The world seemed in never ending turmoil as the decade of the 60's drew to a close. Vietnam was an ongoing war and the peace movement was in full swing. Woodstock was fresh in everyone's memory having provided our generation with the hope that as we graduated high school we could actually affect change in a world of unchanging politicians and nineteenth-cent...
The doors on the beach side of the café looked out on a scene so bright that all you could see were the broad slashes of white sand and turquoise water . It was no wonder Bogdan kept his sunglasses on. He thought he was being slick, that I couldn't read his pupils that way, but he was facing the beach and the light was pouring in on him. I could see his the...
"'Dracula's Daughter' would require half a dozen languages to adequately express its beastliness. I consider it absolutely unfit for exhibition." -British film censor, 1936 *** They reached Borgo Pass well before sundown, but the coach driver would go no further. "I shouldn't even have taken you this far," he said. This was a black, rocky place in the Ca...
Memoirs of Kitty Siam – One Way Ticket. His name was Attu, the Alpha of Prim'u village. Unlike the Pa'u who referred to themselves as villagers, the Prim'u thought of themselves as a tribe. From this reference and Attu's description of his people, I got the impression that they were more people oriented than the Pa'u who put the village needs ahead of those...
bat your eyes girl, be / otherworldly / count your blessings / se / duce a stranger / what's so wrong with / being happy / kudos to those who / see through sickness, yeah // over and / over and / over and / over and / over * * * * * * I can't help singing softly to myself. "over and over and over and over and ohhhhhh hoh hoh hoh…" Sophie's nodding he...
"Mr. Knight..., Mr. Knight, are you awake?" Juanita asked as she gently knocked on the bedroom door. Hearing nothing, she waited a few seconds before knocking again. "Mr. Knight, I hate to disturb you, but..., your car is here." "Wha...?" Frank Knight called from inside his bedroom, his voice hoarse and gravelly, "What..., what time is it?" "It is almost 9...
The sun had set, and the high, wispy clouds glowed redly on the western horizon. It was the end of a early fall day, and a splendid one, by the standards of most men. The thick growth of the forest obscured most of these details with nature's placid green face. This calm scene was shattered by a single word, a syllable that encompassed frustration, pain, a...
Chapter 4 - Meet the Boltons In the large empty room that was the cargo bay of the Avatari, Ben and Streek stood facing each other. They wore only their bra and panties and were both in a fighting stance. "You should not have come back here Cockroach! Your Kung Fu is no match for mine!" said Ben, imitating the cheesy dialogue from Kung Fu holo-films. "You...
Part two. Ellis' story * Ellis sat in stunned silence, as he watched Kate rampage through her house. He could not believe it was happening. There was terror in his mind. He did not want to lose Kate. He could not think of letting her see him. That terror was bigger, than his fear of losing Kate. He wished that he was a woman right now. He thought it woul...
All things considered, the weather hadn't been a concern. This night had been planned for months. It wasn't simply a matter of scheduling and finding the right time. If that had been all there was to planning this night then the weather might have been considered, but instead it was only afterthought. This night required a different type of planning. My wif...