It was Valentine's Day. Actually, it was Valentine's evening, as most of the day had already slipped by. It was our 5th wedding anniversary, which seemed a hopelessly romantic idea at the time, having a wedding on Valentine's Day, surrounded by all the red hearts and little cupids and rose bouquets, and especially in light of our long history with the holida...
Katherine was usually impatient, and today was no exception. She sighed loudly as the light turned yellow and the car in front of her slowed to stop. "We both could have made it through," she muttered under her breath. She glanced to her left and saw the man in the car beside her smiling and shaking his head slightly. She noted his handsome profile and found...
My goal was directly in front of me. For an illuminated volume it looked awfully shiny. Maybe that was the three layers of ballistic glass? It was my entry ticket to the Legion of Somewhat Evil Rascals. This was so going in my blog. My phone rang. "Hey sweetie, what are you up to?" "Crime." "Oy vey, what am I supposed to tell the girls at book club?" "...
I had worked for the company for 25 years. I had worked my way up the ladder and had an easy desk job. The problem was, I felt I was too young to sit around all day bullshitting with other vice presidents while accomplishing little or nothing. I had decided to take my retirement and start a landscaping business. Middle age crazy? Perhaps. Julia, my wife for...
A conclusion to "Robin's Revenge." With Robin and Marian on one horse, and Will and Roger each on their own mounts, the group made their way north. The late afternoon autumn light was making longer shadows of the trees along the road, and when they got to a major crossroad, Will pointed to a pole affixed above the door of a fairly rundown roadside alehouse...
This is very different for me. It is a celebrity story and I am writing from the guy's point of view. I have not written as a guy before this so, I hope you like it and I did it well. Please feel free to let me know how I did. As usual, I know there will be small things I missed here and there despite my best efforts. I create and edit it all entirely on my...
Chapter 4 -- The Socrates Club By the end of Kim's first week in Danube City she was partially settled into her strange new life as a convicted criminal and bicycle courier. Within a week her welts were fading and no longer hurt. She had come to terms with what had happened and even managed to pass by the Temple of the Ancients where all her trouble had st...
Volume 4: Dereliction of Duty Chapter X: In The Dark Felicia followed the shadows around the miller's building, not wanting to stick too far out for fear of catching the eye of Sorash's militia men clopping about on horseback through the village. It wasn't just because of the questions she'd be expected to answer, but there was always that looming possib...
Some people emailed me begging to finish this story. In my mind the concept already developed and died with the first entry, and I don't have an urge to complete it. But then I thought about how pissed off I get when I encountered unfinished stories. So I'm writing this last part to help make sense of the first half and provide closure. --- He had only wan...
Author's Notes: Hey there! If this is your first time checking out the series, you shouldn't have any problem figuring out where things stand with this chapter/volume, but if you like what you read, please consider taking a look at the first chapter (also on this site and my account). This chapter was brought to you by the very generous donations and pat...