I'm on my way home from a business trip, the day turning into night and still about 100 miles from home. The business conference I had to be at wasn't too far away, about 200 miles from where I live. The company I work for providing me a car for the drive and also covering all of my expenses. Being on my way back I decide to take a short cut as I kind of rem...
This is the first part of a love story. As you might guess from my other stories, I have rather a dark view of love. But please don't judge the story only by part one. I want to thank Vickie Tern for all the editing assistance. It is a big job and I tinkered with it after she finished. There will always still be mistakes because this is free, and I am no pro...
Day Forty-One: Exercise I seemed to exist more in Prana's skin than my own. Every facet of the day I experienced as she might: the last slopping-out before her punishment; the last shave; the last breakfast. I remembered how as a child I had counted down the days, then the hours, then the minutes, before a dreaded visit to the dentist. A visit to the dentis...
She couldn't sleep. Abigail tossed and turned, every once in a while she'd glare at the phone Gabriel had given her accusingly. After closing the photo gallery earlier, she'd set it on her nightstand. She hadn't expected him to call her soon, but it was already past midnight. How far away did he live anyway? Can I call you tonight? His deep gravelly voice...
To those of you who have waited patiently I humbly apologize. Real life has a way of changing your priorities, and I didn't get a chance to finish this last year. Thanks to the prodding from my muse Chrissy, I took up the story again and after a few false starts got it down in print. You need not worry that I'll leave you hanging again, the rest of the story...
Part Two: A Lakeside Encounter Chapter Ten - A Pleasant Invitation For that next week, I had been thinking about the party almost constantly. It seemed like an eternity since I had felt that good about me and I don't think I had ever experienced that much satisfaction. What a night! The thoughts of your gentle lips have been driving me crazy. Your sweet vo...
This is the fifth installment in a series under this title. This chapter picks up where the fourth chapter stopped and concludes this series. This story is a work of fiction. While the story has some basis in reality, any similarities to any real person or entity are entirely coincidental and unintended. _________ The school year after the trip on which we...
Day One of Our Weekend! We woke to the alarm clock buzzing at 5am. Getting up that early was usually saved for work days, but today was the start of our weekend and we wanted to get an early start. I put the coffee on and headed into the bathroom for a quick rinse off. On the bathroom counter was a note sitting on top of the camera. "Enjoy your shower lov...
Part 1 has a few pages of setup for the story about Mike who is trying to find himself after his wife walks out on him to find herself. Mike finds a place to hang his hat and meets his neighbors. It takes a little while to get where it gets interesting so please have patience and keep reading. ***** Chapter 1 How the hell did I get here? I have asked th...
Chapter 1 -- Begin Anew ***** Having escaped Cyrodiil, it took a couple of days to cross the mountains, thankful I had enough warm clothing to keep the worst of the cold at bay. Being a Nord, I was capable of withstanding cold naturally, but when the wind whipped up snow into my face, leaving me half blinded as I walked along, even my teeth would chatter a...