Thank you everyone for the gracious response to Chapter 8, I'm still in shock. To my editor Dawn, thanks and here we go again. You will notice some changes in my style, as I strive to improve my writing ability. Like I've always said, no one gets better without help, and why not ask the best. Thank you Miss Cullen and Mokkelke, for the sage advice to a f...
Rear Window is a 1954 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly. This fictional story is inspired by some of the characters and events of the film. It is in no way connected to the film and any resemblance is purely coincidental. For a while I wished I could go back and start that day again. It had all begun so well. The...
Chapter Thirty -- The Ghost-Girl The guard who served as Scribe # 8's contact visited her one more time during the month of April and three times during May. She passed between 20 and 30 sheets of detailed information during each visit. As requested, she concentrated on collecting data about the Bishop, other church officials, and the Vice-Duchy's finances....
Talla had desperately wanted to be left alone for a while to ponder all of the things that Shanata had dumped in to her brain, but that was not to be. As she attempted to leave Endowment Hall, she spotted Lara, bubbling with excitement, returning with a clutch of women in white and yellow outfits. "Talla!" she shouted and starting running towards her. "Lar...
Carol looked at herself in the mirror. It had been eight years since she was able to fit into a size 8 outfit and now she looked good in it. Really good. But that was small consolation. She was dreading the day ahead and she didn't much expect tomorrow to be different. She would have liked to blame her predicament on her husband Brad but deep down she knew...
Brody held his saber tightly. He took comfort in the hum of his anti-projectile energy shield as he wiped the sweat from his face. In the microgravity, the droplets floated away, little undulating orbs for the atmosphere filter to deal with. 'Am I shaking?' he thought. 'I am. Shaking like a little child.' He realized it without shame. Every deep-space merc...
Dear Miss Jones, Thank you for your interest in our company! Unfortunately, the position you have applied for has been filled. If you're still interested in working with us, please see the attached file for positions that are currently available. Mitzi Jones stared down at her phone with a blank look as she read yet another automated rejection email. She...
Chapter 13: Coming Together On the way back to his apartment in San Diego, Justin remembers how difficult it was when his father died while Justin was away at college. He learned the funeral process very quickly with his father's death. Peach is a mess sitting next to him. Even though she and her mother were estranged, she still felt love for her mother. Pe...
This story is the property of the author. It is not to be changed in any way, nor published or shown at other web sites without the permission of the author. Please provide feedback, if you choose. All comments appreciated. * Bruno had just returned from retrieving the day's mail from the front gate. He sorted through the mail and placed it in neat stack...
Written by: MJDom Editing & Creative Input by: Favored Foreword: This story is the adventure of Carl, a young Alaskan, who has a run in with an ancient spirit. This spirit had been roaming the earth since its conception and had since become bored. She has decided to start entertaining herself by toying with mortals. In doing so, over the eons, she has cr...