Ben Fish

At the forest arena, Von Chad and Scott stared each other down. Davis had moved out of the arena, watching the two players alongside Dom. From seemingly nowhere, Von Chad procured a golden rapier. The crossguard was made of detailed, golden wings. The base of the blade was the head of a hummingbird, its beak making up the rest of the weapon. He took a fencer’s stance, holding the blade in…

Decontamination was almost the most discomforting event Louise had to go through during her entire stay. Stripped down to nothing but her undergarments and Liberty Aegis, it was a cycle of being blasted by a stinging disinfectant spray, followed by a few minutes of the decontamination room heating up to sweltering temperatures. Then, right as the temperature returned to comfortable levels, the…

The security door opened, and Louise was hit with a gust of warm air. The cryptid habitat this time was an imitation of lush grasslands. It was around half the size of a football field, the edges lined with a wall of oak trees. At the center was a single story cabin, seeming much larger than it should be. The habitat’s edges were lined with thick, redwood-looking trees. Most interesting was the…

At the Palrick household, it was utter silence. Nothing but the soft snoozing of Mr. and Mrs. Palrick. It was 9:00 AM, and the two both had the same day off from their tiring jobs. On their bedside table, a phone breaks the silence with an ear-piercing ring. Mr. Palrick groaned, putting the pillow over his ears, while Mrs. Palrick’s eyes flung open. She rubbed them, yawning, and answered the…

Louise continued to struggle against the restraints as the elevator descended into the earth. The two guards at the front stared forward, stern, while the two behind her kept a close eye on the restraints. They still held firm against the steel frame of the stretcher.  Coming to a halt, the elevator doors opened, revealing an immense, steel-plated hallway. It stretched out to the left and right,…

Davis lay on his back, buried beneath his blankets. His eyes were clenched shut, mouth twisted in anxiety. The room was pitch black, no noises from within or outside of his house. His eyes open. He turned to his bedside table, grabbing and unlocking his phone.  The tracker app showed a red dot pinging smack in the middle of nowhere. It had been like that for the past few hours.She could have…

Meet Louise Palrick, Protagonist of my novel Once in a Lifetime! A highly energetic girl with a love of all things fantastical, weird, creepy, and so on with a big heart for adventure. Sheet drawn by the wondrous Umisaki!

At the forest arena, Von Chad and Scott stared each other down. Davis had moved out of the arena, watching the two players alongside Dom. From seemingly nowhere, Von Chad procured a golden rapier. The crossguard was made of detailed, golden wings. The base of the blade was the head of a hummingbird, its beak making up the rest of the weapon. He took a fencer’s stance, holding the blade in…