The Wildwood Cabins sit amid approximately 100 acres of woods, streams and walking trails. The five-cabin vacation hideaway is popular throughout the Midwest and owner John Marlin needs to do little more than post a small web site for advertising. During the Fall, occupancy is always 100 percent. John Marlin is a 32-year-old ex-computer programmer who is ta...
Fairweather Estate: April 26th, 2052. 8:20AM. Travis turned and smiled as he heard Sarah wake up. Her hair was a mess she was groggy and he never saw her prettier. "Hey Trav." She said as she saw Travis across the room at his desk looking at maps again. She rubbed her eyes asking "How long have you been awake?" "About 2 hours." Travis was eyeing her up and...
It was the most beautiful spot in all of Virginia. The sun rose above the tree line spreading golden light over the little lake hidden on top of a mountain. I had found this amazing spot quite by accident. I have been hiking the various trails through the Blue Ridge Mountains near my home for years, but had never come across anything this beautiful. I came...
A story for my peach Wind wound its way through the woods, shaking the trees and sending their delicate leaves cascading to the forest floor. The crisp spirit of fall was taking hold, cooling the forest and yet warming its colors into a swirl of chocolate, honey, and pumpkin hues. The people of the wood were settling in for the season, harvesting what they...
Winter was ending, spring was creeping in slowly. This day was cool with the rays of the sun warmly bouncing against our faces in the car. I had planned on surprising you for your birthday. You weren't a fan of surprises but you welcomed the thoughtful gesture. You packed a large bag with clothes for every occasion even if it was only for the weekend-you ha...
Andy pulled the rental car onto the driveway hoping to see signs of life from the house. There were none. His train journey had started very early in the morning and taken five hours It had been followed by an hour of driving the car he had picked up at the train station. This visit to his family for an early start to the Christmas break was demanding alread...
Saturday, June 2, 2012 3:03 PM Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona Amber loved the woods and any chance to get out of town. It was so boring living in the small town of Winslow. It was such a drag compared to what she was used to in the big city of Phoenix were she was originally from. Her dad, a rail road official for the BNSF Railway was transferred to...
Chapter 3: Exploring and Watching Can Be Fun After graduation Erika and I started spending most of our time up at the lake where our whole crowd hung out during the summer. Often Danny and Steve would be there too when they weren't working. Erika really liked Steve. She would get all shy and weird when he was around. I never told her anything about what I...
"Moose Tracks" Charles knocked at Theresa's door. He banged on it a few more times before Emma called her. "Theresa? Are you in there? We are on the hunt! The Flasher struck again!" "Are you serious??" Theresa opened the door with an aqua robe on her. She fumed a she blew her hair over her head. "Why the hell would he want to take more pictures of us?" "L...
7 As the coach moved closer to the party, he decided to take another approach to the underage drinking that was going on: He'd confront them in plain sight instead of sneaking up on them. This, of course, would give some of them a chance to run, but if he appeared to be simply on a hike and not sneaking through the woods looking for minors in possession of...