October. Every city wears its history. Some, being newer, have few adornments; others wear the jewels of their years like dowagers. Julia considers this as she hurries with the crowd along Sixty-Seventh Street. She is not a native New Yorker, but from Connecticut--close enough. Her two years in Manhattan, two years of chasing auditions and working part-time...
The Arrival at the House I felt a sudden sharp pain in my rips and I rolled over to the other side moaning in distress. Another sudden sharp pain in my back and I realized that one of the men was kicking me. I immediately sat up straight, wanting him to stop kicking me. "Ah, look who's up. Hope you rested well, cause we have big plans for you slut," the lea...
She had to crawl forward a little and then kneel up in front of him. He stared at her with astonished eyes. Bernadette was seeing him again that brazenly handsome face and the luxuriant long blond hair of which he was surely vain. He had green eyes deep set in the sunburned skin meeting her stare with the same intensity. A terrible weakness came over her. S...
There he was, lying naked on his back, on their bed. His wrists bound with silk scarves tethering him securely to the headboard. Completely exposed and helpless in the spot she had left him. His eyes focused on the blades of their bedroom fan which whirled above him. The fan circulates the cool air across his lean, strong, muscular frame. His thoughts return...
Strength Self-confidence. Inner strength. Patience. Wisdom. Faith in your own abilities. You will need to rely on inner strength, patience, and gentleness to solve your problems. You can channel your animal passions constructively to achieve good health and success. – Tarot: Plain and Simple. Anthony Louis This card symbolizes strength. Courage. Fortitude....
The snow was a blanket of white linen across the mountains and hills outside his window, starched white and crisp by the continual fall of soft white flakes. The house was warm from the fire in the wood stove. He had tinkered with it for an hour, adjusting the flu and the air until the iron glowed a gentle red around the chimney pipe, and the heat radiated o...
Part II Today I spent the day in the garden, trying to keep it weed-free. I managed to end up with dirt all over my face, legs and arms, so I headed to the shower. After I rinsed all the soap off my body and turned the water off, I wrapped a towel around my body and headed towards the kitchen to look for something to prepare for dinner. I saw a carton of cu...
Chapter 2-Bill joins in Bill returned to the sofa with an empty glass and filled it from the bottle on the coffee table before settling himself between the two women. He took a sip, tilted his head back against the sofa, closed his eyes and let the worries of every day life drain away. Another sip and he relaxed slouching down in the seat, drawing in the qu...
Kendra ducked under the overturned dumpster and quickly turned around so she could see the entrance to the alley. The stranger ran full tilt into the rubbish cluttered alley on soundless feet. His form suddenly sank to the ground in weariness, and Kendra silently cursed. The man's eyes were a piercing blue, and they saw everything. They moved to the dumpster...
Colors (1981) - Pt. 5 - Hot/Cold Cold day. Cold days are like mistakes, bound to happen and unpleasant. Made dozen mistakes last night. Amateur. Could have gotten killed. Didn't. Lucky. Dumb and lucky. Cold day yesterday, too. Did some field work from the back seat of abandoned taxi cab parked illegally in front of dumpster on one-way between Lorbo and Nol...