Chapter Eight: The Noose Tightens Did I happen to mention everything was moving so fast? People weren't really surprised Lance Layton took his commission and ran for the door as fast as he could. There wasn't an employee in the firm who didn't wish they could produce the same results for themselves. The rumors ran rampant: he had purchased his own seat and...
As Christian rode on the train to his Uncle Demetri's farm, he gazed at the landscape passing by and tried to imagine what the next four months of his life were going to be like. Uncle Demetri technically wasn't his uncle at all; rather, he was the brother of his newly acquired step-father and hence not connected to Christian by blood at all. However, out of...
*this is a work of fiction (and perhaps a little fantasy, and I hope you enjoy it** This is a very unique interview with an ordinary guy in an extraordinary job. We can't use his real name here. We wanted to be respectful and serious about this interview, so we sent Adam Carolla to talk to him. AC: Hey, how are you doin??? I am supposed to call you John D...
As is customary for youths all across the globe, any child displaying signs that mark them as nonhuman (witch, warlock, medium, vampire, etc) must enter a local or privately run academy where they not only learn skills to help them better survive in a society that does not always look kindly upon them, but to also learn how to harness the power that makes th...
How to start writing: Unless you are very experienced, just sitting and banging away at your computer is like jumping into your car and simply driving without a destination and a map. I know of several experienced, successful Authors that make notes and build the skeleton of their story before they finally sit down and write. When I write professionally (...
Garrison Dhorne woke up to the scent of eggs and bacon. A new day would begin after a hearty breakfast. It had been awhile since he had had a home cooked meal. Even the aroma of freshly squeezed orange juice tempted his fight to sleep another hour. He heard the door to his room open as he gently fluttered his eyelids. Ignoring the breakfast trays light jin...
11:22 P.M. the LeGend Manor "Evenin' Bankshot." grinned Garrison Dhorne as he opens his laptop computer on the coffee table before him, cracking his knuckles. "Time for you to make Daddy Dhorne some mulah. Sifting through his various e-mails he collects his thoughts on a variety of business options. His ventures were always well played investing in only tho...
Kelly opened her eyes to the gray foam ceiling tiles of a college dorm room. Her head lulled to the side. There was her boyfriend lying naked next to her, ripped chest heaving, his limp penis still deflating into the neon green condom. I'm really sleeping with a football player, she thought. How cliché. Kelly elbowed herself up to a seated position, making...
"This is an incredible place" Don said, looking around the living room of Fenton's large suburban house. "You must have it goin' on, Fenton!" Fenton the Felon chuckled. "Remember what Fitzgerald said to Hemingway, Don.. 'The rich are different from us' and Hemingway responded. "Yes, they have more money' I'd offer you a jay, but Tali is a government atto...
Never mind the wedding! That isn't the story you truly wish to read about. Dark elves in all forms of nobility, both wicked and wondrous, gathered in a dark place to witness the joining of General Ursule of House Maedryn to the Lady Orbb of the House of Weavre. They came, they witnessed, they dared not eat for fear of poison, they dared not dance for fear of...