Chapter 14 Two months after Lola began assisting Ned on upgrading Wave Tosser, Auckland Council, the controlling territorial authority for the Auckland Region that included Waiheke Island, approved the subdivision of 6 ha (15 acres) from the Hills' farm for primary use as a vineyard. Lola was hugely excited when reading that notification, knowing that deci...
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is the eleventh chapter of a multi-part story. Please read the first ten chapters before this one to understand the whole story. Please enjoy. ****** Three years after the events of Chapter 10... Today was a big day in the Galenchuk household. In the evening, Kellie had a meeting planned with teammates Jennifer, Heather and Amber. The...
After the broadcast, Paula asked everyone to head to Marsh's for a celebration. "It's taken seven years for Steve to pop the question and we're going to make sure he knows how pleased we all are!" Ted took the floor of the private room once family and friends were all gathered. "Steve asked me a few days back for permission to ask Gwen to marry him. I told...
"Someone has an appetite!" "The best thing about the end of wrestling season is being able to eat again," her son said. "You look too skinny when you're wrestling," his mom said. That wasn't actually true, because even at 174 pounds, her son was anything but skinny. He was in perfect shape, and his body was both ripped and shredded. Staying at or below...
SUREFOOT: OUBLIETTE "Counselor's Log, USS Surefoot-A, Stardate 55082.18, Commander Kami Hrelle, Recording: while the ship engages in its usual -- and unusual -- routine, the cadets are preparing to take their final exams today. The collective tension and anxiety among them at this time is, to say the least, palpable, and we are endeavouring to alleviate thi...
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Ch. 02: Hansel & Gretel (Author's note: The tale of Hansel and Gretel is a strangely simple one. The mother, for reasons of poverty, decides to abandon her children. She tries, they come back, she tries again, and the children get captured by a witch whom they then have to kill to be free. But I've always thought that there was a little more to it than...
Chapter 16 -- Minor Surprises Dave, Scarlett, and Heather sat with Matt and Rose on the patio on Saturday morning -- the two mothers and the stepdad to the teens. Dave said, "We wanted to be sure you are making an adult decision that has more to it than all your hormones talking." The two teens laughed at his comment. Scarlett said in somewhat serious to...
The place was perfect. Rory Harrison's real estate agent had found, in a few days, what he had spent the last month searching for. It sat at the far end of a quiet neighborhood street that was mostly filled with families. She had a smile on her pretty, oval face as she showed him around the outside of the house. She was wearing heels and a tight skirt that e...
"Hi my name is Dawn I teach at Livingston high school and I was told by the guidance department that you were looking for a summer tutor for your son Ronnie" I said. "I'm so glad to hear from you, you taught my nephew last year and he raved about you, Ronnie my son is 18 and is going to be a senior this year, he repeated a early grade due to us moving. He's...