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    The Strange & Unusual Universe of Silver Moon Unicorn
    The Strange & Unusual Universe of Silver Moon Unicorn
    The Strange & Unusual Universe of Silver Moon Unicorn
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    The Strange & Unusual Universe of Silver Moon Unicorn

    By Ali Noel Vyain

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    The book which introduces the universe of Ali Noel Vyain by introducing her alter ego Silver Moon Unicorn. She learns to work on her own as she has adventures and ends up with a tiny neko son. Features excerpts from other books and some poetry.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAli Noel Vyain
    Release dateAug 28, 2013
    ISBN9781937050658
    The Strange & Unusual Universe of Silver Moon Unicorn
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    Ali Noel Vyain

    I'm a strange and unusual writer/graphic designer who writes mainly in the urban fantasy/science fiction genres about people who come in different shapes, sizes and colors and may not all be heterosexual.

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      The Strange & Unusual Universe of Silver Moon Unicorn - Ali Noel Vyain

      Prologue

      Silver Moon Unicorn was broke. She couldn’t find a regular paying job no matter how hard she tried. Her first love was writing, but of course no one wanted to hire to do any of that. So, she decided to keep on writing, at least for herself for the time being.

      She was scanning the job ads when she came across an ad for a free trolley. She made a note of the address on her tablet computer and quickly left the library. She walked down to the train station and boarded the train to take her to the lot where the trolley was sitting. She held her bag, with the tablet computer inside, on her lap. People on the train were looking at her funny. She ignored them and waited for the train to depart.

      Ever thought about getting those points removed from your ears?

      Silver Moon turned toward the speaker. No. Why should I?

      Because elves are so snooty.

      Silver Moon raised her eyebrows. Am I the first elf you’ve talked to?

      The human woman made a funny face. Well, yes…

      It sounds like you don’t know anything about elves. She paused watching the woman’s reaction. Appearances can be deceptive.

      So you think.

      So I know. I’m not even a full blooded elf. I’m part human, too.

      You’re snooty.

      No, I’m not prejudice. I prefer to keep an open mind about everything.

      The woman got off the train at her stop. Silver Moon looked about her to see where she was at. She pulled her tablet out of her bag and consulted a map on it. According to the map, she was close to her stop. She put the tablet back into her bag.

      She stepped off the train and walked over to the lot. She could see the trolley sitting there by itself. Another person was standing beside it, smoking a cigarette. Silver Moon didn’t stop walking until she was in front of the human.

      Hello.

      He took a drag on his cigarette. Well, hello, Elf. I didn’t expect someone like you to show up.

      Are you giving this trolley away for free?

      Sure am. Want to check it out?

      Yes.

      Okay, I’ll give you the tour. He tossed his cigarette. Then he showed her the outside of the trolley. After that they stepped on the back porch and he unlocked the door. He showed her the inside.

      So, what do you think?

      What condition is the engine in?

      Oh, it was fine when I drove it out here. Here, do you want to take it for a test drive?

      Sure.

      He handed her the keys and showed her the driver’s seat. She sat down and put the seat belt on. She put the key in the ignition and turned it on. He sat down on one of the seats, where he could watch her. As she drove the trolley around the lot, she could see why no one else wanted it. It was an old style manual. Not something many people knew how to drive. She did know how and remembered even though it had been a long time.

      You sure know how to handle this trolley.

      I used to drive a vehicle that was the old style manual.

      You’re the first one to know how since I placed the ad. Everyone else walked away. You want to keep it?

      Sure.

      Then it’s yours. Just drop me off at the Wayward Inn.

      Okay. No problem. Silver Moon dropped him off a few minutes later.

      Silver Moon drove the trolley to her friend’s place. Frank was home and watched her park the trolley. She got off and walked over to him. Frank, I’ve got a trolley. Want to help me remodel it so I can live on it?

      Sure. Let’s check it over. He went straight to the engine. What did you pay for it?

      Nothing. The guy let me have it for free.

      Interesting. He pulled the cover off the engine and looked it over. Engine is in good shape. How does it drive?

      Fine. No problems at all.

      I see it can fly as well.

      It can? He didn’t mention that.

      Frank replaced the cover. Well, let’s check the inside. They both got on the trolley. What do you want to do with the seats?

      I don’t know. I probably won’t need most of them. Perhaps just a couple of up front at the most.

      Then we’ll sell them to get what you need for the remodeling.

      That works for me.

      I figured. I know you can’t get a job any easier than I can.

      Silver Moon smiled. I guess we’re just the lucky ones.

      They spent the rest of the day taking out the seats and making plans.

