Note: I plan to end each of these fights all in one chapter after this, so don't groan too much. Terraces taken by Arazra's army: nine of eleven. "We're fighting a war on three two fronts now. In our front, we have to take the remaining terraces and slay the pretender before we're overwhelmed on our back, which is being assaulted by the Harpies and Ne...
The lust started for him almost automatically, as if entering Southeast Asia were pinioning sexual engines upon his libidinal exercises. His cruel memories of the Vietnam War quieted under the weight of phallic dominance, the pressure to copulate at any cost. And so he arrived in Ho Chi Minh City where he booked a room at a rather swanky hotel and visited th...
Chapter 01: My Brother-In-Law [This is a work of fiction. All places, events, and characters are fictitious. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.] It was the summer of 1946, and my, my! The traffic going to the train station in Chicago was horrible! My eighteen year old son was taking me. I was going to go out west to a ranch...
Pal checked her Geiger counter, and shook her head with a grin at the reflex. She hadn't needed it for a few years now, but it had become reflex, every time she went somewhere new, every time she felt nervous, to check for the radiation that had been thoroughly scrubbed from the world. And then her grin faded as she looked at the city before her. What was le...
by Scatwoman (credit to MercySlayer for inspiration) Part I: "The Newlyweds" Hannah and Dylan had been married for two weeks when they arrived in the Congo for their honeymoon safari. Hannah was a cultural anthropologist and had specialized in sub-Saharan Africa. Dylan was a financial planner with no interest whatsoever in culture OR anthropology, but his...
Summary: In years long past, Jianna's family had ruled over the rich and plentiful lands of Quilan before being ousted by the conquering forces of the Highlanders. Since that time, Jianna has led a life on the run and was raised by a handful of her bodyguards who groomed her to retake her throne. Now she leads a rebellion against the Highlanders and is on th...
This is the fourth in my series about Jack and Kay and the Barron women. However, it recalls enough of the background at the beginning that it can be read as a stand-alone story. A late afternoon summer storm had cleared the air and released the smell of greasewood and fresh moist earth. Two couples were making their way hand in hand across the desert from...
Being able to dictate the terms of the peace, it did not take long for the treaty to be drawn up. Janus had been authorized by King Connor to sign it, and when he did so, the war was over. Janus departed and Chief Turogg and Jeanette began the process of incorporating the Duchy of Braden into Zentara. Chief Turogg named his most trusted and able orcs to take...
Author's note: the following story is purely a work of fiction and any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. The author wishes to express his gratitude to rozezwild for her editing to make this a better story. Monday, April 16: For the last seven of my eighteen years, I had been fending for myself, my parents and brothers having been...
Year 3 of the Droid Wars "Kill your Master," Asajj Ventress said simply. Dooku blinked. "What?" "Kill your Master now, with my help. While you still can." Dooku shifted uncomfortably in his seat. "It is the way of the Sith to overthrow one's Master. Now is your time. Armies are at your command. The wealth of worlds is at your feet." Dooku said nothing....