CHAPTER 1 Close-cropped blond Gene Gunter rode on a bus into the city, travel-weary and half-amused that despite decades of big funded campaigns to get the city renamed more conservatively they continued to fail because some citizens, possibly a very large number, were rather pleased to be living in the oddest-named city in the county... Rangoon Falls. He...
Author's Note Welcome to a new series - this series combines characters from The Designer and Once Bitten. Please read the other series to better understand the characters. My author profile provides a quick synopsis of each series brief character sketches. I'm calling the first chapter New Beginnings. It takes place across two time periods, the Present (a...
The Passenger Chapter 7 You'd expect landings and takeoffs to become routine over the years. And indeed to a certain extent they do, but not entirely. Every world is different, every system has its peculiarities, and while some worlds may become more familiar when you visit them often enough, the ones you've never been to always have something of the unex...
There is a scene that briefly describes a brutal killing at the second break mark. For those who don't like to read about such things, skip to the next break mark. There are also scenes where children are discovered to have been murdered; the reason why may also be disturbing. Thanks to my reader, gyfurune, who helps catch the errors. Any mistakes that slip...
("This story has a slow build and has more to do with the start of a relationship between two people with a lot of past baggage, than pure sex. If you're looking for a quick fix...what are doing reading novella?" Grin. "Enjoy.") For some reason I'm thinking about the summers I use to box with my cousins. The time that Mickey hit me square on and broke my n...
I powered the small inflatable towards shore. Glancing back at the horizon I took in the beautiful pinks, purples and oranges of the sunset. White sand and black rocks contrasted on Makalawena beach. I saw no one on the beach and I was glad, I didn't expect anyone, after all it was Thursday. This just made my mission easier. As the sun set the darkness would...
The meat coma hit Vicki before I paid the bill. She looked down at her distended belly, which had just added a scoop of ice cream to the beef she'd eaten. She let out a very non-lady-like burp, then leaned against Liv and started to fall asleep. "I think she reached her limit on schnitzengruben," I said with a laugh. Liv didn't get the reference, but Blazing...
Editing magic performed by KJ24 and Shyqash, plus contributions by the regular gang of brigands and neer-do-wells. Ebb tide: The period between high water and the succeeding low water. This tale is an espionage fantasy under assault by reality. The 'hero' of this tale might be considered a Libertarian, though the label means nothing to him. He is not comp...
Author's Note: During this past weekend, I was sick and bedridden. With nothing else to do, I decided to revise this chapter of "EvilKidKneeVeil57". I did a few changes to the chapter. There are a few subtle changes. In regards to an 'Iggy' story: I am in the process of making up a storyline for this story. Right now, I am in the character development stage...
CHAPTER 1 Angela Cherrington left the party disgusted after she'd gone into the family room and saw a guy with a beer bottle hanging from his bared butt and two middle-aged nude women on the floor going at it, head to tail. She left seeking a bed at her girlfriend's home, annoyed her parents continued to have revolting parties. The only child's parents wou...