A FLASH STORY Honey, We Need to Talk The temperature kept creeping up to the start of the red and I'd look down from the traffic to the dashboard, praying I'd make it home. I kept the heat on full blast, trying to keep out the winter chill and slow down any overheating. My cell had crapped out that morning and I'd spilled some coffee on my lap when I got i...
Eye in the Sky: Book II: Artifact By blackrandl1958 This is book two of a four book series. The first book is "Eye in the Sky." There will be different characters in each book, but they will come together in each book and all join in the final instalment. Each book will also advance the story of the original characters. This may take me a while to post, so...
I thank my editors, Hal and GeorgeAnderson. As usual, Harddaysknight is my mentor and gives me critical review. Sbrooks103x also gave me a pre-post read. I love you guys. This is just a little flash story about domestic abuse, written from a very dark place, and the price it extracts from the soul. This is the only agenda story I have ever written, and I ha...
Chapter four: This is a chain story written by Jezzaz, Todd172, Stev2244, Harddaysknight, Girlinthemoon, Qhml1, Oshaw and blackrandl1958. One different author wrote each chapter in this story, building on the work of the preceding author. We are submitting one chapter each day until the story is finished. We would like for you, the readers, to see if you ca...
Chapter Six: This is a chain story written by Jezzaz, Todd172, Stev2244, Harddaysknight, Girlinthemoon, Qhml1, Oshaw and blackrandl1958. One different author wrote each chapter in this story, building on the work of the preceding author. We are submitting one chapter each day until the story is finished. We would like for you, the readers, to see if you can...
By sbrooks103x, inspired by Jenny Maitland in "Faithful" by Todd172, with permission. Thanks to Todd172 for his permission to tell Jenny's story and his advice, Crkcppr for Beta reading, and, as always, blackrandl1958 for her sweet inspiration and editing. As I stepped of the bus clutching my bag holding all my worldly possessions, such as they were, I loo...
It was almost 5:30PM on Thursday, which meant one thing for Adam: the weekly status call with the overseas development group. As a project manager for DevCo, Adam had to coordinate between the customer and development staffs, both at home and abroad. Lately, quality had been slipping and Adam had been given the project to salvage. In a normal week, these cal...
*Author's Note: Any and all persons engaging in any sexual activity are at least eighteen years of age. Disclaimers: This story has been edited by myself, using Microsoft Spell-Check. You have been forewarned. Recently, BlackRandl1958 announced that a collection of authors would be presenting stories in the genre of mysteries. What a challenging genre! I l...
Author's Note: This was a quick idea that popped into my head, and I just had to commit it to (virtual) paper before I went nuts. I haven't really published a FLASH tale before, but decided to give it a try. A huge thanks to Guinahart, SBrooks103x and BlackRandl1958 for their time editing. I feel very fortunate for their help and generosity, and any errors...
This was inspired by a column in the Boston Globe. Used with permission. Thanks always to blackrandl1958 for her editing and guidance. ***** Sixty days: Was it only sixty days ago that I cut the cord and the delivery room nurse handed me our bundle of joy? I held her for just a few moments, feeling her tiny heart beating against my chest before gently p...