The planet was dying; very near a final, cataclysmic death. It's sun had been flaring for centuries and the planet's surface had been far too hot for life for the same centuries. All life was underground, sustained artificially. Scientists were well aware that when the sun made it's final flare-up before collapsing, the planet would be obliterated and that t...
He had become frightfully cunning. "Wendy," he said, "how we should all respect you." She was wriggling her body in distress. It was quite as if she were trying to remain on the nursery floor. But he had no pity for her. "Wendy," he said, the sly one, "you could tuck us in at night." --J. M. Barrie, Peter and Wendy When I wake I always remember the whit...
Erica is my best friend. Stunning is the only word to describe her looks. She is about 5'5," light brown hair, and green eyes, their almond shape taking her otherwise All-American look into exotic territory. She thinks perhaps there had been a gypsy great-grandmother, but she isn't sure. Her body? I fight so hard to stop staring at her cleavage if she is wea...
Aetheria drifted away from the campsite, leaving behind the barbecue and beer. She slapped her hard pack in her palm and made her way to the bluffs, where her father and her used to fly kites when she was a kid. It was the perfect day for it—a steady but warm wind and lots of bright sun and blue skies for miles. The lake stretched away from the jagged rocks...
He was supposed to pick her up at five, but heavy traffic from DC to Baltimore had delayed him. She had filled the time by joining her coworkers at a bar, and after three Harvey Wallbangers in an hour she was pretty well sauced. She saw him pull up to the curb, grabbed her purse and hurried to the car. He could tell she was in a different mood. Her normall...
Fuzz's presence in Maria's life quickly settled into a routine. Every day when she came home from school Growl would immediately pounce on her at the door. Fuzz waited calmly until Growl was done with his clownish antics before lightly jumping down from his perch on the back of the sofa and greeting her with a dignified purr. Then Maria would pick him up and...
He can't remember how he got to this place but it doesn't seem to matter. Everything seems calm and quiet and his presence seems correct. He finds it hard to describe why. It just is. He just is and to wait and not move from his kneeling position seems perfect and natural. He is aware that there were other times now, before this where activity surrounded him...
The Dance is not so much a short story as an experience. In this lifestyle, reactions are as varied as the participants. This is the "story" of one dance. It is almost time for the dance and all the preparations have been made. The temperature in the low lit room is slightly cool. Candles burn and cast their illumination around the outer walls. A slight fra...
This is my first attempt at a story. Please feel free to let me know what you think or suggestions on how to improve. Thanks! I hope you enjoy it. ------------------------------------ Jenna sighs then yawns. She stretches and gets up from her desk where she had been working on a set of instructions for the new computer system her office had received. She t...
Everything would have been so different if the car hadn't died out. I had been set on breaking up with Mike as soon as he dropped me off at my house, but when car just died out got stuck on one of the back roads in the rain. I wasn't about to being to explain how I had found someone else, someone who wasn't afraid to touch me, to make love to me. Mike pulled...