Getting out of his truck in the parking lot, Charlie gazed up at the sky. Grey, gloomy, a light snow was knocking the coloured leaves out of the trees. Charlie sighed. Fall. A warm fall was fine, the kind they called an Indian summer, but the problem with fall was that it meant winter was approaching, and Charlie wasn't much of a fan of winter. Then again,...
PaPa seemed to be away more and more again, his company had just bought another one and he was in European offices a lot more than his local one in Leeds. He had even told MaMa he was thinking of moving the family into Europe but it was just between those two at the moment. He also said he would take the family away with him some times, but so far nothing...
Introduction Marcus Brown cursed and hung up. How hard could it be to find a P.A.? Here he was the CEO of a small technology firm, which had a great reputation, but no one suitable wanted to work with him. God almighty did people not want a job these days? Three months of searching and he had turned up the grand total of four applicants, three idiots and on...
Indubitable Brown ("Doobie" to his public school form mates, Dooobie doo, to his enemies) was,in 1843, the sole remaining heir to the Brown fortune . Though the names of several of his ancestors are more familiar (Charles "Charlie" Brown, the famous footballer and "Capability" Brown, Queen Victoria's head gardener are well known throughout the empire, as are...
Prologue To: Victor, Senior Pageant Trainer, Retired From: Ms. Smith, Chairwoman, Total Woman Pageants Board of Directors Subject: Congratulations!!! What joy! On behalf of everyone at Total Woman Pageants, I extend our fondest best wishes to you and your new bride, this year's Ms. North America! We are happy that, after your lifetime of dedication to g...
Author's Note: Because this story takes place in a fantasy analogue of the Age of Sail, I am using the Imperial measurement system in all it's outdated glory. For most of you, that will mean it's hard to figure out what the weights mean. It's a way to give a rough idea of how much someone weighs without being locked down to a particular number. The ambiguity...
My name is Christine Lassiter Anderson. Life has a way of knocking you down when you think you're invincible. Three years ago, I had it all. I was married to a multi-millionaire philanthropist and investment banker, and I lived in a townhouse in Boston's Back Bay. I drove a Mercedes and I went to A-list parties. I knew actors, supermodels and top businessmen...
Jerry becomes Jill: Part 4a: Summer - School This is the fourth part of my story about how I became Jill. Summer school continues with female hormones being introduced and a trip to the Doctor. Jill is looking forward to the month long break coming up at the end of the summer. Spring quarter ended with a short break, we started into the summer quarter. Not...
It was almost Christmas and the house was a strange paradoxical mix of empty and full at the same time for Lucy. There wasn't a single vacancy in the inn that she ran, but for the first time ever she was alone for the holidays. Her sister had wed over the summer. Their father had died a few years ago, and they'd lost their mother the year before that. It was...
"Good morning, Ray," Sasha Brown said as she turned the light on, causing her boyfriend Rayon Blake to blink in surprise. After working security at a local warehouse, he'd gotten home late last night and needed his beauty sleep, as they say. Hard-working brothers need to catch some Z's like everybody else. Too bad his girlfriend Sasha Brown served Rayon a ra...