It was surprising to Deirdre how many medical questions she had to answer before they would finally get her ready to use The Machine. She had to answer everything from what surgeries she had had, all of her allergies, to the date of her last menstrual cycle. And that didn't even compare to the sexual and psychological questions! But she just couldn't get t...
Claudia hung back at the entrance to the lecture theatre, as was her practice. She had learned to wait until the auditorium was nearly full before looking for a seat; if she couldn't find an appropriate seat to squeeze into at the rear of the hall, she could always sit in the aisle. This time a stack of folding chairs against the back wall provided overflow...
Life of Koh - Ch. 03 Jane and Tom were on the couch, the same one that Koh had stained. Tired of waiting for Arlene to make her move, she sent word that she had a role for him. The servants had been given the night off, and they were alone in the big house. Jane had pulled out all the stops; under her silk kimono she had on a delicate bra and panty combi...
Freak Free the Dancing Llamas Chapter 3: Le Freak, C'est Chic ———— When I wake, I practically jump out of my skin because I'm in a dark bedroom and a strange bed. I'm naked, except for my thong and bra. The underwear I distinctly remember having worn the night before. I realise after a moment that I'm back in the den, but not in my room. I'm in the vamp...
Not four. Five. Five Westron regiments joined our enormous camp. Tallia had her hands full providing for all these soldiers. Meat for the Westrons was difficult enough, but she also had to provide for the omnivorous Penchens. Fortunately, she had experience with her father - and with me. Langoret did yeoman’s work as well, getting the new troopers settled...
Zar sacrifices one eye to gain another, and enters Tordunh, the underworld. * The Valra set sail at first light, and Zar watched as the sun rose over Saruz. "Farewell, Jien," she whispered. Then, in the privacy of a tiny cabin with a hard, dirty bed and barely enough room to stand, a small shuttered window to let light and air in, she found the time and pe...
Love in itself is a simple concept to grasp. You love your child or your dog or cake; the blue liquorice allsorts; the list is endless. But if you happen to take love very seriously, and believe me, I do; the issue becomes complex. For one thing, I have to be wary of infatuation, obsession, fixation, that sort of thing; I could go on and on. But if I had t...
"The McCarthy-Prison, huh ...?" the coxswain said, as he steered the boat through the rough sea, "one of the harshest prisons in the world." he mused thoughtlessly. "Why would a pretty little face like you be sent there?" "Suck a fat one." came as an abrupt answer out of the containment vessel. "What do you care about that, you old fart?" The old man scra...
THE NEW NEIGHBORS There was a lot of optimism for Johnny and Sue when the ‘For Sale’ sign went up on the lawn of the house next door. The old couple next door were finally going to move out. Hopefully there would be some new neighbors. Their optimism was rewarded when a new family moved in with a son and daughter exactly the same age. Teddy was 19 and his s...
As we near the end of this story (just one more chapter and the epilog to continue) I want to be clear that I, as an author, am open to constructive feedback. I know the occasional grammar error slips through along with a few spelling mistakes. I get that. I am sure ten people could look at it in a row and an 11th person would still find an error. We are onl...