Things had been going well at work, my business had been expanding and we were putting in a new office in Upland. I'm Brad, Bradley Thompson in case you're interested. My company does high end custom homes and occasionally remodels for some of our former clients. I thought I could use some diversion today so about 11 o'clock, I gave my wife Karen a call to...
Danny was removing equipment from his van. He was a 30-year-old massage therapist who after apprenticing with a large firm had struck out with his own one-man private operation providing massage service in the home. He was scheduled for an appointment with a client in an apartment complex. His business cell phone buzzed just as he was prepared to enter the b...
First of all, thanks to everyone who voted and commented on the first chapter of this sequel series. I'm glad so many people looked forward to returning to this world. For those of you missing the poker, like the first series it takes a little while to show up, but it'll be here. This chapter may feel a bit like filler. Full disclosure, I wrote most of i...
A Fantasy created by International Writers Curt B, Julie Van and Wunderboi. ****** Chapter 20 Melanie Baker's life had completely changed over the past few years and she suspected that the catalyst for change had been the arrival in Hawksville of Rhino, the electronics company. She hadn't had that much to do with the company other than buying some of thei...
This story is a work of fiction. Some real institutions are mentioned, but they are used fictitiously. Insofar as the author knows, no real person affiliated with any of those institutions has ever behaved as described in this story. Any similarities between any character in this story and any real person are coincidental and unintended. I encourage comments...
Everyone in this story is 18 years old or older. *** Peter was a strapping, good looking 18 year old high school senior. He was the most popular boy on campus. He ran track and field, played football and basketball. He was an all round sports hero at school. His golden blond locks of hair accentuated his deep blue eyes. If you looked up gorgeous in the dic...
Used & Abused: The Katie Chronicles, Part I I don't really know where to start. It feels strange going back to the beginning after everything that's happened since. I'm such a different person now than I was back then. I mean gawd I was such a goody-goody! I remember really thinking that Steven loved me. I mean he told me so! He was my first real boyfr...
Chapter 16 - Security The Circle Security Committee sat around the board room table. The members included: Dale Harnett of Harnett Security, Dave Prentiss, Rose Prentiss, Lt. James Hotch of the Circle and Sarasota Sheriff's Department, Owen Bennett, and Julie Prentiss-Bennett. Dale had also invited Lucas Donovan -- the head of security for Worthington Indus...
I did my Saturday breakfast dishes looking out at Charlene's house. It was a stately one story, two bedroom home built in the Twenties: sturdy, enduring and charming in ways that no house since can manage. My painted lady is its twin; we were lucky to get houses this beautiful next to each other. Now she was gone. Charlene and I both taught creative writing...
Chapter 1 -- An Arrow Astray "Verily, these are dark times... the tension pervading these lands is reaching a breaking point. All appears to be progressing in the manner it should... yet I fear something to be not as it seems. Yes... if history continues on its current trajectory, it may be irreparably damaged in the end. It is time. I can no longer maintai...