Once there existed many such creatures, like the Beast. Although in time, the humans have hunted down many such creatures into near-extinction. Except for one creature, a tentacle creature, that history will know and call as simply - the Beast. For his rule was re-established and his kin would achieve dominance, that none could or would be able to challenge...
Chapter Nine - Home for Thanksgiving In the weeks to follow, the assignments continued to be piled onto to us, and one by one we started to lose people by the curbside. As Adam's birthday and Thanksgiving approached, the first semester English class shrank from twenty-one students down to fifteen. A partial refund of tuition fees was available to those stud...
Chapter 3: Back to School Labor Day in Virginia is pretty much the last day of summer. Most public schools go back the following day. This sleepy little town had a final summer celebration with a concert and vendors downtown. The few local businesses were all decked out and ready for the last of the few tourists that came through. The stage was set up a cou...
"Was all that shit for real?" He asked excitedly as I pulled out of the long driveway. "Well the sex was definitely real. You have for sure been given a new position, which will require some more explanation. As for what our ancient brother told us, I don't actually have a fucking clue. But in spite of his obvious senility, I think every word was the truth...
"Reliving the flings of the previous month" 8===> When I got home after the dinner at the hotel with Marc, I poured myself a large iced tea and flopped down in a chaise lounge on the patio at the house. As much as the reputation of the Blennerhassett name bugged me at times, I did secretly enjoy sitting and looking out onto the river at the huge island tha...
It was Lawrence who unwittingly put the three together—he, Johann, and August. He'd known that there was a particular wounded prisoner Johann was assigned to take care of in the medial operations tent in the British encampment after the Battle of Saratoga. And he would have been jealous at Johann paying such close attention to another man, if the surgeon had...
My name is Heracles. Better known as Hercules, the greatest superhero of the Ancient World. A Symbol of Masculinity and Military Power. A lot has been written about me. Some call me the Son of Zeus, King of the Gods. Stepson of Amphitryon, Commander in Chief of the Army of Thebes, the most powerful country in the land of Greece. Cousin of Eurystheus, King of...
-- This is a slightly shorter story in the 'Rory and Sebastian' series. All characters are over 18 at the time. Chapter 9, set in the week around Christmas, is a much longer one and after the heaviness of chapter 7, I thought something a bit lighter might work for chapter 8 -- I closed my eyes and groaned as Rory's head bobbed up and down on my lap. My ca...
I had wandered into the bookshop to kill time. My appointment with Carol at the employment agency was for 11.30am and I had caught the eight o'clock train in from the lake. For once it arrived on time. The employment agency was on the second floor of the building and I found the bookshop at street level. I had an hour to fill in before I had to go, up so...
Authors Notes: HOLY EXPOSITION BATMAN. This one's gonna be told from Jon's point of view and it's a long one so buckle in and be ready to remember everything, there's a quiz at the end. * "We need to talk before I leave." "Like hell we do, enjoy dealing with his Mood Swings." "I'm done trying to fight, he's too sensitive for it." "What, are we his pare...