"He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil." -Thomas Fuller *** "It's a heart." Kennan turned the Valentine card over in his hand. "It doesn't look anything like a heart," he said. "No one would want to buy it if it looked like a real heart," said Brigid, stretching out on the seat; her long legs t...
(based on the Gor fiction of John Norman) * First-Captain Black Ox, the most wanted man on Gor, moved unconcerned through a Lydius slave-market. As both a member of the Slaver-caste and a pirate, he held a professional's natural interest in the inventory of slave pens. In addition to making his living at plundering and enslaving, Black Ox had also been b...
Cooperation It took a full day to ride back to the village, repeating the original journey he had made when he first arrived in this timeline, but now doing it alone. Like the day before, he arrived as the sun approached the horizon. Fatigue gripped him, so he went straight to the inn. He took his seat at his usual table and the innkeeper brought two trays...
Hey there, it's been a while. Way too long, I know! This chapter has been the most challenging one, as the story is taking on more shape. I don't know what you guys are going to think of it, since it's mostly more character and plot development. It is not going to make any sense at all unless you've read the earlier chapters. Please please please give me yo...
*************** Jim - I was in a meeting with several old friends and one new one, in a hotel room in Paris. Yet another 5 star hotel and yet again Grayson and his entourage - and my wife - were in a palatial suite several floors above my own more modest room. My new friend was Jean-Marc Rousseau and I think he worked for DGSE. The French equivalent t...
Chapter 2: August's Beast Chooses August had not seen his wife, Direca, other than in passing, since the war began. Now, things had settled down and families were reuniting. He would do the same. He remembered the words of his brother, Gabriel, that love would keep the vampires grounded in humanity. He would need his wife more than ever now, but he didn't k...
His heart seemed to stop for a second, and then raced as she rose to go to a large basket-like crib he hadn't noticed earlier. From within the basket she withdrew a tiny bundle and walked to him with a smile on her face. "This is your second born, Lucien Davariel." His whole body set to trembling as he allowed her to place the tiny infant into his arms....
The battle was lost even before it had started - and with it came the end of the war. Ordeyirgoss had been the last bastion of resistance against the forces of the Call of Skaelor - but even the most northern kingdom fell to the Call and its Quieting Angels and Scything Souls. The grip of the Call spread from Ordeyirgoss to the north to the Guravass isles to...
Chapter Three Introducing the Kings and Queens. Rosie, sighed to herself. Her day was not going as planned, she looked out the window of the bus she sat in. it had been a long week, Her breakdown the other week well it was a sign that she was either accepting her past or she was going insane. She didn't know which of the two it was. Her house had been dest...
This is part 3 of a 3 part story and is not meant as a stand-alone tale. ~~~~~~~~~ Guthredd Sleeve-heart's tale (or the Circle of Hearts): Part 3 Across the dark sea and over mainland and islet traveled the tale of Guthredd Sleeve-heart's death and so hope was lost amongst the outlaw-kin. And it was at this time that Ketil ascended the throne, for his fa...