This is the second version because for some reason the first bit was reproduced half-way through in the original, sorry about that -- this should be it mind you... This story started as a single concept and kind of got away from me, it's very long but that's the way it went. A large part of it is by way of a suggestion that I have often written stories and...
~~Jack~~ He pressed the button for the elevator to his apartment, and waited. Man, what a shit show. Walking alone with Jacob had been startling, but if his time with Antoinette had taught him anything, it was elders were like onions. You had to peel them to get to the layers. And they had a lot of layers. It wasn't the first time Jacob had taken interest...
CHAPTER 1 The three principals of nut distributors Billings, Jolliffe and Oliphant, their wide range of tree and in ground products marketed under the BJO logo, had just completed interviewing the three top contenders for selection as the company's replacement CEO. The previous CEO had absconded with an undisclosed amount of the company's money. A profess...
Barney had to be careful not to speed. He was so excited to get to his destination, but needed to curtail his emotion. His rusty, 1970 Vista Cruiser Station Wagon, a car he shared with his mom, sounded like it might stall at any moment, but it kept puttering along, much the same way young Barney Bussett displayed such a persistence in accomplishing his task...
1. Amanda was sitting at her computer in her bedroom. Her webcam was on and she was chatting with a man she knew only as "playtyme69". They had been chatting with each other for over 2 months online and on the phone. He would not use his real name with her, although he did send her pictures of himself in her emails. Even though she kept asking him to tell h...
Author's Note: This is a girls day out section, mostly. Pretty close to no sexual content. However, if makeovers get you off, we got you covered. Chapter 8 -- Coffee to Go Interlude: 25th Anniversary Cindy: One thing I have always wished I could have watched is the meeting of Aunt Frannie and Aunt Jo. If you want to talk of odd couples, start right there...
~~Natasha~~ The Grand Cathedral of Dolareido was a terrifying place, she found, especially from the outside. The statues on the railings of the stairway, on the archways, and on the outcroppings of carved stone along the cathedral's high walls, were nightmare fuel. Six-winged angels destroying demons beneath their feet, and gargoyles with mouths agape and f...
~~Natasha~~ "This place reeks of wraiths... but... there's more." Matt pointed them toward the mausoleums, deep in the cemetery, raised up slightly on the gentle slope with platforms of stone, concrete, and stairs. "Someone's been walking this path." "Can't smell em," Art said, "but yeah, someone's been walking this path." "B-But, if you can't smell em, h...
Chapter 21 Poppy looked sad. She always did whenever she was brought to the vet. Not having her mom with her made matters worse that day, even though Chris had been giving her treats every five minutes. He knew for certain that she was going to hiss at Luciana once she went home. Ever since she got Poppy, Luciana was the one to bring her for her bi-annua...
Notes from the author: Hi again everyone. I would like to thank all the readers who favored or kindly reviewed my first outing and particularly rnebular for encouraging me to write again. In no small part, this story is for you all. Since it has a science-fiction setting, it obviously won't have any autobiographic musings or settings, but I did try to keep t...