to destroy those who wronged him, and causes great unrest in the forest.
- Poacher
- pending
- Rhett takes it upon himself to dutifully watch over the hunters in the Nyre to prevent another incident like the Port's Plague.
- Fretful Parents
- 2010.04.15 — Flash Fiction
- Nari and Zanzen worrying over their lost cub.
- Hopeful Merchants
- pending
- Zos and Junaid leave Arbos and seek to establish a trade route.
- The Madman
- 2010.02.24 — Flash Fiction
- A letter Shanku wrote to Dai and Zihna.
- Pirate Raid
- 2014.03.31 — Short Story
- The Brelland Seacat targets a familiar vessel.
- Danger at Sea
- pending
- The pirates aboard the Brelland Seacat start to get a little too relaxed with their new kurach shipmate.
- Turai's Return
- Short Story
- After fifteen years Turai decides he wants to go back to the Nyre.
- Training
- 2012.11.15 — Flash Fiction
- Shanku struggles to focus during a sparring match.
- Dining with Dwarves
- 2013.09.24 — Flash Fiction
- Students in a dining hall tell of their mistakes.
- Card Reader
- 2015.06.11 — Flash Fiction
- On her way to find the elusive northern kurach, Shanku scares off a bandit and his would be victim expresses her gratitude.
- Wanderer
- pending
- Eru has heard the call of the wind and answered.
- The Calling Mountain Winds
- 2019.09.18 — Short Story
- A peasant living in a quiet village near the mountains has his life turned upside down the day his mother is believed to be possessed by a water demon.
- Hilael and Third Child
- 2015.03.18 — Short Story
- Muso has taken it upon himself to protect his older brother.
- Blade
- 2020.09.20 — Flash Fiction
- Katari's mind wanders as he works leather.
- Musings
- 2008.04.07 — Short Story
- Hilael's pleasant spring afternoon is interrupted by a mischievous Shanku.
- Throw
- 2020.09.21 — Short Story
- Gadon takes Hilael under his wing.
- Fish
- 2020.09.08 — Flash Fiction
- Katari and Shanku spend a pleasant morning on the creek bank.
- Rodent
- 2020.09.09 — Flash Fiction
- Ina says goodbye to one of her little fuzzy friends as she contemplates how she is to survive her upcoming Foterutu.
- Wisp
- 2020.09.09 — Micro Fiction
- Who would have thought she was a morning person?
- Hide
- 2020.12.26 — Flash Fiction
- Shanku has an ingenious idea to help strengthen her travelling companions.
- Wandering Nuisance
- 2019.06.19 — Flash Fiction
- Niranjan must oversee the cubs sent out on the Foterutu, and one in particular is giving him fits.
- Dune
- 2020.09.01 — Micro Fiction
- The Scissortails endure the Bhadarukian desert.
- Outpost
- 2020.10.19 — Flash Fiction
- The weary caravanserai have reached their destination.
- Fancy
- 2020.09.13 — Flash Fiction
- As the nights grow longer, Niku and Ina's affections grow sweeter.
- Armour
- 2020.10.18 — Flash Fiction
- Katari gifts Shanku with new bracers.
- Hope
- 2020.09.26 — Flash Fiction
- The captured Scissortails struggle with despair as they wait for their rescue.
- Dig
- 2020.12.25 — Flash Fiction
- Shanku, ever hungry, is enthusiastically searching for her next snack.
- Dizzy
- 2020.11.14 — Flash Fiction
- Ina has slipped away to deal with a personal problem and Hilael seeks her out.
- Sleep
- 2020.12.18 — Micro Fiction
- Hilael is too weary to ward off his pursuer.
- Slippery
- 2020.10.02 — Flash Fiction
- The Scissortails are beset by yamaer in the pouring rain.
- Teeth
- 2020.09.17 — Flash Fiction
- Hilael grumpily declares to Innugati what is his exact field of study.
- Buddy
- 2020.10.31 — Short Story
- A demon was pulled into the world by inexperienced summoners and is trying to find his way back home.
