The Northern night sky slowly rotated above us inside the great astronomical dome of the Magellan Planetarium as the audience sat listening to the Astronomer in residence as he talked about all things Universal and our place in it. The auditorium was packed for his monthly lecture and I had been lucky enough to get a seat to the rear and I sat there listeni...
"And at that very moment, I, Doctor Malpractice, will become the mistress and the ruler of the world!" The woman clamped to the table with metal cuffs yawned. "Are you finished, Mal?" Lexa Storme asked. Her evening dress hung rumpled off her body from the rough treatment the night previous, as had her medium length black hair. Far from UNITE's top field ag...
Zack awoke to his annoying alarm clock. It was 8:00 am and he needed to get showered up before his appointment. Only a week earlier, he had met with his buddy Tim for some drinks and to catch up. Tim told him that his mother, Ellen, was now a general physician at the local hospital where she performed routine check-ups, physicals etc. Zack had just had a ph...
I turned off my screaming hairdryer, thinking I'd heard the doorbell ring. Sure enough, the bell sounded again, and impatiently rang once more before I had a chance to descend the stairs. As I tightened the belt on my robe, I could see a young man in a red and white uniform standing outside, and he announced through the door, "Urgent delivery for Mrs. Steadm...
Dear Readers, this is my 3rd published story on this site. I've taken aspects, themes, and even some dialogue from my previous stories. I have an idea that I really want to perfect, and I think I really hit the nail on the head with this story. It would be greatly appreciated if you could give me some feedback about this story so I can keep making my storie...
I met Carl in high school. He was my best friend then and he will always be that to me. He had transferred into our school during our senior year from a small town in upstate New York. His dad was a supervisor at the paper mill in town. His mom didn't work. She didn't have to because his dad was kind of a big shot at the mill. He wore a white shirt and neckt...
"So? What do you think?" Scarlett takes me by the shoulders and turns me to face the mirror. "It's... why do I need a collar, exactly?" I fiddle with the dark red strip of leather she's fastened around my neck. "Pets are really supposed to wear them, state ordinance and all. I don't want us to get in trouble," she smiles at me through the mirror, "Besides,...
It was a square piano of mahogany and satinwood. Muriel was sitting on a little bench. Her fingers were pressing all the keys she thought were necessary. The deep, thoughtful tones came from the piano almost as beautifully as steam. There was a book of sheet music to guide her. She was grateful for that. She didn't know all the songs in the world. They wer...
I couldn't believe the last thing I heard. She said, "Shawn, I'm pregnant and you are the father." I literally dropped the telephone. I picked it up. "It's not possible. I can't father children; you know that." "Shawn, did you ever have your sperm tested to see if you could have kids?" "No, mom told me..." "I talked to your mom too, and she said that th...
The early morning fog hung low to the ground, like a misty blanket, and the breaking dawn cast long shadows, as we headed into the sun. The landscape consisted of sparse vegetation and sporadic groups of trees and rolling hills. We flew close to the deck as possible, trying to use the element of surprise. This wasn't like many of our search-and-destroy miss...