The Red Dragon Returns Part1 It was a hot sticky July morning and by the time I arrived at the state park I had been driving five hours. I pulled into park and excitement ran through me as I climbed out of my old truck. "Four days with nothing to do but enjoy nature!" I thought about my boss telling me to get out of town for a few days and he told me of th...
Chapter 1: On the Beach "How are we going to get home, David?" I looked into Michelle's moist blue eyes as we sat together on the beach. From the ocean came the sound of rushing water, rolling and rumbling, softened almost into melody by its steady rhythm. The sky was a brilliant blue, broken only by the scattering of clouds drifting with the light morning...
"I'm not hungry." I'm with my boyfriend, the Scotsman, out at a nice pub in our neighborhood, supposedly celebrating our first anniversary as a couple, but I'm a bit pissed off because he got home late from a gig. Sure, he apologized, saying it couldn't be avoided, but it annoyed me knowing that he didn't pass up that last drink with his musician friends...
This is my first submission so all comments will be gratefully received. * Edward manoeuvred the Crossley into the small garage off Wallgrave Road. It had originally been designed for small carriages so the large tourer was a snug fit. It helped that the top was down; he found it so much more difficult when he had to squint out of the small rear window and...
Callie gasped, suddenly enveloped in complete blackness. Reflexively, she clutched Jack's hand more tightly. "It's okay, Callie, " he soothed, "we've just lost power." "I know, I know," she replied breathlessly, "You must think I'm a total idiot." "No... would you like to know what I think of you?" He began stroking her hand gently with his thumb. "Ummm...
This is a true story describing my awakening to an unhappy marriage, finding love and sexual freedom in the arms of a man who was able to love me as I am. Seventeen was TRULY too young to get married, but let's face it – at seventeen, no one was going to tell me how to run my life. I'd met William at the grocery store where I worked. He was 22, lived on his...
My name is Susan, last name not given for obvious reasons. I am thirty-three years old and currently single. I broke up mutually with my last guy about three months ago. I work in the office of a medium-size corporation doing marketing projects. We are all in a "cube-farm" layout which is not as nice as private offices, but we must accept it. One of the si...
The next day on the farm was brutal as Elsie accustomed herself to work she had no familiarity with. The hoe raised blisters in her hand and gave her a splinter; the seeds she planned to plant were tiny and easy to drop in the dust. And all that only came after clearing away a spot of land, no small chore in itself; a million stones and fallen branches neede...
This is a work of fiction. All characters are 18 or older. *** Mark always leaves the front door unlocked for me on Saturday afternoons so I can let myself in and get ready to play. When I discover it's not, I know that I should be a good girl and walk away like I've been instructed. But I've waited all week for this, so I shift my bag to my other shoulder...
The car ride was tense as none of them spoke. Lizzie sat in the back as the guys nervously fidgeted with whatever was available for them in the front seat. She meanwhile stared out the window wondering what she would do when this was all over. The thought of not being with these men that she had grown to love cut her to the core, but she knew it was the best...