- Family Business
- pending
- Hinto is growing up and being trained as a cattle wrangler.
- Kadin's First Horse
- pending
- Kadin is soon to come of age and seeks his companion.
Kurach Origin Stories
- How the Kurach Came to Be
- 2019.05.26 — Short Story
- Long ago, things were solitary and chaotic. Then one day, one of the spirits grew tired of being alone.
- How the Kurach Came to Walk on Two Feet
- 2013.08.21 — Short Story
- Long ago, the Kurach were simple little forest animals. Then one day, one of them sought the help of the faefolk and changed his people forever.
- How the Kurach Came to be Human
- 2017.09.23 — Novellette
- Long ago, the kurach were simple little shapeshifting forest animals. Then one day, one of them sought the help of the eastfolk and changed his people forever.
- How the Kurach Came to Wear Clothes
- 2014.01.22 — Flash Fiction
- Long ago, the kurach were simple little naked forest animals. Then one day, they got tired of thorns in their bums.
- How the Kurach Migrated Over L'aernth
- pending
- Long ago, the kurach lived in just one forest. Then one day, they were smitten with wanderlust.
Post-Industrial Revolution
- Disgusting
- 2020.10.02 — Flash Fiction
- Grubber comes to visit his little friend in Port Tephras and makes the mistake of browsing her comic collection.
- Trap
- 2020.10.31 — Flash Fiction
- A vampire indulges a friend's presumably harmless fascination, until it backfires.
- Coral
- 2020.12.11 — Flash Fiction
- Shanku and her siblings spend a day at the aquarium.
- Rocket
- 2020.10.25 — Micro Fiction
- Shanku treats her youngest siblings to a frozen treat.
- Budding Journalist
- 2020.12.12 — Flash Fiction
- Ina's ambitions clash with Hilael's nihilism.
- Historical Differences
- 2020.12.12 — Short Story
- Kurach students at Wynfall High struggle with the worldviews of their classmates and the faculty.
- "Your own kind."
- 2020.12.12 — Short Story
- Shanku attempts to transfer some cultural wisdom to a misplaced member of her species.
- Radio
- 2020.09.09 — Flash Fiction
- Ina relaxes in her bedroom.
- Tutoring
- 2020.12.12 — Short Story
- Pre-calculus is not kind to Katari.
- Music
- 2020.12.27 — Flash Fiction
- Ina begs Hilael to help her practice the violin.
- Recital
- 2020.12.27 — Flash Fiction
- Hilael finds himself performing on stage for the first time.
- Concert
- 2020.12.25 — Novellette
- Shanku and Katari spend some time together post-graduation while college looms on the distance.
- The Gods
- 2020.03.08 — Short Story
- Kleu defines the difference between deities and devils.
- Swan's Down College
- in progress
- Vampires and demons and werewolves, oh my!
- Chef
- 2020.12.18 — Flash Fiction
- The Scissortails work together in the kitchen.
- Crystal
- 2020.12.22 — Micro Fiction
- Ina performs an alternative therapy on Hilael to cheer him up.
- Shoes. Float. Ominous...
- 2020.12.31 — Flash Fiction
- The dams enjoy a day out as do the bucks, with consequences.
- Rip
- 2020.12.21 — Flash Fiction
- Hilael has his hands full with his sister's relationship.
- Silver Rock Bar & Grille
- 2020.08.08 — Novellette
- Originally, JAD was set in a post-industrial revolution society, and we met Shanku when she was in college. What became of the cast since 2007? Well, thirteen years later...
- Bulky
- 2020.09.09 — Flash Fiction
- New Kid talks Anonomous into partaking in a body-building competition.
- Zeke and Taboo
- pending
- A bubbly leonis tries to cure a troll of his social anxiety.
UnderRealm: Era of the Mages
Long ago, before the cataclysmic mage wars, L'aernth was teeming with magical energy and magical beings. Some were rather mundane, some wielded terrible powers. This is the story of the firefox Ashenflame and the friends she has met on the way of her quests.
- Striped Hope
- Scirei must rescue a politician's daughter who went and got herself into too much trouble.
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