Chapter: December "Don't Dream, It's Over" Losing someone you love is a devastating experience, and even after decades of weathering life's travails, the human body is a terribly fragile creation. Grief is the embodiment of stress, emotional strain, and the body reacts adversely. The immune system may be compromised, a heart condition exacerbated. Couple o...
{The rambling is intentional..lol} For the second Month in a row my $901.20 Social Security check did not arrive. Now that was a bit of a problem, it also meant the Medicare payment wasn't taken out of my check, which I also discovered when the receptionist asked me for payment after my Doctors office visit. The receptionist looked at me like she didn't b...
Once again, a huge thank you to my editor, Archangel_M, for his assistance and friendship. Please continue to comment and vote. Because of my formatting issues, { } denotes italicized text. --------------------------------------------- Island of Sardinia - 1052 A.D. The massive black panther traveled with his Betas through the forests. It had been six...
Hovering outside of the Greenhouse residence of the being known as Seth, Jack Ramse and Greta monitored the Elder's movement. Learning very quickly that the Ancient man was fully aware of their arrival. Jack had spotted plants actually look their way. Could it be that Seth had a communication with his plant life? Acknowledging them Seth waves them in and shu...
PART TWO - CAMBRIDGE - 7 - Gabe wandered in soft, green grass, his mind floating far away from the world. Everything here felt more heightened, more vibrant and alive. The soft grass beneath his bare feet, the warm sun beating down on his shoulders, the cool breeze wafting over his naked body, the sound of running, tumbling water; it all felt more real tha...
"Have fun at your conference!" I waved good-bye to Professor Jones and headed home. I was excited that Wednesday I would be free from class. Mrs. Jones and Professor Dubois were leaving from Boston's Logan Airport Tuesday morning for a conference in Los Angeles. I skipped out of class ready for a crisp fall day. Tuesday morning the phone woke me up. I reac...
Dave hates noise. Wanting the noise to stop and wanting everything to be quiet, Dave just wanted some peace. As if her scream was meant for only him to hear and as if the woman's distant scream was amplified and played through a speaker in his ear, her scream was deafening. Assaulting his senses, Dave came to action. With the vision of a marching band and a...
Every heart beat in the city thrummed in my ears like a siren's song, begging me to seek them out, to slake my painful thirst. It was a mesmerizing harmony that sent my thoughts reeling. Oh, the havoc I could cause, if let loose on the city, if my control wasn't as strong as a saint, or better yet, an Elder. Although I knew better, I could have sworn my vei...
"You could do Lewis you know." "Do what with Lewis?" "You know... sleep with him, the horizontal mumbo, sex." "You are drunk." I replied. Of course I was drunk too. My girlfriend Mary and I were sitting at her kitchen table. We were supposed to be planning her upcoming wedding, but a pitcher of marguerites later Mary started in again on the considerable...
“See you when you get back from vacation Stephanie,” I said as I took off walking down the sidewalk. It was 9:30 on a beautiful Sunday night. The sky was clear and all the stars were shining brightly. I was quietly humming as I walked home, looking up at the sky often. When I was only a few blocks away from my house, an arm tightly wrapped around my neck. I...