A few days later Fletcher got a second call from Gwyneth. They wanted to invite Sorrel that Friday night. It would be just Sorrel, Gwyneth, and Hannah. They'd get together, chat, and perhaps go out for drinks. Fletcher hadn't expected a second call so soon. He didn't know what to say so he stalled. He made up a story that Sorrel might be busy, and he'd have...
Shading her eyes against the sun, Gina squinted into the distance. From here, the swirling cloud of red and gold looked like a harmless curiosity. She could almost imagine children wrestling under a blanket, or fluffy cotton balls being tickled by the breeze, but she knew better. "The sandstorm's coming! We'd better get inside!" she called over her shoulder...
It's been five long months since my boyfriend Oliver has been on tour and tonight was his first night back. His band Infinity was playing at this quaint little African Restaurant/club called The Blue Nile located in Minneapolis, and I was more than excited to meet him and the rest of the band there. I wanted to make sure he appreciated what he had missed t...
"Christopher, it's time. We need you to come home." With that sentence, made by his mother's tinkling voice, the twenty-some year old man's whole life changed. Some would say for the worse, but most would say for the better. He closed up his office, and headed 'home'. Not the house he lived in, but where he came from. The artic air gusted around him, caus...
Copyright 2004 by Adam Gunn. All rights reserved. * The Carpentaria palms danced in the trade winds as the couple strolled barefoot along the beach. Rivulets of surf danced among their toes, echoing the emotions of love between the man and woman, celebrating their twenty-fifth anniversary seven weeks late. The brilliant moon cast shadows around them, illum...
To be a General of Zecair, one had to attain Master Elite status as a warrior, the rank of Tactical Commander of the army, be anointed by the Council of Nobles, and have a vote of no contest from the other generals. A General was entrusted with the security of Zecair. They defended their territory, and spearheaded attacks into their enemies. For a General,...
Paul Cooper gloomily gazed through the train window at the passing countryside. There was nothing new to see; everything was all too familiar as he made an unexpected journey. A crisis meeting had been called for the writers and producers of 'Cottingly'. A new and controversial story line had upset too many viewers. A much loved character, friendly, dependab...
It was a hot, August day in 1979 when I first saw her. We had just finished surfing at C Street in Ventura, and we were headed home. I was walking along with my best friend Tom, on the boardwalk in front of the Holiday Inn. We weaved our way through the crowd carrying our surfboards, following closely behind two bikini clad girls, and taking no opportunity t...
"It is required of every man that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide. If that spirits goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death." -Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Carol" *** It was midnight on Christmas Eve. All the lights were out in the big family house and snow covered the grounds, in...
I went into mourning, I guess. There was some second-guessing involved, too. In the end, I couldn't see that I had done anything wrong - or that things would have turned out differently if I had acted otherwise. There was no question that I would miss Jen. But I was honest enough with myself to wonder which I would miss more: Jen, or the incredible sex....