The church was old, or at least built as recently as when I was born. The walls were made of true stone, not concrete made to look like stone. It looked like a church you would find in Europe, but I was sitting in Hell, Michigan. The office had an open unlit fireplace built as the centerpiece of the room. Originally, it was probably used as a gathering are...
On a cold and rainy Christmas Eve, in a small house by a large patch of woods, a small but close-knit family sat drinking hot chocolate and cider around the fireplace. In the corner stood a modest Christmas tree, glowing with colored lights, glass balls, and tinsel. Underneath the tree was a small pile of presents. Outside, the wind soughed in the trees and...
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The payment for life is life, but will Estevan give his beloved as payment for his continued existence? = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ******************** Normally Estevan loved Halloween. It was his favorite holiday. He had watched it change through the centuries from a yearly cultic purification of h...
Chapter 7 -- A Surprise, Fire Training. Jez and Sandy said goodbye to Scott, it was Sunday afternoon and he needed to head out and get some things done before classes tomorrow. Once he was gone Sandy grabbed her hand and led her to the couch. "Jez, what happened earlier?" "What do you mean Dee?" Sandy sighs, "OK, this is going to sound crazy, but since...
I'm looking for input and a crit as well as votes. Should I post more this is an excerpt of my burgeoning work.. PJ.... * * * * * "I got your invite!" she said, waving as she walked up the trail. "Glad you decided to show up. You couldn't have picked a better time. The wood is all chopped and stacked," Max said, dusting off his jeans. He opened his arm...
There is a legend of five angels who fell from heaven because they wanted to live on earth. There were five of them. Wind, Water, Fire, Earth and Spirit. All of them beautiful, all different in their own ways. The angels wanted to be part of the great plan for heaven was not as fascinating as the plan. So the divine one set them on earth to find and keep p...
Agony surrounded my mind, my body, the very essence of me. I was in Adam's head. So connected to him, that I could feel his every ache from my father's torture and I screamed deep inside the recesses of his mind. I could feel the torture as if it were happening to my own human body. It made the pain intense and unbearable. I tried to speak but that which mad...
JLA: The Despero Intersection by JR Based on the story by Giffen, DeMatteis and Hughes featured in the Justice League of America comic book. issues #37-#40. Now told without any damn censoring. PROLOGUE 1: ALWAYS READ THE FINE PRINT Somewhere by Neptune's orbit, a small, rather depressing-looking moon was shrouded by an enormous shadow. Slowly, the gargan...
As much as I love the moon, I also love the sun. My 2 most favorite times of the daylight hours are at dawn and at dusk, watching the sun rise over the ocean or watching the sun set beyond the horizon. I am almost always awake in the morning, long before the sun and take great pleasure in taking the 5 minute walk to the little private cove the next block ove...
She was hiding deep in the woods afraid she would soon be found. "How long have I been hiding?" she thought. She had fled from the hunters' camp in the late hours of the morning. The sun barely hovered over the horizon. She curled onto her side and pulled her knees to her chest. The thick weave of thorns and vines that created the small tunnel in the t...