This year, I am trying to be more on top of my revisions and get out those nice, shiny ebooks with all the finished stories that have been piling up in the past few years. The start makes one of the short stories from the collection „Sons of Nature“: „The First Cherry Blossom of Spring“. …
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Zhao Wen opened the door with a smile and immediately went over to the big tank that was standing in the middle of the laboratory. "Mei Ling, do you know what day is today?" He leaned forward, the tip of his nose only a hair’s breadth away from the glass. The mermaid or — as …
Yu Chang Guo pressed his lips into a tight line, grumbling to himself while his mother dragged him out of the house by the scruff of his neck. He really would have liked to get away but his father had already given him a hard look before and his mother didn’t want to relent at …
Ou Ming Dong watched the frail figure in front that was bathed in the golden light of the setting sun. His gaze turned solemn and he walked over, reaching out and gently grabbing Xi Lan by the shoulders. "The wind is cold. Why don’t you go back inside?" Xi Lan raised his gaze to the …
Zhong Lin tidied up his desk and got up to take his coat. Ah, he couldn’t wait to get home. This week had been especially crazy. Hopefully, things would get better when he came back. Well, even if they didn’t, his workdays might at least look a bit less daunting after he had a weekend …
Mo Yang turned the key and went inside, pulling the door close behind him with a sigh. He kicked off his shoes, stepped into the pair of slippers already standing next to the cupboard and took off his coat at the same time, throwing it in the direction of the coat-stand. "I’m back!" He called …
The people crowded around the market square and whispered among themselves. "Is it really true that the Young Master of the Ye family wants to decide on whom to marry today?" "Yes, yes, I saw the sign the servants put up in the morning when I was walking by. But I can’t believe it. Are …
The sun was setting, plunging the ruins of the city in a blood-red hue. Lao Fen hid behind one of the steel constructions that still protruded out of the ground like a broken bone. He held his breath and listened for the sound of steps. Nothing could be heard just yet but he knew that …
The cry of a Chinese Nightingale sounded outside, prompting Ming Jian Tang to sit up in bed. He looked at the window and then glanced at the person lying next to him. Ah, this really was bad timing. "Jian Tang … What’s the matter?" The young man’s voice was heavy from sleep. He hadn’t even …
"I heard the beastkin eat humans." One of the dancers raised her brows at the others while she painted her lips in a bright red. "I wonder who they’d choose if they want to eat one today." Another girl laughed in response. "Just one? I heard they’re all big, burly men. I doubt one of …
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