On Saturday at 4:00 everyone except the bridal party was at the church, with only a third of the people managing to cram inside. The bridal party arrived late at 4:25. Just before 5:00 Mark Leighton and Eve Walton were pronounced husband and wife and everyone scampered to the three bars in the huge marquee that had been trucked in from Dubbo. The father o...
While I was waiting for Joseph to bring me the drawings for the shower Thomas nonchalantly approached me and warily asked me who was going to cut the trees we would need for all the construction. I momentarily shut my eyes in frustration. I had forgotten to assign a crew to do that. Without logs there would be no frame for our shower or tables for our kitch...
THIS STORY IS INTENDED FOR ADULT READING ONLY ------------------------------------------------- Some kids get to be apprenticed in the sorcery business by going to a posh school -- others have to do it the hard way. But then again, there are games you can play in a dragon's riding net which are a bloody sight more interesting than chasing a winged ball on...
"The forest where I was born is far, far to the South," Glade told Ivory the following day after her apprentice had returned from foraging duties in the woods and removed her clothes on the shaman's request. "It's a very different land. The sun shines high in the sky. At midday it's almost directly overhead. It is always warm. My people never wore clothes. I...
I had always wanted to visit Tibet, and this remote nunnery high above the clouds in particular, so when I found out my tour group would be going there, I was overjoyed. It was a seven-hour bus ride from Lhasa, through miles and miles of breathtaking landscapes reminiscent of the Wild West - mountains, clear turquoise blue sky and dusty roads, barely a perso...
RECAP OF THE PREVIOUS CHAPTERS This is the story of Sara, a Dutch woman, who is captured by the Barbary pirates on her way to the Dutch East Indies. She is given as a present to the Bey, the ruler of Tunis. His first wife appoints Sara as the nanny of the royal children as the eunuchs deem her too old to be send to their master's bed. However when they Be...
"Shouldn't we get naked?" said Greg hopefully. Sofia shot him a dirty look. "This is scientific, not Satanic, Greg," she said. "Whatever." Six hours ago he'd come to her apartment with flowers and a huge bottle of strawberry vodka; he'd ended up drinking the vodka, while Sofia drank black coffee and drew on the floor of her apartment. It figured that his...
In the twilight of an autumn Irish day, the gold of the sun bounced off Sean Kells' head as he whistled over the hill. "Get ready Becky me darlin'! He's coming" Kelley smiled wickedly as she clutched the dirt clod in her hand gently behind her back, looking stealthy and eagle eyed like a pitcher winding up at the mound. "Are you so sure this is dirt Kelley?...
Scat Parasites Mistress Eva ordered the girls to lie in tight embrace under Master Robert's waiting ass; cheek to cheek with mouths open and eyes on the terror above. With the girl still trembling tremendously, Claudia instinctively rubbed her back to try and calm her. The girl reciprocated and Claudia was thankful for her warmth and incredibly soft skin....
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