Willard's Quarry St. George, Maine 1927 Abigail Kinealy rose from her slumberous state, and stretched her frame across the darkened parlor. For the third straight night she had fallen asleep upon the sofa listening to the entertaining stories of the radio crackle across the great expanse of space and time. Now only the sound of the pendulum swaying in the m...
A Night Underground A throbbing burn spread across Mike's chest, stomach and thighs, as he emerged from a groggy twilight and felt a strain in his shoulders and hips. Through his eyelids he sensed the blazing light that filled the surrounding space - utterly silent except for the hum of fluorescent tubes. Blinking at the glare, he forced his eyes open and c...
The steamer cruised on down the muddy river, a chaotic green canopy dominating the banks on either side. The day was bright and humid, distinctly tropical. But on the top deck, a woman was seeking a light breeze to dull a different kind of heat that had seized her. Having failed to catch George's eye for any longer than a few minutes -- he always had some s...
"She doesn't want me," Zhura said. "She wants you, Ngo." They passed through the gate that divided Gigiri, where Kaj and Amina's little compound was, and Gold City. Gold City District capped the hill upon which much of Namu was built. There, House San and the other great Houses maintained sprawling palaces. Goldshields looked the two adventurers over and w...
LXXXIIHome is Where the Heart isPhil2104 It was an image of a kind Phil had often seen before, but what was horrifying about it was the simple fact that it wasn't being broadcast as part of a news story from a distant urban slum or a foreign country. In fact, it was being transmitted from a surveillance camera just outside his own home. And this image, live...
In her lowered gaze she catches the tip of His crop as it moves before her slowly coming in and out of her view as He taps it slightly upon His boot at the calf. He extends a hand to her cupping her chin and raising it to look into her eyes. Her eyes gleam in the candle light before Him as He looks into them smiling. Still cupping her chin He brings her mo...
I have a married friend that I've been fantasizing about for a long time - imagine my surprise when he began flirting back with me, at work no less. Being around him excited me. It wasn't just his body that enticed me; his outlook on life was unique. I've never met anyone quite like him, (Yeah, I wanted his ass, did I forget to mention he had a cute one?). I...
Tim stepped out into the evening moonlight and walked in the direction of where he'd parked his vehicle. There was light coming from inside the vehicle and as he approached, he could make out shadows through the backseat window. It wasn't until he got closer and peeked his head through the front window that he could breathe again. Olu Shango lounged in the...
You awaken, groggy and bleary eyed, but immediately realize you are not where you were when you went to sleep. The sheets on the bed are a different color, they are made of smooth silk, and the bed is a huge four poster, bigger than "king size", made of mahogany. You sit up in alarm, and look around, whereupon you realize you are not alone! There a...
1 You are the youngest of five, and you stand to inherit little of your family’s property. You know that you were conceived as a potential replacement for the more sickly of your older brothers, in case he didn’t survive to adulthood. Not only did the sibling in question grow into a man, he is the next in line to take over the family farm. He runs it already...