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I'd always known I might be arrested some day, so it wasn't entirely unexpected. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a criminal. I was doing something patriotic. But the people in charge of things disagreed. That can be a problem. In those days I was running the newspaper from a little dressmaking shop in Tull. I worked the shop in the mornings, cutting and drap...
CHAPTER 1: A PRIESTESS IN SHANLA (Part 1: Ceremony At The Temple) Danella opened the door to the temple by pushing the door inwards with her body weight. It was dark outside now and she had been alone as she walked around the temple complex. She needed to be on her own sometimes. The only way to achieve complete privacy at the temple complex was to walk in...
She was tall, closer to his own height than any other he had seen, beautiful, graceful, and appeared to be intelligent if somewhat negligent to her own safety. She had the nerve to sleep on the ground reserved for the volunteers. He had been requested to reconsider his choice by the local farmers, three girls had already volunteered to be selected and mated...
Soft chuckles were heard as the redhead pinned her clothes to the clothesline in the side yard and watched the neighborhood children run around on the property across the street. The owner of the laughter could feel the stress melting out of her as she continued with the simple task, savoring that no one was really paying attention to her, or if they were it...
As the newest VP for Western Districts Farmers Co-op, I specialize in dairy (Milk) products, it was no surprise to receive an invitation to the company's annual get together at the CEO's luxurious home. What was surprising was that the invitation included a hand written note from the big mans wife. The CEO's wife in immaculate copperplate handwriting, in re...
I might have been awake an hour, watching Becky sleep. Her body twitched. She mumbled anxiously, while rain and wind rattled the windows. When dawn broke with a clap of thunder, she sat up in alarm - the sheet falling to her waist. "It's just thunder," I whispered, rubbing her back, feeling her tension subside under my palm. Resting her head on her knees...
Thanks to my editor, Nymphwriter, to Patientlee, and to my beta readers who gave me ideas to improve my story. Disclaimer: This article is science fiction and contains no factual substance. * * * After many years of exacting research, in March of 2030, a team of biological scientists from Stanford University released a report they'd discovered an organic...
Cheap things that you can do now to save money and save the planet. 1. Install solar panels, a tankless water heater, and buy an alternative energy vehicle. The above items, installing solar panels and a tankless water heater and buying an alternative energy vehicle are certainly not cheap things to do for the sake of saving money, although, without doubt,...
Shout out to the Aussies who said "it couldn't happen here" then watched our elections go 'tits up', as we like to say! ****** We were sitting on the back veranda of the house, facing the garden. It was just the two of us, at a pause in the conversations. In the darkness not far away, someone had put fresh wood in the brazier and the flames were leaping in...