May 20th - Wednesday Coasting down the last steep hill out from the winding highway along the Castaic Mountains, Lane gripped the top of the wheel with his right hand. He adjusted the driver's side mirror with his left. It didn't need to be adjusted. Lane needed something else to focus on besides his sister squirming in the passenger seat. They'd taken Luna...
It happened on the night of my tenth birthday. Not that anyone had acknowledged the occasion. My uncle, who had "taken care of me" since my mother's death the way a slaver "takes care" of his stock, certainly didn't give a damn about my feelings. I'll never know why, but I can see looking back on those days that he resented me in a way th...
He rolled a cigarette while he waited. He sat atop a small rise in the surrounding prairie that stretched as far as can be seen in every direction. Behind him to the North, just at the edge of vision, lay the town of Blackwater. He found a match in his vest pocket and struck it against the cold iron of his left arm. The flame danced in the breeze as it lic...
My career as an independent film producer had begun several years ago. Back then during the early 90's I had made commercials for household products. After a few years I was tiring of peddling laundry detergents and body soaps and other junk to maids and other women. I decided to move on and look for a different theme. I also felt that I could find work othe...
Event: Rowing The rowing competition was nearly cancelled. There was a serious dispute about eligible craft. The Greeks started it. Didn’t they start everything first? They insisted that as the Olympic Games were to be held in Greece that triremes should be used and ramming should be allowed. The Trojans (modern Turkey) objected because the Greeks had to...
Thirty miles out Jack had documented the surrounding territory in his mind. He had seen a number of prospects for salvaging later. Things he never knew existed. Still no radioactivity zones. In his untiring sprint he opts to finally walk. He knew he could run back by nightfall if needed. Squinting toward the horizon he stopped cold. He had heard something. S...
(The following story is the first work of fiction that I have created. It refers to a real life celebrity and as such should not be regarded as fact.) Safely tucked away in comfort of the plane, the vast expanse of the Amazon jungle had been a magnificent sight, especially for Danny who'd never even ventured out of California before. It was exactly the ex...
Halloween had come again. Trick or treater's were running up and down the street. Kid's dressed like witches, vampires, monsters, fairies, and everything in between. Trinity was home alone, handing out candy. There was a raging party tonight, but she had to miss it because her parents had grounded her. 18 and grounded. Didn't that figure. She was stuck at ho...
The smell of smoke heavy in the air, I made my way from the little camp store back to the campsite. The sun was just starting to set, a cool evening beginning, one that might call for a sweater and some extra logs for the fire. It's hard to imagine a more beautiful setting than this campground right next to Lake Tahoe; I had been looking forward to a small...
If you are looking for sexual content in this first chapter, I suggest you read it as a preamble for the next chapter when we truly meet... I had always hated these singles events; I have been divorced for over three years now and haven't had any luck at finding a girlfriend, let alone a life companion. That is what I felt in my life – a void left by the tr...