Ryan Comeau

Love fantasy, sci-if, action, and comedy, reading and writing. Super into superheroes and their “ancestors,” in the form of gods and heroes of mythologies. Outside of stories, I enjoy board games, disc golf, guitar, hiking, and hanging with friends.

Ryan Comeau

A Fresh Start

Ryan Comeau

2 min read

“I should have known that meeting with them would lead to something like this.” He sighed.

“You mean because you can see the future? Or because they’re both hotheaded and have only gotten along when they ignored each other?” I smiled, which unnerved most people. Something about beaks smiling did that to people.

“I just thought that as the most common pantheons, forming an alliance made sense. We...

Ms. Direct

Ryan Comeau

1 min read

You open the front door to see a layer of fresh snow, with footprints leading out of your house… but you haven’t been outside yet…

You pause for a moment, breathing in the fresh, cool winter air. Looking in the direction the footprints lead, you lean against the doorframe and smile, hot cup of coffee in hand. Taking a sip, you mutter to yourself, “I could never work as early as my husband.”

He...

The Good Pastor. The Better Man

Ryan Comeau

3 min read

My office looked bigger now that it was empty. Sitting in the chair I found myself reminiscing on events that led to this predicament.

“Why would you preach on that?” The senior pastor sighed in exasperation. “You must’ve known they wouldn’t respond positively to that.”

“Am I not supposed to preach Biblical truth? Feel free to go over the recording, I avoided saying any specific phrases that I ...

Nemesis

Ryan Comeau

3 min read

“Is there beauty in vengeance?”

“What?” I whispered back over my headset.

“That’s what she asks her victims, ‘is there beauty in vengeance?’” Stephanie repeated.

“Where did you hear that?” I asked.

“Tara, that’s like, the main thing people know about her. Well, that and that she kicks ass.”

I rolled my eyes and sighed, “Steph, you know I don’t keep track of the Lessers. Also, it’s stupid...

Just Another Tuesday

Ryan Comeau

2 min read

The voices came first as I slowly came to, blinking as I adjusted to the lights in the room. I couldn’t make out what the individuals were saying, but I could tell there were at least two people, possibly a third. One voice was barking orders, and there was shuffling noises that equaled two people moving around. Listening more intently, I could tell the one barking orders was speaking too clearly,...

A Most Interesting Interview

Ryan Comeau

3 min read

“So, is it done?” I asked nervously, fidgeting with my cuffs. It felt strange not wearing cuff links, but I didn’t want to advertise my wealth in such an establishment as this.

He sat across from me, the width of the table being shorter than I’d like, given his profession. Before answering, he took a shot of a dark liquid that made my honey mead seem to glow, in comparison. I sipped my mug, nervo...

The Ghoul In White

Ryan Comeau

1 min read

There was once a bride who was to wed a handsome prince in an elegant section of wood.

On the day of the wedding, the bride waited and waited, but her prince never arrived.

Many years passed, and her prince finally arrived, but in a solid stone coffin.

She let out a wail, a heartbreaking sounds that echoed throughout the land.

The guards bringing the prince froze in their tracks, staring a...