HobbyScope

Category: Shorts

  • Drifting – A Story – Part 4

    Drifting – A Story – Part 4

    The Orange Nightingale’s voyage intercepts the past while its own reality remains in question. Captain Parker Bore tries to get answers from an unexpected visitor. And even though a storm no longer sits on the horizon, threats approach.

  • Drifting – A Story – Part 3

    Drifting – A Story – Part 3

    A story in a tavern leads to a question of reality. A ship encounters rough waters, and in the storm, a monster strikes.

  • Drifting – A Story – Part 2

    Drifting – A Story – Part 2

    The crew of The Orange Nightingale deal with the aftermath of the storm and struggle with new threats.

  • Drifting – A Story – Part 1

    Drifting – A Story – Part 1

    A boat in a storm and a family under threat.

  • Playing By The Rules: A Short Story

    Playing By The Rules: A Short Story

    The Battle of Green Tides and the Stone Forest – the Banner of Eagles are fighting for survival against the invading Brotherhood of Fire. With the final stronghold under threat, the clash of two brothers could decide the fate of a kingdom.

  • Of Mice and Two Men

    Of Mice and Two Men

    Two men who have spent too much time with one another get a visitor, upending their world.

  • Imitation Routine

    Imitation Routine

    When your own life is out of control, take control of someone else’s.

  • What’s Your Angle?

    What’s Your Angle?

    Age is not important, but your angle is. Standing at 90 degrees? You’ve got a bright future. Below 45? You should get your affairs in order. And surprise, the angle you wake up with is not necessarily the one you’ll have at day’s end.

  • Un-Authorized Warfare

    Un-Authorized Warfare

    Sometimes, the world feels like the outcome of bad writing. The words do not seem real, the events are bizarre, and the people with the power are caricatures. How does that happen? What if some of it ends up being your fault? What if the government kidnaps you and forces you to create THEIR story?

  • Out of Sight, Out of Mind

    Out of Sight, Out of Mind

    Out of Sight, Out of Mind explores a dystopian America where misinformation and greed erode societal common sense and civic services collapse. Amidst this chaos, Esther Covey, a humanitarian volunteer, ignores medical advice and contracts an unknown virus with potentially disastrous effects. Upon awakening from her illness-induced coma, Esther struggles with memory loss and identity,…