Doob's Bar was originally a hole in the wall. The place where one could go and sit in the gloom and enjoy a drink. It was the kind of place that was normally quiet and relaxing. That is until a college had been built nearby and it became one of the hotspots for the studying youth. Today, the bar was filled with loud music, people, and lights. There wasn;t mu...
Our project was meant to preserve the African jungle, The irony of tearing down a stand of old growth forest to set up the satellite data links we would need and the structures to house our operation was lost on none of us. We justified it by the fact that once our buildings and antennas were up we would be able to monitor wildlife over a broad area, spot po...
An E&I Enterprises Story * * * * * Sam Kingston couldn't remember how he got to be in the white room. One minute he was living on the street in Los Angeles and the next he was confined in a small room. He vaguely remembered a man giving him a bottle of wine before he blacked out. He was on a hospital bed with his arms restrained. Three doctors were examin...
It was Friday around 11:00AM and Dan had asked his boss if he could have the afternoon off. The boss told him yes, and he was going to go home and start the project Jill had asked him to do a few weeks earlier. But first he was going to get lunch and so he phoned Jill's office and was told he just missed her. She was already at lunch. He asked when she had l...
They had been on the island for a few days. Their boat, pieces of which had been washing up on shore. Neither of them were sure what had happened for all they knew their ship had crashed, sunk, and maybe even imploded. There was a lot of running, alarm bells; they had explained safety procedures and what to do if there was ever an emergency but when the cris...
*** Thanks to Ritz and Kaz for all your help!! This is a continuation, I would advise reading parts 1 & 2 before completing this section....Ye may get confused...ENJOY*** Chapter 9 Silk skirts swirled in anger - snapped taught like sails in a storm. Black eyes watched her like the prey she was. She thought she was above him. Him? The most powerful? He...
Once upon a time... silent intruders came out of the frosty night, their greedy eyes upon the horses. Kirnan's big paint stallion, Cinco, was prize enough to warrant a thief risking his personal well being, and the Catcher's fast black gelding was not an undesirable commodity. As always, Kirnan moved quickly for a man his size and, before the Catcher could...
There she was cooking breakfast, humming to herself she had not heard me wake up. Tiptoeing behind her, I wrapped my arms around her waist. It made her jump a little but she leaned her head to the side and kissed my lips. "Mmmm.. What a good morning it is darling!" She finished saying, with a grin she continued cooking the pancakes. I smirked and responde...
This story was written over a long period, the idea triggered by a friend of mine. Though it took forever to write and edit... and re-edit... I am extremely proud of how far it has come since its start. I would appreciate the feedback, positive or negative, anything that would help improve my writing. However... if you're going to respond that I took to long...
The invite came in a little late. You had to hurry to find costumes. There wasn't much left in the stores in the way of decent costumes this late in the season. You ended up working with what you had at home to make the best of it. Maybe next year you'll get more of a warning but for tonight these will do. You're lucky it's a warm night for October. Since yo...