Now midmorning, Gus was exhausted as he yawned and blearily drove down the shady avenues of the Garden district back to his home. It had been a long evening already before the Voodoo ceremony but the unexpected middle of the night trip to the emergency room had made it even longer. Captain Tony was quite upset as for a moment he, as well as all of the others...
The story retold, and introducing a Witch, some ruffians and rats, a Curse, and a Member of Unusual Size. Once upon a time, there lived a young girl named Cindy, who was probably the happiest girl in the kingdom. Her father was a rich merchant, and he doted on her, spoiling her with pretty clothes and shiny bobbles. She grew to become a singular beauty and...
The first time I introduced my parents to my girlfriend and future fiancée Edith "Miss Thing" Banderas, they were surprised, to say the least. There was the whole thing about her color, for starters. She's Black. By the way, I'm Black too, but until I met Edith, I have never dated a Black woman. How we met is certainly a tale for the ages, ladies and gentlem...
"Stephen, you need to leave, you've been cast out," said Helene Jean, my mother and the Matriarch of my now former clan, the Roamers. I looked at my mother, and her eyes were as pitiless as the sun. I stood in my study, holding a copy of Wonders of the African World by Henry Louis Gates Jr. A big and tall, dark-skinned and bespectacled black man in his twent...
The power of anger is something no one should underestimate. It grabs hold of you and won’t let go. And it affects you long after the feeling has abated. Whether you’re male or female, Black or White, Straight, Bisexual or Gay. Trust me. This is something I learned the hard way. My name is Bernard Lamont. A big and tall Black man of Haitian descent living in...
CATU Headquarters THE CATU OFFICE IS A CHAOTIC mess as agents rush from desk to desk. By now every news station has picked up on the morning's events of the assassinations that have taken place and the New World Regime's proclamation of credit to those events. Grines, CATU's director of operations, isn't too far shocked at the NWR's bold moves but in combi...
If Montana Jones has learned anything, it is that nothing much ever changes. She looks as stunning as she did the day her met her. His eyes drink up the careless flip she gives her hair as she enters the lounge-a place with a doorman out front holding a list of the who's who of Vegas. He is sure that Mira's name is not on the list, but when a woman looks lik...
Part One : The start "Tamia & John, Sara & Robbie, Tyler & Lani, and Alexis & Jeydon. Those are your lab groups now split up and get to work" the science teacher said reclaiming his seat at his desk. The students shuffled around the class room switching tables. Alexis rolled her eyes at the irony that was her life. Her worst enemy was now her lab partner...
Guanaja, 1705 On his way to Guanaja, Jack stopped at every port along the way announcing to everyone that would take the time to listen about his greater fortune. Along the way he received news of Blackbeard's interest and his looking for Jack. Jack insured he visited every port leaving breadcrumbs for Blackbeard to follow. When Jack finally reached the sm...
"Striya, do you really think you're going to find the Boss?" says one of the men. Jonathon noticed they haven't paid him much attention, so he lowers his head and slouches to give off the appearance of being more hurt than he is. He then shuffles closer to Striya while placing his hand on the hilt of his sword. "Max, I will find him and get my revenge on h...