The doctor sat waiting for me to speak. She was behind me in her big leather chair holding a steno pad and an expensive pen. I was lying on her matching leather couch, wondering where to begin. I had no clue how to tell the story, so I just started talking. "I was a sacrifice in a Polynesian fertility ritual," I told her. "I see," she mumbled. Yeah, I'...
"Excellent!" Damien said, standing up. He turned around, offering a hand to Casey. She stared at it like it was a foreign object. Finally, Eric pushed gently against her back, forcing her forward so that she had to grab Damien's hand to keep her balance and stand up. This was it. The point of no return. Like a sleepwalker, Casey let Damien lead her by her h...
It has been three months since I had my little encounter with Jamie. Afterwards, I told him I needed time to think, so I picked up my wedding ring and went back to my old life. And now I'm wondering f I did the right thing. Mike is off sitting in a bar somewhere, and I'm home alone. Not that it really matters, every couple years, we get into what Jamie cal...
Chapter 3: Paris My Dear Bartelby 20 June 1727, Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris Well Bart my good fellow the world turns so quickly. So the old German is dead and the new German is on the throne, at least Cock Robin will keep him in check and the wheels of commerce turning, God bless him. At least the Frogs seem to be behaving themselves after the thrashin...
(More of Chloe's unwilling participation in a crazed scientist's experiments involving human/alien reproduction) Chapter 3 The rest of the week passed quickly for Chloe. She went to as many tutorials and lectures that were scheduled plus also spent almost all of Thursday night in the library researching a presentation she had to give on Geriatric and Palli...
I was watching the ball game when the phone rang. "Hello," I mumbled, half annoyed at the interruption. "Daddy please come and get me," my daughter sobbed into the phone. "Where are you baby and where's your date?" "I'm at the hospital daddy. I've been raped!" "I'll be right there!" I shouted into the phone. I shot out the door like a rocket and head...
Part 2: Behavior Unbecoming an Officer Kacy stepped forward. "Rick, you disappeared at the party. I tried your cell - no answer. I came here to see if you'd made it home okay." "Bullshit, you ditched me!" Kacy gestured Rick into the other room, and I of course eavesdropped. "Rick, I saw you go into that bedroom with Angela Morris." He was silent. The hi...
In Part 1 we met Theresa. Theresa is a schoolteacher with long blonde hair and blue eyes from Germany. Theresa is spending her summer working on an archaeological dig when a revolution breaks out in that country and the airport is closed. She takes up an offer by the leader of a team of securitymen to try to get out of the country by the road south into the...
He was close. The telltale sign gripped his body mercilessly. The dream grabbed hold of him and held him hostage, forced to relive the day that changed his life so long ago. The sun was particularly strong; its heat beat down upon him while he was walking to the nearby store, casually strolling down the sidewalk. As he finished crossing a small street, a str...
After careful thought and considerable research, I've discovered the secret to having a happy summer vacation. It wasn't easy for me to come up with this, but I did it for you. Only, this How To story is not for everyone. This How To story may not be for you who is reading this story, but it could be for the guy or gal standing over your shoulder reading thi...