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Orin Mesova was supposed to have a simple job. Cook food for aliens once, then never interact with aliens ever again. Then, his food made them cry. And howl. And scream in euphoria. And now they want him to keep cooking for them.
Orin and his coworkers whisk eggs, chop veggies, and season meat for their new unusual benefactors, desperately serving as humanity's first intergalactic impression. Along the way, they'll learn more about themselves, their new universal neighbors, and the nature of food and culture on our world and beyond. Every meal they cook and every story they coax out of an alien paints part of a portrait of interplanetary politicking and scheming, with food serving as the only key capable of untangling this centuries-old web.
And, somewhere along the way, they might form bonds with some of these aliens. Unapproved, government-prohibited bonds.
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03 Jun 2026
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A detective arrives in the declining lakeside town of Clearwater to investigate a strange murder. Teaming up with a local officer who knows the town and its people, they must work together to reveal the perpetrator and unravel the truth before the killer strikes again.
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17 Mar 2026
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This work is based in Shashka's Paenitentia setting. It was written with his blessing and reviewed by him to avoid any lore inconsistencies.
Michael “Mikey” Clark wakes from cryosleep to a problem no warranty ever covered: his house is wrong, his gear is alien, and the ship around him speaks a language he doesn’t know. When a warning blares and a firefight erupts beyond his walls, Mikey does what the Army trained him to do—arm up and survive. But the “mechs” in the corridor aren’t machines. They’re towering, dragonlike warriors hunting cyborg “abominations,” and one of them—Praetor Synos—decides Mikey isn’t prey at all. He’s a treasure.
Dragged from a museum exhibit of “Ancient Terra,” stitched back from fatal wounds, and given a language by a nightmare spider, Mikey must now decide how to deal with the affections of a Balhanurr.
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04 Mar 2026
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The King of the realm Gareth Dariel makes the decision to spare the life of a teenage wolf from the deep forest. A decision that will change his life forever. A wolf taken prisoner, lives lost on both sides and the threat of tribal punishment ever present if she were to be returned. Gareth must balance two distinct worlds, and the people within those borders, if he wishes to protect the wolf he might be falling for.
I'm on discord if you want to suggest something, for this story or any others. Also, if you want to critique/compliment. If you hate a scene, or love it, an entire work or just one chapter, let me know- _bluewolf44_
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28 Feb 2026
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The year is 2029.
A new species has made its way into the human world, and to no one’s great surprise, they are met with fear, anger and disgust.
These “freaks” should not be here!
However, amongst the darkness, one cat and one human find one another. He feels just about as different as she does and they are both scared and unsure as to what the future holds for either of them.
Maybe it’s crazy, but maybe they can stick together, increasing their odds in surviving a world that has not been kind to either of them?
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21 Feb 2026