November 9, 1865 Milledgeville, Georgia My train crawled to a stop as it entered the yard at the Milledgeville depot and I had never been so happy to gather my belongings and climb off an infernal contraption as I was on that day. The air outside was crisp, cool and a stark reminder that I had limited time to conduct my business at home before I returned...
The remaining days of summer and into fall were, as usual, filled with work to make sure we could get through the winter. I had always preserved plenty of food to get me through but I added to that this year since it looked like there would be two of us to feed instead of one. As we gradually became better able to communicate with each other through a mixtu...
The department store was relatively empty on Monday afternoon. Shoppers moved singly or in pairs between the racks, stopping every once in a while to finger the hangers or look at price tags. They rarely lifted their heads, keeping their eyes open for bargains, too focused to really notice anybody. Alex, however, remained hesitant. Though he seemed to be mi...
Synopsis: Our industrious minor 'magician for hire' finds an opportunity to improve his checkered reputation, but sees everything go up into smoke instead. If he is to possibly save the world, must he let the woman he used to love die instead? But if he fails the greatest Banishment spell of his life, all of the world might become banished instead! The secon...
5 Jul 1863 Dear Madam., It is with a profoundly dour heart and soul that I write this letter. I must extend my personal and deepest condolences, for your beloved Captain Daniel F. Beauregard, has been struck down on the field of battle near Gettysburg. He fought with a valiance that awed his men and impressed his superiors on countless occasions. Always le...
HOT PURSUIT It was another routine day, another routine patrol for Nita. This was a 'foot' assignment at Evergreen Mall, an upscale two-level complex in fashionable Woodbridge, Virginia. There wasn't much to do besides 'people watch'; and the shy, pretty young black officer would be surprised to know that almost just as much attention was being focused on H...
I wanted to write friends turned rivals turned enemies turned lovers and then this happened. It takes place in a universe that I assure you is Napoleonic era ish fantasy but in this story you really just see two women fighting in a bombed-out church. Presume there are dragons somewhere off-screen. This story has violence, EMOTIONAL THEMES, boinking on sacre...
Author's Notes: Intro: To get the most out of this story, I recommend that you read the first chapter, which can be found here: http://www.literotica.com/s/the-contestants-ch-01 Although Anna is in the focus of the conflict, she will be made aware of that she once unleashed the fury and is responsible for the escalation of it. Until now, she has been bli...
Dear Diary, After our children left for China, Doug and I had to move back into our big vacant marina condo. I convinced Doug, right after Louise sold her Quebec house, to let the poor lost soul move in with us as a border who could help with expenses. She is as vibrant as ever but my husband has become someone I'm not sure I know any more. His recovery fr...
©2020 Sal De Klerk, "The Salacious Scribe". All Rights Reserved. Final Revision July 2020 Authors Note: I originally wrote this as a writing exercise to be judged by other writers. The original draft was under 600 words. I tried to post it on Lit back when I first wrote it. Lit requires 750 words minimum for a story so it was rejected. After that, I lost...