Where to start. I want to do this right but in the end it doesn't matter so much. It's more important that the truth be known than whether or not I get everything chronologically correct. I guess I should just let the story tell itself. All will be clear in time. I wish it wouldn't but I can't keep this a secret. Oh how I wish I could. How I wish I could for...
"Beautiful dreamer, out on the sea,Mermaids are chanting the wild lorelei;Over the streamlet vapors are borne,Waiting to fade at the coming morn."-Stephen Foster, "Beautiful Dreamer" *** Lorelei lived in many-columned Y'ha-nthlei under the sea, with its submarine obelisks and tiered palaces and sunken treasures scavenged by cold hands from ruined ships, an...
NOTE: I am going to be talking about suicide, however, at present, I am NOT suicidal. My diagnosis is "Clinical Depression with Suicidal Ideation," which means that I'm never completely free of the thought, it's just a matter of what level it's at today. My mother raised me better than to lie, so I honestly can't promise you what's going to happen 20 minutes...
In the fringes of her vision, Leneivi she saw the firepit where Zande did much of his work. She was nearly as familiar with his workspace as she was with his bedroom, given that he created much of their toys here. The metalsmiths of Biyes would have loved a chance to study the toys that Zande made for their mutual pleasure. He wrought beautiful patterns and...
New Year's Eve champagne had me in a spin. If we had to post up under-grad duty on a holiday, I'm glad it was with Sam. I checked him out, but he already had his eye on me as I leaned up against the aquarium tank breathing hard – trying to clear my head. Sam, of course, wasn't his real name; it was Sandal – originally from Delhi through Oxford. He ogled me...
Pt. V: The Good Doctor Brett Sanderson had anticipated some difficulty in persuading Caitlin Cornplanter, Ph.D., to accompany him to Las Vegas and meet with Jack Davis. He couldn't have been more wrong about the good doctor's enthusiasm for the endeavor. "First, Brett, call me Caitlin," she interrupted when they spoke for the first time on the phone. "Sec...
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F5: Empires of the Stars (Author's note: This story is an entry into FAWC (Friendly Anonymous Writing Challenge), a collaborative competition among Lit authors. FAWC is not an official contest sponsored by Literotica, and there are no prizes given to the winner. Every story for this FAWC begins with the exact same line. Where it goes from there is up to the...
When not performing priestly rites or services, Leneivi had often found refuge in weaving. Her earliest memories were of helping her mother and grandmother spin and weave, and as she got older, she did her own projects. As a priestess, she had access to fine materials with which she used to create beautiful clothes and hangings. The Teuthids though, had link...
Chapter 9 - Dead or Alive The large domed stadium of the Nexius Cley Holo-Arena was packed with spectators. It was a sea of mostly black jackets that encircled the centre stage, a large round platform where a twenty foot tall holographic blonde woman in only black stockings and high-heels was dancing around a pole. There was a roar of noise around the pla...