Epilogue PRINCESS PRESTIRA TIADOA Being a Highland princess was a lonely ordeal. Though my mother was a "free spirit" and encouraged me to make friends outside of the castle, I couldn't bring myself to do it. A princess had her place, and it was not with the commoners on the street. That was why my only friend was my cousin, Adrianna Straltaira. Adri's m...
This is my entry for the Halloween writing contest so please remember to vote when you're finished reading. I hope you enjoy my story! ------------------------------------------------------------- "Can you speak up, Ted, I can't hear you! You know what, hang on a second..." Detective Nathan Yost lowered his cellphone, pressing it to his chest to muffle th...
The world as we knew it ended not with a whimper, but with the howls and shrieks of countless horrors. How the 'Cataclysm' came about is still pretty sketchy. What we do know is that without warning, in late December, a massive comet streaked across the Earth's atmosphere, passing over what used to be the South American continent before exiting above Austra...
It was Friday evening. The stresses of the week had passed, and the stresses of the next week had yet to make their presence felt. Students were descending on Grounder's to rupture the newfound calm with chaos of their own design. The bar had an exorcism for everyone's pent-up tension: some people released it through pounding drink, some danced till their mu...
Notes from the author: Hi again everyone! This is another tale in my 22nd-23rd century solar system fantasy, of which I am rather fond. Technically, it is tied with The Calling of the Stars, but you do not need to have read it first. To be quite honest with you, with this story I mainly sought a valid excuse to have fun with unearthly body properties, such a...
Fading Stars 01: Encounters Author's Notes: As usual, thanks to my lady love, for invaluable input. Thanks also to bikoukumori (edits at warp speed!), BuckyDuckman and JagFarlane. Your input and support during the beta phase was essential. All participants in sexual acts are the equivalent of adults. No artificial lifeforms were harmed while writing th...
CHAPTER 9 The honeymooners returned to find the drought had broken, and the land throughout the Province of Marlborough at the top eastern end of the South Island of New Zealand was slowly regaining its greenness. Next morning, at their first morning tea as a household of three, Matt had just sat down. Patricia was pouring tea to eat with their scones whe...
An ESL experience at a for-profit college in Thailand. BACKGROUND: Originally, I'd been in business, as an insurance underwriter, but left that occupation when my company was decimated by the "Great Recession" of 2008. The following year my wife and I divorced after a short, unhappy, childless marriage. I decided to change careers. Reinvent myself. Do som...
Secrets of Liberty Mountain: No Man's Land Complete - 104,304 words) Copyright 2019 by Nathan Wolf ~ All rights reserved. ------------ Author's Disclaimer and Advisory Secrets of Liberty Mountain is a sexy cross genre tale of apocalyptic survival. It is an adult work of fiction intended for mature readers. Names, characters, businesses, places, events...
Disclaimer: No children are harmed in this chapter. No children were harmed in the making of this chapter in real life, either. ;-) **************** I was lying on my couch and thinking hard about how I was going to bring destruction to the One-Oh-Fours. Their magic was now strong enough to withstand the presence of a hundred and three disbelieving minds....