      It’s All About the Trolley

      Frank and Silver Moon gathered the supplies they needed to remodel the trolley. It took time to get everything, but they managed. They spent days working on installing a bathroom and an open kitchen. Once they were finished, Silver Moon moved her stuff onto the trolley. She made a curtain to hang up around her bed and another curtain to serve as a door to the bathroom. She had a couple of bean bag chairs, a table with four chairs and her bed, which was just a futon mattress on top of platform with drawers. The bathroom had a closet for all of her clothes. All in all, the trolley was smaller than her apartment, but it was comfortable for her. It felt very homey.

      Once the trolley was ready and she had loaded up her things, she went back to her apartment to clean it up and to settle the account with the management. She was tired, but happy it was over. It was time to begin her new life.

      Dire

      Experience.

      There is no

      better teacher.

      When the honey

      is gone

      and you feel Moody—

      it may just be

      a dire meltdown.

      Disappear

      How do people

      disappear?

      Out of history.

      No clues left

      behind.

      Where do they go?

      They never seem

      to reappear.

      Invisible

      If I keep doing

      what I’m supposed to do

      to change the way

      I live, then

      I won’t remain

      invisible

      for long.

      The Curse

      I will destroy

      this curse

      you placed on me

      when I was a child.

      I will shatter

      it into a zillion pieces,

      which will never

      come back together

      to harm me again.

      Can you see

      the curse

      begin

      to crack?

      Never Exist

      Who are you

      who can erase

      my existence?

      Why would you?

      What’s so special

      about me

      that you feel

      you need to?

      How Would You Know?

      Let me get this straight.

      You tell me what to do,

      but you don’t

      give me any way

      to prove anything.

      No deadlines.

      So how would

      you know

      if I was doing

      as you think

      I should?

      Second Class

      Who are you

      to tell me

      what I can do

      and can’t do

      with my own vagina?

      I am tired of

      being treated

      as a second class citizen.

      I’m much more

      than you will ever

      give me credit for.

      Butterfly

      Only a narrow-minded person

      with Emphatic words

      would tell a caterpillar

      she will never fly.

      She may be green now,

      but she doesn’t believe

      anyone when they say

      she will never fly.

      Why must they insist that

      she will fall into a crevice?

      She can smell the fragrant burning wood,

      just like everyone else,

      but she knows she will fly,

      Someday, after she comes

      out of her cocoon…

      Breathing

      Who are you

      to say art

      is only a hobby.

      For me,

      it’s like

      breathing.

      When I don’t

      write,

      I feel as if

      there’s something

      missing.

      Insane Option

      I’m taking the

      insane option.

      All the sane ones

      no longer work

      for me.

      I’ve nothing left.

      No other options.

      I have to try.

      If I fail,

      then I will try

      something else.

      Never Again

      Never again.

      I will not follow

      any path,

      but my own.

      Never again.

      I will not listen

      to those who

      would try to

      get me to do

      what they think

      I should.

      Never again.

      I will not be a part

      of a society which

      condemns others

      to die because

      they’re different.

      Never again.

      Now

      I can see

      how I ended up here.

      I can’t do what

      I did to get here

      to get out.

      Things won’t

      change

      until I change

      how I live.

      Where I Went Wrong

      I went down the

      wrong path.

      I did what I

      was taught

      and all it got me

      was debts that

      I have no hope of

      ever paying off.

      Now, I will go

      against it all.

      The Journey Begins

      Silver Moon stepped onto the trolley and turned around to wave goodbye to Frank. He wished her luck. She smiled and walked to the drivers’ seat. She closed the doors and started the engine. Soon she was pulling out and went on the road. The weather was unseasonably cool and she didn’t know why. She didn’t worry. Her plants were doing well on the trolley. Next to the kitchen counter, they were within reach of any meal she would have. It wasn’t all the food she ate, but it was most of it.

      She wasted no time heading out of town. She didn’t plan on coming back. What friends she had, she could chat with them online. Soon she was on the highway with no planned direction. Perhaps she would find some place where she could park her trolley. She watched trees pass by as she followed the traffic.

      Eventually, she found a good place to turn off. She followed the turnoff to the edge of nowhere. Then she looked around for a place to park for the night. She found one. Then she turned off the engine. She took a shower and went to bed with a smile on her face.

      First Day at Work

      Silver Moon got up the next morning and wasted no time fixing breakfast. She picked some figs and put them on a plate. She opened her cupboard and got out some almonds to eat with the figs. She grabbed a water bottle and the plate and set both down on the table. She enjoyed her breakfast. After she was done. She put the plate in the sink and went to sit back down at the table.

      She picked up her tablet computer and went online. She decided it was a good time to start researching the planet and

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