The Odd and the Outcasts

By Emily Motley

"Pluto's Cure" follows the adventure of Nero, an andriod living in a synthetic world, under the thumb of his human creators. With a thrist for revenge and a loathing for all things organic, how will Nero fare when he's the only hope for society's lowest of the low?

"Seeing Double" Having a twin who exists to irk you is bad enough, but a neighbor who wants nothing more than to use your remains to fertilize his rose garden? Mark is convinced the elderly man next door is a serial killer, using the resident spook house as his evil lair. Now it seems he has his sights set on Mark. Is this a case for the neighborhood's self proclaimed wonder brothers, or should the truth have remained behind closed doors?

"Guardian Angel" Running a pawn shop in a dying town is hard enough. Running a magical pawn shop is another story. Angel had become use to the mundane of lifting curses, swaping trinkets, and dodging insults hurled his way from more conservative folks. Routine is thrown to the wind when the madman with the mirror comes to visit. It seems the universe has a new task for the Gurdian Angel.

All this and more in the e-book collection THE ODD AND THE OUTCASTS.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Emily Motley
• Release date: Sep 26, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005669522

Emily Motley

Emily Motley is a game writer specializing in the fantasy and comedy genres, as well as open world building and character creation. She is currently pursuing a BFA in Creative Writing from Full Sail University. She has helped organize and maintain a creative writing club during her time in high school, promoting self-expression and self-publication. Emily grew up in a household of artists and avid gamers. She follows in their footsteps, amassing a love for gaming and the story and inclusion they provide for the players. She now wishes to add her own contributions and artistic voice to the gaming community.

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The Odd and the Outcasts  

Emily Motley  

Copyright © Emily Jean Motley, 2020 

First Smashwords Edition  

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Cover art by Jessie Hamlin

Table of Contents 

Title Page

Copyright Info

Table of Contents

Pluto’s Cure

Welcome to the Cortez

End of the Line

Guardian Angel

Seeing Double

About the Author

Pluto’s Cure 

A menagerie of sparks and flames, the electricity in the air danced on my heated skin, a gold coin gliding between my fingers. This must be what fireworks were like back when they existed. Freedom.  

My revelry was cut short, a tick in the temple, a twitch of the sensors. Two heat signatures, one coming from the left, another from behind. Someone had a death wish.  

Hands where I can see ‘em, the poor sucker said, his pea shooter excuse of a firearm pointed at the back of my head.

A stout man, flesh stuffed into garments two sizes too small. A can of spoiled meat, thrashing in a pair of leather boots that puckered at the toes. Mesmerized by the corners of his ridiculous mustache, I turned to face him. The thought of such a furry abomination clinging to his sweaty lip made my nose itch. If the plan was to make me ill he could at least succeed in that.

James, get your ass out here.  

A fumble in the dark, a frightened yelp. Out from the shadows stalked a boy no older than twenty. This one’s never pleased a woman, never had the kind of slum booze that put hair on your chest just to burn it off. He most definitely never shot a man before. Where was he even aiming? At this point Father was beginning to