"Grandfather, did you want some of my orange?" The Major flickered his eyes open reluctantly, put off slightly by the chill of the room and the glare of the fireplace. A slight grunt slipped from between his withered lips. He glanced about to find the source of his nap's disturbance, his aged head bobbing on an aching neck. The whole room smelled of roasti...
The Aikaterne was dead in the proverbial water. Captain Clio Penelope hefted her flechette pistol, observing the enemy vessel circling her disabled craft through a viewport. Damn that pirate, she thought. Where did he get a fully restored Imperial Cruiser from? And how could a torpedo bay on a ten thousand year old space hulk still function? The pirate ship...
I lay there beside him, my mind wandering over thoughts that would make a whore blush, as his hands sleepily caressed my arm. “Where is your mind, Lily?” “Wandering.” I replied with a smile. “Thinking dirty thoughts.” He smiled, blue eyes glittering and tickled me a little, “What kind of dirty thoughts?” he asked, hand snaking up to my side and under my...
This story is copyrighted (c), all rights reserved. If you wish to use it please contact the author. *** Grace sat in her black mourning dress and waited, her hands composedly resting in her lap. From her bedroom she could hear every noise in the house. She heard the brisk steps of her personal maid rushing up the stairs to take advantage of the extra time...
The room for my second semester British Literature class was not the large lecture hall I imagined. This being my first day of classes of the year, I had high hopes. However, my vision of a packed lecture hall with a cranky but enthusiastic old English-accented professor scrawling unintelligibly on the chalkboard was dashed the moment I found the classroom d...
I'm fascinated by the fact of creative repetition; in fact, I envy it and aspire to it. It's a curious thing about art and stories that appeals to me, so I will try to explain. When I was a kid, I got my first viewings of the James Bond movies "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker" one weekend, back-to-back. There was a big snow out, I think either school w...
Oracle Two: The Birth of the Promise Raven was conceived during the height of fifth lunar rotation the full moon during the season known as the "The Time of Fertility" which would be the equivalent to our spring. After the ceremony in which Chandra and Osiris would conceive Raven, Osiris was put back into the enchanted sleep and in the morning awoke as if...
By Buddy B Blake Chapter 1 Medical group practice principal receptionist, Willow Collins, arriving home, kicked off her shoes and changed into home clothes and freshened up before making coffee and pouring fruit juice. She carried the two drinks to the lounge where her daughter would be watching something on TV. Willow and husband’s two sons had long fl...
As soon as they checked into their room in the hotel, Elise kicked off her shoes and flopped onto the bed, flinging her arm over her eyes. Her mind spinning, she'd never felt more exhausted or conflicted. Never expecting seeing her father again, she was shocked that seeing him again after so many years hit her as hard as it did, especially knowing that he di...
Author's Note: This story is technically the fourth in my Wish Granted series. However, not much will happen at all, and it will be very short compared to the other installments. It's only a silly bit of filler with the Adurants, because I just love this family. There will be some drug usage in this story. The proper order of the stories will be listed on my...