Chapter 30 – Culture Vultures "I should have asked, but how do you go about determining what the culture or ethos of a business is?" Dave and Ginny were sitting on the sofa in his EneRG office. Ginny stood and went to the flip chart in the corner of the seating area. She turned to a blank page and wrote: traits, behaviors, leaders, and measurements. Opposi...
© Antidarius ------------------------------------------------ A PALADIN'S JOURNEY CHAPTER 17: New Friends ------------------------------------------------ Smythe's eyes came open as he drew in a ragged breath. His face was still pressed into the grass, but he could breathe! The foot that had been squashing him into the ground was gone, too. He flop...
© Copyright 2020. All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All characters depicted are 18 years and over. *** After my sophomore year of college it was time for a real break. I had worked the previous summer just to keep myself busy between the spring and fall semester. I made some spending money but had no real time off to rest. This time I was go...
The college bus meandered down the winding side streets, making its way at a patient pace down the road. Along the side of the bus was emblazoned in big letters, "Big U Football" with the college mascot printed on it, a Rooster with arms in boxing gloves raised and ready for fisticuffs. Another banner tagged on the side of the bus by the mascot were the word...
CHAPTER 18: A Boy and a Girl ----------- "And that's about all of it," Smythe finished with a sigh. He'd just told Aran, Elaina and Amina about the recent events at the Chapel, including the darkspawn attack and the timely arrival of Solovir. Aran whistled softly. "Sounds like you had a close call, there." His eyes reflected the concern Smythe could fe...
Finally a Princess (Part 5) Part 5 of a Disney loving crossdresser who has come out to his wife on a Disney Cruise. With more help, some more Pixie Dust, the dreams continue to come true but some realities are also faced. I woke up to the feel of the ship vibrating. Since we were frequent cruisers I knew that meant that the side thrusters were being used...
"So this is Whorton-Dickster." Piper Cherry, formerly Liberty, arrived at Nashville's academic center quite a few minutes earlier than her scheduled interview with Principal Carl Manley. She wanted to see what she was getting into first hand, this being her first real job outside of being an Atlanta Falcon's cheerleader, as well as being married to their on...
Holidays at the Lodge were very much a thing. Although obviously everyone had their usual obligations such as visiting family, we always set aside a date so that everyone could celebrate together. After spending so much quality time together, a lot of the girls had become quite close, so celebrating certain things became the norm over the past couple years....
*This story plays fast and loose with Ancient History, numerous Mythologies and Linguistics; be warned* *Professional, conscript, or volunteer – they all have run away from battle.* *Editing magic performed by KJ24 and Shyqash, plus contributions by the regular gang of brigands and neer-do-wells* A Note on terminology and the metaphor of Cael's World T...
Once upon a time in a land, far, far away lived a young woman by the name of Isabella. She lived happily in the Kingdom with her mother and father. Her mother was a seamstress and her father was a jewelry craftsman. Her parents complimented each others designs with creating custom dresses and jewelry which there would ever be, one of a kind. While growing up...