Thank you for reading this story. It's a little shorter than my latest stories but I hope there is still enough to it for your enjoyment. It's not exactly a Covid-19 tale, although there is a little tip of the hat to it in here, and I guess the lockdown meant I had time to write it... Please leave a comment if you'd like to, as I really appreciate those of...
"All experience is the product of our thoughts; the mind is the master and foundation of what we are." — The Buddha, Dhammapada (Path of Righteousness) "I once dreamed that I was a butterfly, flitting and fluttering around, happy with myself and doing as I pleased. But suddenly I woke up and I was myself again. But now I wonder, am I a man who dreamed he wa...
I searched for a better way to say this but I couldn't find one. I had thought about saying it the day before but I decided not on her birthday. "You had sex with another man in three different affairs, you decided not to try to work on our relationship taking the easy way out, you lied to me and you denied me so you could have sex with him." As I listed t...
Greetings, welcome to Marginal Life. This is my first attempt at a story, here or anywhere else, in maybe twenty years. I hope you find it enjoyable, that you can rate it at least a "doesn't completely suck." Having lurked as a reader on Lit for nearly a year now, I wish I had got off my ass a long time ago. This was a fun one to write. Chapter 2 is already...
Thanks again to angel love for editing. She is the best. Chapter 3 "There is no doubt that you are the man for the European expansion enterprise Tom. It is high time that we moved you over there full time to begin to bring this to a successful conclusion. I would like to offer you the position of Vice President of European Operations effective immediately....
"Do not walk in the way with them, hold back your foot from their paths; for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood." Chapter 1. Wilimbra, July 1991. Caught up in the national drive for fitness, every evening after school I went for a run. I often took the track along the cliff top. Normally it had a pleasant view with the sea on one sid...
This story is a continuation of the saga contained within several other books of mine. The recommended reading order is: Were Wars series: Behind the Lines of the Were War, Between the Were Wars, Beyond the Were War. This tells the story of the Johnson Pack and the Gila Pack, and introduces the El Paso Pack. It focuses on Renee. Stolen Birthright. This s...
Mistress Daniela's POV Vampire Council HQ, New York City I shifted in my seat, my anger threatening to rise as I watched the videoconference from Miami. The leader of the Miami South coven, Master Sebastian, had moved his coven from Cuba to Miami in the Ariel Boat Lift. Quickly establishing himself and growing a fortune in real estate, he was a powerful va...
The next morning, Dr. Chase Nygaard tracked down his attending before morning rounds. "I want to release Miss King to her mother," he said. "She doesn't meet the requirements for a hold and I don't see the value of continued inpatient treatments. She can follow up with her doctors back home," he said. Dr. Bach reviewed his notes and they discussed his plan...
Warning: Those familiar with some of my previous work might be a bit surprised by the ending... As always, constructive comments are always welcome and appreciated. Please refer to my profile for more on my personal policy regarding comments, feedback, follows, etc. And remember, this is a work of fiction, meaning that it is not real in any way, shape, matt...