There are many curses still lingering from the ancient world, in an era when mankind understood that the universe was meant to be understood not as a matter of reason, but through the articles of faith – which is to say, not understood very well at all. It was an era of gods and goddesses, inimitable blessings and unfathomable horrors, artifacts and monsters...
Not exactly what Orwell had in mind, thought Blaise. He thought he'd been forced to read it for a literature class at Swarthmore. He'd suspected the professor was some kind of communist intellectual. He didn't remember much of the book, but unless it had been about swim-up bars and off-pink stucco, it had missed the mark, at least from where he stood, whi...
A big thank you to my editors, LadyCibelle and Techsan, for their editing of my stories making them a much better read. * Chapter 1 What to say. I was lonely and paid the price. Life was so good and my marriage was great. We had two nearly grown children and were living a rather normal life. Then, she had to go and die. God, how I miss her! Women of forty...
"Saved your life?" Justine asked. "Yes saved my life." Josephine confirmed. David didn't say anything but kept Josephine's hand in his. He had known at some point the subject would come up but he hadn't expected it to be so soon. Justine looked at David and then her mother and made a decision. "We'll talk about that later." she said. "The important thing...
Hello my lovelies. This story haunted me until I finally started to write it down. I will post the next chapter very soon, but since it is long with a gradual build up (it will be worth it), I thought it made sense to break it up a bit. One quick note: we flash back to when some of these characters are very young. But before anyone reads too quickly and...
To those who did not read Queen Yavara: Adrianna's Story, I've included a synopsis of it below. The story was a novella that detailed Adrianna's transformation and evolution of character, and bridges Book Three and Book Four. For online readers, it is chapters twenty-eight through thirty-four. Adrianna's Story synopsis Adrianna employs her skills as a com...
I've done my fair share of traveling the last few decades earning over a million airline miles, but not all on the same airline. So I've had my share of lost luggage, delayed flights, and memorable travel mates. I used to run to my gate after getting off a delayed flight, only to look out the window at the gate, and watch my plane pull away without me. I hav...
I met Marie at a wine tasting. One of the local business clubs in my suburban town of about twenty thousand residents had organized a wine tasting as a means of raising funds to aid the local children's hospital. I assumed my invitation this evening was due to my reputation of supporting their events in the past. I assumed Marie's invitation was for similar...
Author's Note: This is a sequel to my prior series Criminal Affair 1-10, and unlike previously I chose not to piecemeal it out. I wanted this one all at once, and any future stories for this series will be done in this fashion as well. I would like to really thank Tigersman for the excellent editing. ---- Monday - March 17, 2025 -Chase Kramner- A long s...
Chapter 13 Broken They made love again the next morning, or at least Carmen did. Shane, the night owl and the late sleeper, slept through most of the foreplay, but woke up just in time for her climax. Shane's bedroom window had been open all night, and about quarter to five Carmen woke to the sound of rain falling on the plants outside the window. A card-c...