Langdon groaned. It felt like she was waking up with her head under a pillow, a very heavy, painful pillow. She didn't rush to open her eyes as her senses began reporting in. She was cold and tired, the faint smell of antiseptic reached her nose, and odd, muffled noises floated around her. And her head hurt. Oh God, did her head hurt. She groaned again and f...
Chase's head hurt as he slowly regained consciousness. His eyes seemed sewn shut, and he could tell that they hadn't been opened in a while. He smelled the scent of perfume as his senses cleared. 'Where am I? That smell is damn fine, but where's it coming from?' he thought. He tried with all his might to force his eyes open, but when he did the light blinded...
The storm had been crossing over the desert and was almost on top of us. I could see lightning strikes moving our way. We had been waiting and hoping that the kids would arrive before it got too bad out. Sometimes the Rocky Mountains were difficult for travel during good weather. I saw a flash of red coming down the street. "They're here, guys!" I opened th...
This is the third story in a collection called 'New Lives'. The first 2 stories were 'Ice Storm' and 'The New Guy.' Catastrophe "I'll really miss you, Ronnie," Jane said, holding back tears, "But I think you'll love it here." Walt smiled weakly and nodded. On a cool late summer afternoon, they toured the campus, waited in line, paid the bill, chose class...
The clatter of sleet beating against the window made Paula shiver even though her house was warm and cozy. Her grandson, Michael, was asleep in his crib. After she settled into bed with a good book, her lights started flickering and then went out. She called her neighbor, Jane, to ask about the power outage. Jane's power was still okay so she invited Paula t...
"Come on you fucken' tossah" one of the guards says yanking at your chains. You stand before a large, cheering crowd, in the depths of the deepest barrow. The high-inquisitor has just read your sentence. "For the crime of grand trespass, with the intent to soil our heritage, you are hereby sentenced to be killed via the headman's sword, risen...
Beep... Beep... Beep... Beep... That was the sound I heard as I groggily awoke to consciousness. I was in an immense amount of agony; my body sore all over. The worst however, was the intense pounding in my head. I felt it was a chore for just my eyelids to crack open. Between the combination of the thin layer of gauze that was wrapped over my eyes an...
Part One -- The Woman In The Mirror Dark; then light; my eyelids flutter. "Can he hear us?" a woman's voice. Dark; then light. "He's still comatose; but he's improving," an authoritative male voice. Light; now dark, the dream returns. I'm inside the mirror but I can't be seen. I try to reach through the glass but I can't. I try to speak but I am mute....
The expensive black leather pouch lay open on the floor. Its satin ribbon ties were undone and lay as waves on the sea of blue wool carpet. Ginny stared wide-eyed around the untidy room. The drawers from the oak sideboard were empty, their contents had been strewn across the floor. The oak box sat on the television, its lid lay on the floor. The content...
Luke and Sarah strode up the path to the Fletcher house, or rather mansion, Luke thought to himself, eyeing the large estate with trepidation. He and Sarah had argued over breakfast about how best to approach the newly-married Bree-Anne Fletcher. He'd wanted to do it alone; so had Sarah. They'd finally settled on doing it together. "The shock value of both...