Stories Starting with C

It was a world of greedy Dynasts--each contending for the right to pillage and enslave. But one man's valor became a shining shield.

A Man with a lot of bad luck, suddenly finds he is more than he thought.

After years of sibling rivalry with her dog-loving brother, Sarah illegally gene-edits her cat Rocky to never sleep, unleashing a feline that begins quietly consolidating power over the neighborhood, the country, and the world. Caution: Animals were harmed in this story.

A simple story about a complex creature that decided to do something to save the world.

"Tea, dear," said Mrs. Winslow, opening the door with the glass window and the white blind that communicated with the parlour. "One minute," said Winslow, and began unlocking the desk. An irritable old gentleman, very hot and red about the face, and in a heavy fur-lined cloak, came in noisily. Mrs. Winslow vanished. "Ugh!" said the old gentleman.

Man, it would appear, can adapt to any form of society. but not one in which the knowledge of extending life becomes a passport to death!

Screaming, the guardsman was jerked through the air. An unearthly screech rang through the cavern. The unseen horror of Mammoth Cave had struck again.

Layroh's hiring of husky down-and-outers for his expedition is part of a plan made ages past.

A great oil field had gone dry--and Asher, trapped far under the earth among the revolting Petrolia, learns why.

Sound the fanfare! Beat the drums! Shout hosannas! Here he comes....