Joe's feeling must have been apparent on his face. He felt a hand on his shoulder. "She's fine." Joe stood up and found himself looking down into the tired face and confident eyes of a mother who had ...

So that had been then. But now, here they were, late afternoon a few miles south of Velia and Finny was feeling sick, and Joe didn't know what to do about it... and then she threw up.

About an hour later Joe heard, and then felt Finny climb onto the seat beside him. The night was cold so Joe held the reins with one hand while he made sure she was tucked in warmly beside him under t...

It took them six weeks to reach the little coastal village of Velia. In that time, Joe taught Finny many things. They were the useful things like cooking, looking after the horses, preparing camp, col...

Joe saw the smoke half a mile before the farm came into view. As the wagon ambled down the lane and towards where a rutted path branched off towards the buildings,

Joe jumped down to the grassy bank of the river and then turned back with his arms raised. The four-year-old allowed herself to be lifted down and followed Joe the few yards to where the cooking fire ...

The long ginger braids danced as the girl shook her head furiously, making Joe finally risk a smile. "No, nor do I," Joe leaned forward so that his face was very close to Ophelia's. "Are you scared of...

Joe drove through the night in silence, lost in his own thoughts. To be honest, he was starting to regret his decision. Even this far away from his home continent people had heard of that kidnapping.

So here is the same story, but from Joe's PoV.

Three years later, Finny does not remember much of that night. She had drifted in and out of consciousness and has vague recollections of being gently rocked on Joe's lap,

They reached Heidal a couple of weeks later, and from there Joe planned to take them both further east to Altinova where she and Joe could lose themselves in that teaming city. But they were stopped a...

Finny backed away a few steps, then turned and simply ran. There was a roar from behind her, and Finny let out a gasping sob. Joe had seen her. Terror gave her legs strength and Finny couldn't believe...

It took them six weeks to reach the little coastal village of Velia. In that time, Joe taught her many things. There were the useful things like cooking, looking after the horses, preparing camp, tidy...

It was late afternoon when Finny felt a hard nudge. She had been sitting on the seat next to Joe while the wagon lurched and rolled down the sandy, rock-strewn road towards somewhere she did not know....

Joe returned with a string of fish and immediately set about cleaning them. Finny, now dry and warm in her blanket, watched in silence, already imagining the fish cooked and on a plate. Joe noticed he...

The sound the berserker made in his throat made Finny snap her head up. The eyes of the half-man, half-giant had changed to an angry, veined glare, and the skin of his face had tightened, pulling the ...

My previous stories have been set in the now defunct online game of 'Fallen Earth' (FE). When that game finished, Hyle and I moved to a game called Black Desert Online (BDO, where we still are). When ...

A collaboration between Hyle & Joe to list all the created characters of their collective writings. We have created a circle of characters who interact and enrich our stories together, so this is a ki...

A collaboration between Hyle & Joe to list all the created characters of their collective writings. We have created a circle of characters who interact and enrich our stories together, so this is a ki...

A collaboration between Hyle & Joe to list all the created characters of their collective writings. We have created a circle of characters who interact and enrich our stories together, so this is a ki...