This story begins the long-awaited continuation of my Road Trip series also posted on this website (see the end of 'Road Trip -- California' for a list of the chapters of that series, in order to be read). You need not read that series to enjoy this one, although I do make references to events and characters in that story to tie this story and that one toget...
The half-full moon that hung over the Texas hills combined with the Milky Way to shed a ghostly light. There was little other light. The town of Koenigsburg had electricity. Farmsteads outside the town limits were not hooked up yet, and light meant candles, lamps and lanterns. Marie Wanzack waited in the wan light from the kitchen lamp for her husband, Anto...
Brian Yip was just enjoying his drive through the Nevada desert on his cross country trip. He had left his home town in the North-Eastern states and was going to work in Northern California for a computer firm. He had received an offer that he couldn't refuse from this high tech company. As long as he was willing to move there, they would set him up in an a...
Note: While I borrow certain elements from other worlds (DnD, WoW, Elder Scrolls, and others), I generally create everything else from scratch, as I'm quite imaginative. I'll start going into more than just humans now, we're quite boring when it comes to fantasy stuff, aren't we? We're always the 'all around' and 'jack of all trades' type. In any case, hope...
I felt her blood on my face, and saw the hole neatly drilled in the very centre of her forehead, a minute fraction of a second before I heard the sound of the suppressed gunshot. She crumpled into my arms and I knew that I was going to be unable to do anything about it, again. I knew who was doing this to me and why, but it didn't make it any easier for me....
With my husband out of my life, it was sad yet exciting knowing my youngest son finally had himself a flat of his own. He was happy when his brother was here with us yet lately I could feel an atmosphere whenever he brought his friends around to unwind in the garden and conservatory. Seeing him out one day, he was looking in an estate agents shop window and...
NOTE: This is a HALLOWEEN CONTEST 2018 submission, so ratings and comments are welcome. NOTE 2: This story ended up taking on a life of its own and is far from what I planned when I started. It may not be to everyone's liking, but it means a lot to me and I hope some others find it enjoyable. "September sun blowing golden hair... October's rust bisecting b...
Whitney stood at the airport baggage claim waiting for Joe. They had been talking for a few months now online, and they had fallen for each other. Joe was a 35 year old single dad, and had 20 years of being a Chef under his belt. Whitney was 18 and a popular tumblr and web model. Joe was stunned by her, and even more stunned when she said she had feelings fo...
Bruce had just finished his daily training. An intense couple of hours meant to strengthen the muscles, increase agility and increase mental focus. He left the cave and took the elevator that led to the mansion. He felt very tired, he only had a few hours to rest before his evening patrol and he needed to take a shower. Alfred wasn't home, he was out buyin...
This is a true story of living out a fantasy while on vacation with my husband during the winter of 1995. We were on vacation in the San Diego area, a coast away from where we lived. Business had brought my husband here and he took me along for the trip. At that time, we had been married for over 10 years, and although we had a good sex life, we were alway...