Chapter 2 We are the dead who are never led We are the warriors on the edge of time We hide inside your brains we lurk inside your minds - Hawkwind - After the carnage in the club, the cool city air was a welcome relief to Jeric’s super charged awareness. Before the night was alive, now it seemed as if it were solid with sensation, taking another hit of...
Generally I hate going to the doctor. It can be so dehumanizing. I love life, and having my vitals checked by complete strangers really sucks everything right out of me. I think Dr. Hernandez has the only medical office I enjoy visiting. It isn't perfect, but Maribel always manages to lift my spirits, and she leaves me in a better mood than when I arrived....
Northwest Flight 119 from Chicago touched down on schedule in Minneapolis at 9:00 PM local time. I patiently waited while the Boeing 757 flight crew disembarked their passengers. As usual I was seated at the rear of the plane and could do nothing but sit and wait for the crowd to thin and disperse. My Mistress, Mistress Angelique was waiting for me. I had...
It was a particularly hot summer in late '90s: Jody and I had been married for just a few months. We lived in a small rented house together with a few friends, and as it was the middle of the summer break, most had left the college town to spend the time with friends and family. Jody and I had stayed at the house, along with our housemate Mike. It was a beau...
“Happy birthday!” I said with a great, wide, grin as I reached up around his neck to embrace him. Shrugging nonchalantly, he hugged me back, his arms encircling my waist. He had tried to convince me that to him, this was just another day and there was no cause for celebration, I felt differently and insisted on having a party for him. He hated parties, espec...
"You know, you'll never get anywhere in training, if you just show up whenever the hell you feel like it." Lydia blushed. "Sorry High General Jordan." "The only reason I allow it, is because Elunara asked me to. Otherwise I'd toss your ass out. You're wasting my time." She winced. "Please forgive me." "Not until you start showing some initiative." Darg...
Elunara opened the door and smiled. "Hello, you must be one of the new recruits." The man blinked at her. "You're the queen. Why are you here?" "Yep, you're a new one alright. Come on in, let's get you set up." "Set up?" She pushed the door back and moved away. "All new recruits get their first portrait for free." "Well, I..." He trailed off and blinke...
"Does that make me his sister, then?" Tulani giggled as she continued to sew at her desk. "I have no damned idea." Elunara groaned as she flopped on the bed. Grogek just laughed. "I once did a pair of Blood Elf twins, man they were something else... too bad they decided they were more interested in each other than they were me." Tulani made a face. "EW."...
Black… What a magnificent colour! Henry Ford said you could have any colour you liked for his Model T as long as it was black and he was right. There is nothing like black. Think how shiny it is when polished and you will realise what Mary, Ann, James, Tanya, Brian and I were looking at as we sat and watched Steve and his girlfriend Amanda glistening in fro...
It was late in the day, and Jonah was off doing - something. I was straightening up a little around camp, and I picked up his jacket. I sat down on the ground, hugging it, feeling really good about him and us and everything. There was a crackling sound as I crushed the pocket, holding the jacket close. I opened it, and there was a folded paper inside. It l...