I'm a glutton for punishement. This will be a short story, only a few chapters long, but I felt the need to write more of it. I hope you'll give it a chance. Thanks, Danielle. * * * The crackle of brush startled him. Detective Tyler "Trip" Grant looked up, spotting the coroner pushing through the brambles and bushes to get to the body. "Rumor is we've go...
You had called me earlier that week and told me how busy it was going to be. I didn't talk to you much and knew you probably weren't getting that much sleep and you'd be happy to be back home for the weekend. I wanted to really go out of my way this weekend and surprise you. I wasn't sure what exactly I wanted to do at first but I knew I wanted it to be some...
This is not a Tabby story. It is the closest to a true story I have written. Some details have been changed a little, but not many. It is a little more philosophical towards the end, but I hope you will enjoy it just the same. * A group of us had decided to meet at the mall, near the McDonalds. We often met there. I dressed in my favourite mall outfit, a...
When Bobby awakened the next morning he looked around, not sure where he was at first. Then he remembered. He turned his head and saw April lying next to him. Her eyes were open and there was a smile on her face. "Good morning," he said. April stretched languorously and smiled at him. "Good morning," she said. "Sleep well?" "Like a log," Bobby replied. He...
Nox got out of her car and walked slowly up to her house, knowing she must look like hell. This was one of the few times when she was glad there was no one here to greet her or question her about her day. Nox grabbed her mail and unlocked the door. Just as she pushed it opened, her hands filled with her keys, the knob and her mail, she realized someone was...
No one ever trekked up the hill to the bombed out ruins of the old armory building. A hundred years ago it had been converted to an art and military museum. It became the brick and ivy covered pride of this suburb. When the war started, it was an easy target for conventional bombs and artillery. It had been hit and scavenged so often there was nothing of use...
Mavis' body rattled. Tremoring gently in a rhythmic, steady pattern. Her face lay expressionless and her flowing black hair covered half of it. Her features lightly shook with the rhythm. Mavis gave in to the seduction of exhaustion. Her motionless body shook, and her eyes rolled back as the dark oblivion consumed her. The train home from work rattled her a...
Lisa stood on the quiet street corner looking at the map in her hand. She had been standing here for over two hours and came to the conclusion that she was totally lost. She crumpled up the map, throwing it in a nearby trashcan as she pulled her denim jacket closer against her full figured body. Her legs were shivering in the evening air as the wind blew u...
You had called me earlier that week and told me how busy it was going to be. I didn't talk to you much and knew you probably weren't getting that much sleep and you'd be happy to be back home for the weekend. I wanted to really go out of my way this weekend and surprise you. I wasn't sure what exactly I wanted to do at first but I knew I wanted it to be some...
Lovely morning? Well it was until I woke up to the sound of a howling wind blowing through the house. Dust everywhere. That awful red dust, that comes from the ploughed red soil country of the property over the river. If you get it on white clothes it is almost impossible to get out. What a mistake it was to leave the doors and windows open last night. B...