'Do you trust them?' asked K'Kess after Tashee had left him and Iloma in the room. She unpacked the bag, checking each item as she pulled them out. 'So far they've been friendly.' 'But have you seen those..?' he started and inspected the blade of his knife. 'I heard stories of creatures up north, with fur all over their bodies, short tail. Vicious warriors...
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre The love story behind the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. Always suspected that it was Al Capone behind the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, it was never proven and, although he admitted to it in private to his boys, he never confessed the crime to the police. On Valentine's Day, February 14, 1929, seven men were shot in the b...
The paintball group I belong too really takes the game seriously. Every weekend fourteen guys and myself get our fatigues on and hike up into the mountains to "play army", as my girlfriend would say. It is a lot of fun and all of the guys seem to really enjoy the time away from their girlfriends and wives, just some time to themselves. There is nothing like...
The servants Tomas and Jory darted from the buffet to the table, setting the plates for a dinner of two, putting each bit of silver exactly where it was proper. They were young, well-kempt men, with full heads of combed hair, strong jaws, and white, straight teeth. Pleasing to the eyes, as all visible servants of royalty were expected to be. The two men had...
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The arrow falls; the door opens; the Queen is made. This story explores the connection between the Orionid meteor shower, the ancient Celtic myths which surround Samhain, and the great warrior Queens of ancient Ireland. "Aoife, the Queen Maker" is the story the pixies told me when I wanted to write something else....
Thank you so much for the feedback and 'votes of confidence' as I put up the latest chapters, which mark a shift in tone. I was anxious about how that would go down, so I'm very grateful to see you are still enjoying the story. :heart: ***** Tashka trailed into Arianna's room and sank into one of the blue and yellow armchairs. She shut her eyes and lay st...
Edrider73 wrote two different stories called Yo-Yo Chronicles Ch 1 -Two peas in a pod & Ch 2-Balloon ( here & here ). These stories stood out not only for the solid writing and characters, but mostly for being able to garner almost universal negative reviews from virtually every commenter. I feel it is a tribute to edrider73 writing skills that he co...
Copyright Oggbashan 4 July 2004 The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. This is a work of fiction. The events described here are imaginary; the settings and characters are fictitious and are not intended to represent specific places or living persons. ************************************************* I was shot t...
A rap on the glass of my outer office door woke me from a great dream. The Radio City Rockettes had finally answered my letters asking for a date. They had all showed up at once. Imagine my disappointment when our nightcap was disturbed by some clown banging on my door at 10:30 in the morning. I rolled off my couch and staggered through the doorway of my p...
I would like to thank my editor and those who provided me valuable feedback! Chapter Two Belar entered the stables to find Taria standing beside two horses, saddled and ready to go. A sleepy eyed boy stood next to her, hands filled with hay. His eyes never left her as he raised the hay to the horses' mouths. Taria had shed the white robes of the Amur and w...