[This is a chapter in a series; it will make more sense if you read the earlier chapters first, but you need not do that to enjoy it. This story does involve both bodily excretory functions and some significant disciplining, so if any of that bothers you, please read no further. All characters are 18 or over.] *** Miss Merrivale now warmed to the presence...
Author's Note: Warning, there will be some (non-sexual) violence in this chapter. Also, I'm not an expert on self defense. If any of the methods my characters use aren't realistic, then I apologize. *** Nostalgia. So much nostalgia. A tree made of plastic, decorated with so many different things. String lights with rainbow colors. Smooth orb ornaments...
Chapter 13: Reclamation and Loss I had been sure the shaking of the walls in Hades was surely Lucifer coming to rescue me. Even as Hermes, Eros and I scrambled into clothing once more, I could hear the sounds of shouting and battle. I don't know how I knew what the latter sounded like as I had never so much as been in a bar brawl, but it was unmistakable....
John, 51, is an executive with a boutique hotel chain that has been on the rise in recent years. He was with a larger chain for a number of years, but seized the opportunity to embark on a different path, and he's been a key contributor to the chain's surge thanks to his work ethic and honest manner. An outstanding athlete in his youth, John has remained fit...
It was monday morning 11am, Don was in his cabin at Snow Inc. in some deep thought. He had finished the meeting with the Stark group and was wondering whether he should invest in their idea. The pitch from the Stark group was mediocre. He was in deep thought when the desk phone started ringing. He glanced at the caller ID screen and saw Monica's name flashin...
This story contains themes of forest fire and may be triggering for some readers. Chapter 1 The French Polish was chipped and the white nails had lost their luster. She stirs the ice cubes with a paper straw, stabbing at the orange slice floating on the ruby surface. She raises the glass, examining its contents. The glow from the sky outside, played with t...
During his senior year of high school Jeremy Richards decided he was going to work on changing his life, he had always gotten good grades in school and was always considered to be well behaved. He never tried playing sports and he was always thirty pounds overweight so this year he decided he was going to play sports along with his academics. In the fall he...
Over the next two weeks, Amy had her dreams of the mysterious man almost every night. She'd watched him as he'd occasionally interacted with animals and humans. Any contacts with humans were mostly peaceful, whether he'd been noticed or had sensed their proximity and had simply slipped by without being noticed at all. There was one where a group of men had t...
"Look! It's the Eiffel Tower!" exclaimed Stephanie as she pointed out the window of the shuttle van. "Everybody get lots of pictures and we'll share them all when we get home. I have to thank you again, Gwen, for making me part of this great adventure. I'm lucky to be your cousin." "You're lucky to be so pretty and shapely. You're lucky to have such underst...
Samantha gasped as both Thunder and Storm came walking into the kitchen, one of them always looking at her and the other at Dominic. She hadn't seen much of them since she had gone all "Blue" on them and told them off. In a small part of her heart she had regretted it; however, their actions had put Dominic at risk. She would not associate with them until th...