She rode her paint mare down the worn trail through the dogwood trees that dotted the ranchland, usually in clusters but occasionally one would stand alone. Shrubs also populated the arid spread, which extended several thousand acres...its boundaries met only by the foothills in front of the mountains. Sierra looked around her, guarding her eyes from the ho...
In ancient days, on another planet very similar but very different to our own, there was a small kingdom near the northern edge of the world known as Platina. It was a peaceful little country, isolated from the continental mainland. In fact, you might say it was quite boring as hardly any sort of significant event had happened in the last few centuries. Our...
The two lovers fell asleep tangled in a mess of limbs and sweat. They were not disturbed until the morning sunlight spilled through the window. Elanor was the first to wake, finding herself curled up on Thomas's chest, she couldn't help but snuggle up closer before pressing a faint kiss to his lips to rouse him. "Wake up, my sweet warrior." She whispered s...
Man this sucked! I was stranded in the middle of nowhere. Farmington, TX. That's the last sign that I had passed. This was the town that my Uncle was supposed to own a ranch in. According to my directions I had another thirty miles to go... and now my old truck had finally given up on me. I cussed myself for not taking mom up on her offer of bringing her new...
Rex guided Jaycee towards the truck and horse trailer where Hector was already working to soothe the excited animals with small pieces of apple and carrot. Her silence and acquiescence were as worrisome as her thoughts. His Jaycee was anything but quiet and docile. She was the most beautiful mustang filly running free across the rough terrain of the Hill Cou...
The Gems are part of a new genre of stories. This is my Nanowrimo submission and I hope to be able to submit a chapter a day. Enjoy! Chapter One The sound of the big cat brought a smile to the lips of the bent figure who made slow progress towards the gates of the huge black city. It was a Mecca of cosmopolitan splendor, one the figure was ill pressed to p...
Max pulled into the gravel drive, a long rooster tail of dust hanging in the hot, still air of the gravel road behind him. The county had re-graded and spread fresh rock not long ago and everyone living outside town had appreciated their effort. There were also not a few incidental grumbles caused by the increased amount of orange dust clogging throats, dirt...
My name is Sara . After I read Bob's first piece of writing called The Exposure of Sara concerning me, I asked him if I could tell the rest of the story myself and he publish it under his name and he was gracious enough to give his permission. I mean, nothing against him personally but the man writes so stilted. By the way, my nickname from childhood has bee...
"Keep him under two minutes today, okay, Lance?" "I'll try," he told her with a smile. "He has a mind of his own sometimes and a will of his own all the time." "That's what I'm paying you to control!" she said harshly in no uncertain terms. "I'm taking a helluva chance on you. Everyone I know says I'm crazy. But after 45 years of being around horses, I can...
Chapter 1 Rodin Moon arrived in New Zealand from New York half a world away after two-day stopovers at LA and Honolulu, dispirited and disoriented. It was 5:30 am in a different time zone. Thank goodness, the officials at Auckland International Airport spoke English, at least a version of it, she thought, standing patiently. The 'aliens' like herself, mo...