Chapter 01: Pilgrimage Sister Sabine had never seen a goblin before, and she wanted to keep it that way. "You are certain it is better to take this route, rather than stay on the main road?" She asked while peering out the window, warily. Instinctively, she clutched at the tree-shaped amulet that dangled from her neck, a habit she had had since her days as...
Editing magic performed by KJ24 and Shyqash, plus contributions by the regular gang of brigands and neer-do-wells Loving your enemy is easy. You know precisely where the two of you stand Just in case anyone cares, I do not hate China or the Chinese People. As a Global Power, the PRC is fair game as a great antagonist. Not only do they have, as of 2015, the...
Sometimes life gives you a bunch of lemons. Sometimes it doesn't. The key is how you work it out. All my adult life I had put the needs of others first. Whether it was my parents, wife or children I made the sacrifice by leaving my desires by the wayside. Prime example my wife and I had gotten married young because I had knocked her up in our last year of hi...
Here it is, part two. No sex, a little action, and a lot of fleshing out of the main characters. You'll need this knowledge in the next chapters. ................................................ She stepped of the train, tired, miserable after a two day ride. The heat and humidity hit her like a physical slap. "Who the hell would voluntarily live here?"...
Copyright 2011, All Rights Reserved * Sarah Bell was wondering how she had gotten to this point in her life. How could she be so miserable? And worse, she knew it was all her own fault. Sarah had made her own bed, so to speak, and now she was sleeping in it. Alone. And THAT was a large part of her problem. She shivered from the cold — standing outside on...
Nurse Nancy; Dr. Dan Makes a House Call Sultry auburn-haired Nancy Gardner applied a subtle shade of lipstick in the mirror and turned a pretty profiled face from side to side; staring at her lovely reflection. She sat at the vanity in her master bedroom painstakingly applying makeup ahead of what promised to be a big evening and every now and again she ch...
Harry's notes: chapter 10. This is a longish chapter; it will tie in some important elements in the final two chapters, so pay attention. Again I lament a Military section in Lit. Thanks to all who have commented, favorited and added me to their author list. Also, thanks to all who participated in the Summer Poetry Contest voting. enjoy. Daniel Sand watc...
Thanks to all the wonderful Readers who have supported me and my fictional friends over these fifty-plus projects (the first fifty numbered Smokey Sagas and additional stuff in between). After writing and posting all these, I decided to write an "anthology" of sorts, commemorating the first fifty stories, but for a number of reasons, I've decided against pub...
The idea for this story was inspired by an idea from a reader. If you haven't read chapter one yet, I suggest you do so to fully understand the story. The references to an incident involving President Pierce, the former First Lady and Speaker of the House come from a previous story, "Revenge in Advance: The Briefing." The first chapter prompted a lot of q...
Joanne quickly unhooked her bra and whipped her knickers off before diving, completely naked, under the duvet; she snuggled up to her husband, one arm across his chest and a leg across his. Steve lay on his back, eyes closed; she knew, given the amount he had drunk tonight, that he would soon be snoring softly but she was determined to make the most of an ev...