Nick sat in his room tapping the keys on his laptop. He just wasn't sure how all this would play out, or if he had even made the right decision in trying to work with Geena to do this story. He was happy about his decision to work with his long time friend, Sophie Cho, becoming a featured writer for her new magazine. He had even gotten excited about taking o...
Dark Kisses – Black Magic Woman… Part I Copyright @ calibeachgirl and Jim Crowell All rights reserved, 2011 ********** Chapter 1: Surf’s Up I Got a Black Magic Woman… I Got a Black Magic Woman… Yes, I Got a Black Magic Woman… She's got me so blind I can't see… Kendra Smith stopped typing into her laptop and listened to David Christy as he once again exp...
***Sometimes what you've got to do is go back to your roots. She'd tell you that. If you asked, that is. She's old, but her kind doesn't measure age the way that we would. If you asked, she'd answer honestly that she feels the same as she did at twenty-four or so. What were you doing at twenty-four, assuming that you've reached that age? If you asked, s...
Author's Note: Thank you for all the wonderful feedback on the first two chapters in this series. If you haven't read them, you will certainly appreciate this one more if you go back and read them. However, if you don't have the time, this one should stand on its own. As always, feedback from readers -- whether favorable or not -- is highly valued. Please vo...
The thunder out over the deep woods was still distant, but rain already pattered on the wooden roof of the charcoal burner's cabin- and into the leak pan on the earthen floor. The storm outside was a warm, comfortable sound. Around the fire, the five strangers were starting to talk like old friends as they passed bowls of venison stew and the half-blind char...
This story plays fast and loose with Ancient History and Linguistics; be warned. Two editors and four other contributors made this chapter come together. The mistakes are all mine. Saving a life isn't about worthiness. It is about instinct and guts. ***** (Friday) Since I liked to think that life encouraging me with bruises, punctures, cuts and concussi...
Author's note: I was in a quandary as to what category to use for this one - apologies in advance if anyone feels misled. ***** In this otherwise dismal start to summer, Dick finally saw a tiny bit of happiness. His 'Aunt Matilda' was due for a visit. She wasn't really his aunt, of course - she only had one living relative, her niece Sara. But his mom, Jea...
By morning Willie was coming to terms with Jeremy's duplicity and felt it incredulous that he had fallen so hard for his charm. He had been so sure of him, but in the end the wretched man had proved himself to be fickle and no different to so many others he had known in the past. 'Get a grip', he told himself, as the English sometimes did. The phrase had co...
Shane and Carmen: The Novelization Chapter 14: The Traveling Wilburys When Carmen dropped Shane off at her house, Shane asked, "Do you want to come in for a while?" "Thanks but no thanks. I think I just want to go home and take a shower and talk to my mom. I have to tell her I'm moving out and moving in with you." "Will that be a problem?" "No, I don't...
1600 hrs, Adam Dawson's house, six miles from the base. Adam Dawson opened the front door to his house in Chesapeake. As he walked in, Garrett Brown followed him while studying the inside. The décor was modest with one wall in the living room adorned with Navy memorabilia the SEAL collected over the years. Throwing his keys on the end table, Adam turned to...