The Orangery was airy and lit naturally from the south side by floor to ceiling French Windows. These were now folded back alternately, along its whole length. A cooling breeze shifted the tied back lace curtaining and fans were dotted around the inner edges to further cool the room. It was large, fifty foot wide and nearly a hundred feet long. The high ceil...
To the readers... First of all, a HUGE, HUGE apology for the time it has taken for this part to be completed. I have little excuse other than I've been busy with studying and generally ended up lacking motivation for this part. Until I received emails asking about it; after that it was mostly problems with actually getting it out the way I wanted it. I can...
I had an encounter with a very sweet young woman in Atlantic City. It brought the perfect end to a short trip that Linda and I shared in the middle of March in 1990. I had occasion to go to a convention as part of the research I was doing on a metal alloy that had recently become available. It showed promise of improving our sand casting operation. If it als...
This time instead of thanking PapaGus for his editing prowess, I also thank him for the plot for this one. When he was editing "Ginger Snaps" he asked me e-mailed me this idea. I had an outline done and planned a shorter story than what I ultimately produced. During the time I was writing this, I also wrote a story for the Friendly Anonymous Writing Challeng...
Snow began to fall heavily outside the airplane terminal, but I tried not to look at it. I felt nervous enough about the flight back home, and the idea of flying through a snowstorm was even less appealing. My eyes traveled around the room, surveying the faces of my fellow passengers. I noticed several quick glances at the windows of gate 7, usually followed...
When he told her not to worry about packing, "...we can get whatever you need over there..." she wasn't sure whether that meant 'Don't pack anything at all,' or just pack the minimum she would feel comfortable with. She decided to put a few toiletries she couldn't do without into a small carry-on and hoped that would be right. The buzzer rang. "Ms. Adams? W...
The check-in lines were long that late afternoon as I walked through the lobby on the way to the casino floor. “Good,” I thought, “A full house weekend should help the poker room keep its tables busy.” I entered the casino floor. Jackpot bells were going off on the slot machines, an aspiring female singer had the afternoon shift and was singing ‘Just An Old...
This is only draft. I know I need work but I love seeing what others have to say. If you would like to ask me any personal questions please email me. ***** It was a bright and sunny day outside. Melody opened her eyes and felt around. She didn't feel Jonathan at all. She opened her eye wide not sure if it was real or not but then she felt a note. When she...
There are three people ahead of me, but I don't mind since I get to check out the new cashier behind the counter. There is just something about her that is appealing. She's about five foot four and maybe one hundred ten pounds. Her brown eyes are large and almond shaped and her hair is strawberry blond, curly and long; hanging to down her back. Her face is p...
CHAPTER 1 The ruggedly handsome guy with long black hair and very pale complexion leaned back on the chair in the half-empty Starbucks and wished he'd chosen a coffee that tasted like coffee. Idly he studied three under thirties women at a table who were dressed like businesswomen. He winked at one and she turned away embarrassed and their heads went togeth...