Erin O'Neill stepped into another world, and left the real one behind. The lobby of US Financial's Park Place facility was large, open, and well lit. Little clusters of sofas and chairs stood guard to either side, along with the same sorts of potted plants and topiaries that graced corporate offices worldwide. Garland had been hung for the season, and an o...
Just so you know voting and feedback are nice things and only take ya'll a few seconds, stop being lazy :P My life began with my birth, which is how everyone's life starts, at least everyone I asked agreed with me. I was a happy child, I had fun I made everyone smile. I was joined with Alo in my fourteenth summer. I was so happy at first, he was happy wit...
"He now felt glad at having suffered sorrow and trouble, because it enabled him to enjoy so much better all the pleasure and happiness around him..." –The Ugly Duckling, Hans Christian Andersen, 1844 ******************* My warm-hearted husband has always had a habit of picking up strays. I suppose that's one of the endearing things that attracted me to Do...
A short letter to my readers. First, I need to apologize. Real life got in the way of this story. First my wife had a life threatening accident. Then a sibling collapsed and was on a death watch for a while. He's better now, but not out of the woods yet. Then my wife had another accident, not life threatening but very painful. Happily, she's on the road to...
Authors note: I've always enjoyed Halloween. The costumes lend so much anonymity and interesting events. Of course there is always the mysterious that seems to only happen on Halloween. Bewitched items from long days past of magic and enchantment have been known to exist, and even at times fall into the hands of the unaware... * When our kids were little,...
Ryan stood on his pedals, pumped up the hill taking in great gulps of air. He planned to stop at the top and let the breeze evaporate the sweat off of him, but the siren song of a half mile coast to the bottom lured him. The cool breeze pulled sweat from his skin and clothing as he gathered speed on the long downhill. He applied the rear break when the speed...
Author's Note: This is the final part of Finding Home. Lacey and Noah are spread thin after a difficult year. When the turmoil becomes too much, they have to make a choice: risk everything, or run away again. While Finding Home can be enjoyed on its own, it is a sequel to the original story, Runaway, and its epilogue Waking Up. The story will be posted in...
The Native Dawn Series Book 3 Dawn Awakening Chapter 1 John Mark wandered through the woods, lost in a world all his own. The sun hung lazily on the horizon, settling into the western sky. There was no privacy in his head. He'd escaped into the dense summertime cover of trees in hope of a little alone time. No such luck there. All this drama first...
Hello readers! There are a few more perspective changes than normal. This is to show that the two protagonist's don't always know 100% what is actually going on with each other, and heighten the excitement and taboo nature of the story. Thanks! ***** Little White Lies Chapter 6 Jessie Visions of rippling flesh squeezed down on his hard shaft filled he...
... continued from chapter 9a "Look, you can just sit here and watch the others parasail. It's like watching TV." Abe said when Jessica looked unhappy. "We'll keep you company." Leah said as she, Amanda, Justine and Sara came to join Jessica and Abe. "Thanks." Jessica said. She tried to smile at the girls but she looked down at her hands instead, guilt s...