Once the Artifact traversed its way into our world, it changed the fabric of reality, of culture, of city-states, of empires, of villages...of everything, including the lives of many young women who would grow up under rigorous training in subterfuge, magic, eroticism, and monster hunting. They'd become known as Rift Walkers. *** The songs of sailors were...
THE FIRST DINNER Dinner was quite extraordinary. Our host could not stay away from our table. He had to return time after time to ogle the erotic sight of his first nude diner. There were four chairs, so we invited him to sit with us, and to drink some Champagne. We explained that it was National Nude Day. He joked that I should also be nude. I explained t...
I hope you enjoy this installment. As always your votes and comments are always appreciated. Date: Unknown Location: The Sunken Isle It is raining again, everyday it is raining and so one day seems to blend into the next. But time and space are warped here like being in the library crystal but like a distorted reflection. The Dreamer calls me the Shaw a...
It was time. Everyone should be in place, I thought as I navigated the cluttered communal living room and headed toward the party-room in the back of the house. She should be waiting for me as directed. Let the show begin. As I passed through the never overly well-scrubbed kitchen, I saw that she was not alone. At least one of our attendees had chosen to aw...
Chapter 11 Retired Again I arrived in Barnstable just before ten that night. It had been a long day. The flight from Tucson to Houston, then Houston to Boston took a total of seven long hours. Then a rented car from Boston to Barnstable. My faithful old Crown Victoria was still sitting in El Cajon, gathering dust. Maybe it was time to sell it. Get rid of an...
The slightest smudge of brightening gray adorned the eastern horizon as Evelynn stood beside Gabriel, his well-muscled arm wrapped protectively about her waist. The chill wind whipped the black silk robe she wore, but she didn't feel the cold. Snowflakes tinged amber from the light pollution drifted down like fiery and silent ghosts. Somehow, though she'd se...
"You look fantastic!" Said my husband while helping me out of the cab. "The dress fits you perfectly." I was so proud about how I looked. Especially today. When my husband, Tom, told me about the corporate party, I was scared I wouldn't have anything nice to wear. The last time we were at the ball was before we got married. And that is 4 years ago. My old...
Gneiss slammed her mug down on the table, and threw herself into her usual seat next to Feldspar. The male faery looked askance at his lover and kept his silence. It was barely past dawn and nobody was in a good mood. "Good morning to you, too, Cherry Bomb," Daniella said. For the first few weeks of living with the three faeries, the human woman had tried...
The rosy dawn light outside could barely penetrate the thick curtain that Zarenis had placed over the window to her one-room garret apartment. For her, whenever possible, the day was a time for sleeping. She pulled the thin sheets around her body, resting her head on the pillow and closing her eyes to shut out the view of the little room. One day, perhaps,...
The musical tinkle of golden discs signaled her progress. Jade could just imagine Akim lying languorously somewhere listening to her approach. He had honored the remaining time on their unholy bargain and left her to her own designs. But her 7 days were up and if the way she had been adorned was any indication she was going to be paying for his patience very...