The depths of space can be hell on a man. Let me begin by saying that much. The isolation, the loneliness the cold, lifeless machinery humming discontentedly around you. So was the depths of space. But I thought I had beaten all that. I thought in my cleverest mental voice that I had defeated the loneliness, and defeated the lifeless imagery. I had brought...
Ada had grown into a strong, independent woman, spurred by having lost nearly everything, including her husband and two of her children, at a relatively young age. But she also had a weakness for men, a weakness that she fought, but never nearly enough if she didn't want to lose the fight. She was willing to admit to herself, though, that part of being stron...
i woke with some started movements in the morning having sometime in the night curled up right next to Draven and was using resting my head upon his shoulder. i felt his hand softly stroke my hand and he shushed me to quiet me. "No need to be startled kitty. When you started whimpering in your sleep I brought you closer to me. I got you to rest your head o...
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In their quest for gold, the Spaniards came northward from Mexico, but with winter approaching, they now sought shelter. A scout had discovered a small Indian pueblo in a nicely sheltered canyon. They made their plans of attack. If the Spaniards had humbly approached the Indians, offering to trade for what they needed, or had offered to work in a communal wa...
My name is Bill Glen. I'm a sixty-three year old widower, who is living "out in the boondocks". I took moved here eight years ago. To say that my life has been better, may be the understatement of the year. Ten years ago, my wife came down with brain cancer. She died less than a year after the first diagnosis. It was hard to take. A month after that our only...
"But what does the plague mean? It's life, that's all." -Albert Camus, "The Plague" *** The doctor had not slept. He was beyond the point of exhaustion. Exhaustion was another state of being entirely. The secretary of defense had not slept either, not since the Senate's emergency confirmation vote, but she seemed to be holding herself together. She peere...
A crack of lightning lit the sky followed by a loud boom and then a steady rumble. The rain was coming down in sheets. The sky was black with pent up rage as the storm ravaged the countryside. High winds shaking the buildings and bending the trees at will. Father Michael made his way through the old church building. It had been standing for over 200 years...
Peter's first reaction was disbelief. He spoke again, "Laurie?" Laurie had her back to the ocean; a stiff cold land breeze was in her face. More wind than breeze; it smacked her in the face, it swept her breath away, through a hacking cough she rasped, "Peter?" Peter sort of recognized the voice. It sounded a lot like Laurie's; only it was caught up in som...
Dear Readers, Chapter 2 of the McKenna pack. Enjoy, KemMyst ******* Both Devon and Duncan checked to assure themselves that their palm print and keypad code combinations were still active. Then, they finished bringing the last of the kitchen items inside the vault doors. The pack all stood and watched as the doors came home with a dull clang. Almost as o...