Editing magic performed by KJ24 and Shyqash, plus contributions by the regular gang of brigands and neer-do-wells Loving your enemy is easy. You know precisely where the two of you stand Just in case anyone cares, I do not hate China or the Chinese People. As a Global Power, the PRC is fair game as a great antagonist. Not only do they have, as of 2015, the...
All characters are 18 years old or older. This is the second installment of the Recipe series. If you haven't read Recipe for Disaster please go to that series first. That said, welcome back to Arkham Massachusetts and Dr. Donahue our protagonist. This story takes place two weeks after the end of the previous series. I hope you enjoy and please feel free to...
Party planner Margo sits on the job. Heath's date with his High School Spanish teacher gets out of hand, especially when the cops get called. ***** 11:00 AM, Saturday Lunch rush at Hilltop Restaurant, Wildwood Pennsylvania. Hectic! "Oh my God! I'm pulling my extensions out." Kwikki N'Dolla found herself overwhelmed by so many tables to take care of. Her...
It was a battered sordid quarter of the city. The red light district had spread out taking over the entire area. Most houses were crumbling. The streets were dingy with garbage lying about covering the sidewalks. The only thing catching the eye of pedestrians today was an expensive limousine parking in front of a tattoo parlour. Suddenly, the door of the s...
Obviously, this is totally unofficial and based on Joss Whedon's Buffyverse. This is in no way an official story; I'm simply borrowing Joss' characters for a while. I hope he won't mind and with any luck I'll return them all in a few instalments time in one piece. I will give most new characters that I introduce a description in the text, but I may also su...
I had the number dialled before I caught myself. I mentally scolded myself for even thinking of calling her, let alone picking up the phone. I looked at the phone and debated, not for the first time, just getting rid of it. I don't need a phone anymore; the only one who was going to call me isn't going to use a phone. I mentally scolded myself for what seeme...
"The pit of the lion is a deep one, no?" The spritelion laughed. "But soon I will lead you down oh-so-slow." "I swear," Yil muttered, "I wouldn't mind this all that much if she didn't have to rhyme." Anna looked down at her with wide, panicked eyes. "How can you joke at a time like this?" "Look, I don't like rhyme at any time." The ranger blinked. "Damn i...
'What a trip!' I thought as I woke up. First Toni the night before and then Sarah and Toni this morning. I was so spent that I slept the afternoon and most of the night away. My stomach growled forcing me out of bed. The room was empty. "I should have visited Tara sooner!" I laughed to myself, but the thought of my cousin made me frown. She, Toni and Sara...
As soon as the door closed, Leanna struggled desperately to wriggle free of her bonds, but the harder she tried, the tighter the rope became. Her wrists were raw before she finally gave up and began to sob. She heard sounds of the anchor being raised and the ship pitched and groaned as it was released from its moorings. "Trevor! Darling, please wake up," sh...
Chapter 8 The Fog of War While Xylon was quite a way from the heart of the Federation, the prospect of a new trading partner and Federation member meant that independent merchants visited more often than one would expect. Brusjin had no trouble negotiating passage for us. The Captain of the Troubadour would give us passage for two nights with me. I wondere...