Brian and Seamus engrossed in preparing camp they nearly fell over two gossiping females. "I care no what you say Mary, I would no like a man to treat me so." Julia a small girl with fair hair and light eyes argued her thoughts. "Perhaps you would no, but I would love to have a man want me so that he canna stay himself from me." The girl called Mary answer...
This story is dedicated to my father, a prisoner of the Japanese for four years in WWII. Sadly he died before I ever understood the things that he must have experienced. My lack of understanding no doubt contributed to the estrangement between us, and my inadequate attempts to reconcile prior to his death. As I researched the story, I found many accounts fr...
Squeezed together in the small closet, I could feel Eric's body pressed against mine. As my eyes adjusted to the dim light I could make out the outline of his face, his stubbled jaw. His head was turned towards the door, listening. I could feel his warm breath on my neck. He was so close, his mouth right there. If I had the nerve to just reach up... "I don'...
Sherehe was larger then any of them had anticipated. Fox had told him all things were traded but he had expected it to be little more then a collection of stalls and a single Inn for road weary travelers. Instead, it was a small town unto itself with what they assumed were smugglers and traders mingling in the streets. Nero and Maua watch from the back of...
Chapter 5: Neekah finds her magic. )===(>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Neekah woke early in the morning. Kwal'kek still snored loudly in his blankets. She pulled on her new dress and wrapped the scarf around her head. Few warriors were up and about. Tim'kah was hauling water from the lake. She reached for the rope and asked him to take her to the latrines. He looked arou...
CHAPTER 22 As we rode into Hill City, we caused quite a stir. The men started gathering around as we pulled up in front of the courthouse. There seemed to be a lot more weapons showing than normal from what I could see. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw one man starting to level a shotgun toward us. I quickly palmed my cross-draw pistol and fired. I hit...
Bloomers? "SNAKE!!!" Karen shouted from a few feet behind Jon. "WHERE?" Jon yelled back from mid air as he jumped at least six feet further down the path. "Where did you see it?" They were slowly walking along the bank, above the river looking for areas where the bank was freshly eroded. "Right under that palmetto." She said, as she raised the plant's fa...
Thayer was utterly fascinated with his daughter, Sonja. Tiny, pink-cheeked and lively, she stared up at her father with wide curious eyes. Her tuft of hair resembled the shade of her father. Daughters of centaurs, it was said, shared little resemblance to their fathers when they were first born. But it was in their later years, when they start to develop i...
Chapter 5: Broken trust Zyra had managed to force 6 hours of sleep upon herself before restlessness seeped into her bones. She grabbed her weapons and laid them before her. Carefully she selected the best knives, spearheads, and daggers. Taking her cutting stone, she slowly sharpened each point to perfection. Sighing, she fingered the glossy buffed tip an...
Native American rituals and legends described here are not accurate representations of past or present culture. ***** Mary Louise was the first to awaken, sitting bolt upright, gasping for breath. "Goodness!" she moaned. "I think I just—" I opened my eyes in time to see her lift her skirt and look down at her panties. She touched herself briefly and pull...