Note from the author: This is my first attempt at writing a fictional short story in over 15 years. I'm actually working on another one, a much bigger project, but thought it would be a good idea to write a few smaller vignettes and get some honest input and criticism. My writing is rusty, to say the least. There may be some tense issues and missed opportuni...
The final episode, in which vengeance is seen to come back at you in unexpected ways, and somebody goes a bit too far... "Which brings me here," I said, putting out my cigarette and smiling at Erin. She had been sitting in the chair for two hours now, listening to how I had got my revenge on Linda, Ursula and Lucy, and I think it was beginning to dawn on h...
After the ceremony, David and Marie left the Basilica and climbed down the stairs that led into the old city by the river. It would be several hours before the wedding party congregated at the hotel for the reception, and this would be a perfect interlude. With their kids visiting Grandma for the weekend, they could enjoy some rare time together. They stroll...
My apologies for the long absence, wish I could promise I'd be updating regularly but I've been having tons of internet problem. Hopefully this story will make up for it.-INYOTEF ;) * Even though the momentary satisfaction had provided some relief, the yearning was still very much present, and hooking her arm in Bytchkov's with his hand on her lower back w...
Terminal City... The glow of the black motorcycles headlamp glinted across the tracks as it entered the train yard. "Hey watch your hands," Max yelled at Alec as she fixed her yellow tinted shades. Alec who sat behind her on the bike moved his hands from just under her breasts down over her waist. "I told you; us having sex was no more than Manticore's b...
We don't make any money in Joss's verse, we just play here. * PART I- Post BDM: in which Inara teaches a couple of novices the tricks of the trade. Prologue: When the original colony ships had arrived, the society was largely egalitarian due to the long shipboard confinement and huge sacrifices and death rates involved in terraforming and settling the ra...
We don't make any money in Joss's verse, we just play here. * PART I- Post BDM: in which Inara teaches a couple of novices the tricks of the trade. Prologue: When the original colony ships had arrived, the society was largely egalitarian due to the long shipboard confinement and huge sacrifices and death rates involved in terraforming and settling the ra...
"May I borrow some salt, please?" Bianca Jackson pulled up to the cabin. As she turned off the engine she leaned back and closed her eyes briefly, allowing the silence to speak. With a sigh she finally stirred from the vehicle. It was late afternoon, about three o'clock, yet there was a nip in the air. It was always like this at Holywell National Park locat...
"Would you mind very much?" Cathy asked in a shaky voice, looking down at the carpet, not at me. I couldn't answer for a long time. I was poleaxed, breathing fast, and feeling light-headed. "You can't expect me to like it" I said: "but I can't stop you, can I?" The whole idea felt bad – bad at a deep, animal level that I couldn't even begin to put into wor...
The night seems very dark when Jeyle glanced away from the fyre. The light went no farther then the nearest trees, everything beyond that was lost to the black. Jeyle shivered and moved closer to the fyre. It had seemed such an easy bet to win. All she had to do was spend one night, alone, in the middle of the Forgotten Wood. In return, she would get $3000 c...