To Dave, for helping me find the momentum. Linnea first heard the birds chirping outside. They tweeted a merry tune and Linnea rolled slowly to her back reaching for her husband, but the far side of the bed was empty. Her eyes fluttered open and she saw the indent in the mattress where he had been. She grasped his pillow and held it to her face. She inhale...
This day and age we're living in / Gives cause for apprehension / With speed and new invention / And things like fourth dimension. Yet we get a trifle weary / With Mr. Einstein's theory / So we must get down to earth at times / Relax, relieve the tension... And yet not too down to earth. A dream vacation, a luxurious fantasy, an escape from the mundane int...
**Don't forget to vote!** The three hour drive to the city was well worth the end. I was meeting with two of my fellow authors for a drink after two years of talking at each other over the forum boards. We figured we knew each other well enough to know that we weren't going to be axe-murdered (we hoped) and that we'd probably have a hell of a time. I came...
This is a true story, but the ending may not appeal to everyone. This event was preceded by several periods of playful and safe flirting between my neighbour and I, so I felt somewhat confident about this new level of game-play... In the late 70s my family moved to a new address and our neighbours greeted us in a friendly way. A welcome like this was stil...
**This is chapter 2 (obviously) and it would help greatly to go back and read chapter 1 before going on here. Remember to drink in moderation, tip your waitress, and try to remember to vote!** "She's got what?" I asked calmly. Kris's face revealed that my voice had sunk to that deep calm that gives the appearance of collected sanity, but is usually sounded...
The crash of lance against shield clattered through the air while Ser Formas of Harenhall faced Ser Whitehead in the King's Nameday Tournament. Formas barely stayed up on his horse as his shield exploded into a million splinters of wood. A roar came from the crowd- a mixture of awe at the near fall and applause for the underdog. Both knights turned and prepa...
This is a restart to the story. LOCAL YOUTHS FOUND DEAD July 6 1979: Chatsworth NJ A group of 15 teens feared dead after the bodies of 13 of the group found murdered at a campsite in the Wharton state forest in Burlington county. Names of the youths being withheld upon identification of the bodies and notification of the families. July 15 1979:chatsworth...
She scoots up, snuggling next to me and she kisses my ear. "Kiss me so you can see how lovely you taste Kara." My lips find hers and she moans as I suck her tongue into my mouth and share my nectar with her. A noise startles us and as we look up, Josh and Bran are both standing in the living room watching us. "Nice show ladies, may we join?" Josh asks wi...
"Can I help you find anything else?" I look from the staring, bloodshot eyes of the cashier, down to the package of faintly green-tinted meat in front of him. I look back up at him, and try not to watch the fat, spiny white worm slowly traveling up his face. The last thing I want to think of is where it will end up. "Nah. Just the bacon, thanks," I say qui...
Sometimes even dark clouds have silver linings I broke my right arm while mountain biking with my wife Samantha. We were about two miles into a ride when my front tire slipped on a rock and I went over the handle bars. It happened so fast that nothing hurt at first, but I felt the snap as the bones near my elbow broke. "Holy shit, are you okay?" Samantha s...