Helmut Armand Vaughan, he preferred Army, stepped out his front door, expecting to do his daily run. Discovering that Dallas had suffered another of its infamous ice storms overnight, he retreated to his bedroom to get dressed for work. He would need the extra time for the drive in, with the ice and all, he knew the roads would be hell. Just as he made the...
There was a king by the name of George and he wanted a wife. At the same time he was looking for a perfect match for his sun Justin. Just would be the future king after King George died. King George wanted only the best for Justin, so he sent letters across the whole world looking for a queen for him and a princess for his son. The word travel far and a futa...
I had only been back in the war zone for 3 weeks when we had a very bad day. I had just returned from going home for my grandfather's funeral. My name is John Angus O'Connor. My father is John Adam O'Connor. His father was John August O'Connor. The Army thinks I am John Cooper; he was one of the other six in my squad. I am an Army dog handler, the dogs in o...
We had been married for 2 years. It was a second marriage for both of us. My husband is an amazing man. He has always wanted to make me happy. We both came out of bad marriages where our spouses did not want to communicate. I didn't know anything else. Right from the start my husband told me we would have no secrets. That all those things people don't say to...
Note: To avoid confusion, I changed the name of one historical character from Sir Jean de Vienne to Sir Luc de Vienne. This part has been the most difficult to write. It covers a long period in two significant locales. I had debated on cutting this short, but I felt it was a critical part of the story that you need to understand for the rest to make sense. A...
I admit my surprise when the caller introduced himself as the producer of the Steve Walker show. I had seen part of a few episodes on YouTube and understood the premise. Someone, usually a wife or girlfriend, would be accusing their partner of something and bring them on the show to take a lie detector test to prove their innocence or guilt. Whatever the top...
PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT the beginning of the story - go to Part 1 for that. This is a list of the characters appearing in the story. In response to several polite requests and excellent suggestions, what follows is a list of the characters - in the order they appear. Again - this is NOT the beginning of the story. CAUTION - Spoilers ahead! PART 1 STED...
CONUNDRUM CHAPTER TWO What has Beth got into? NOTE - In UK english, ass is spelt arse. An Ass is a type of donkey. Matt's work went to pieces, and the business was carried by Janet his secretary. It was obvious to her that something was wrong, but she would not inquire. If Matt wanted her to know, he would tell her. It was after he had made a bad mistake...
This story is the property of the writer Kalimaxos. One of many military related stories in the works. ---- The world - Ft Brag, NC - Jake I left mother in turmoil. What I had heard from her and from dad before had shattered my world. Here I was a special operator for Delta Force, a war veteran fighting to keep my country and family safe from bad peopl...
In 1969 a WW2 veteran comes to grips with his demons and a wife's infidelity. * The pain seemed to emanate from everywhere as I lay in the bed listening to the incessant beeping of a machine somewhere to the right of my head. With a jolt I grasped I was in a hospital and must be seriously injured judging by the amount of pain I was enduring. I was disor...