I ran to one of those strange windows that encircled Master Oringel's chamber and looked down on the palace courtyard. Swarms of guards were headed for the royal wing. Nikelle? She must have gone straight to the king's chambers. She really did have a death wish. That bitch just couldn't let anything be easy for me. Still, with everyone's attention on the k...
Humming, 'La Vida Loco' to myself, I finished drying the last of the dishes. I was eager to be done. You'd disappeared after dinner, telling me to clean up, I wanted to be near you again. Wiping my hands off with the dishtowel, I folded it meticulously and hung it over sink to dry. Turning away from the sink, I ran humph, into your chest. Immediately the h...
CHAPTER 5: STONES OF SEKENIG "My liege, I present Miss Kimber and her companion, Jonath," the servant announced. "Ah, you have come at last," said Duke Harold. He motioned to the regal looking woman sitting beside him, "This is my wife, the Duchess Olivia. My dear, this is the clever young woman that located the fire stone for us, and I presume now has in...
Another Friday sunset and Laura, a few minutes out of the shower ahead of Steve, popped a bottle of wine and made her way out on to the patio. She placed the glasses on the coffee table in front of the wicker settee. They didn't set in two chairs anymore. Either she sat in his lap, or she cuddled up next to him on the settee. Filling the glasses, she straigh...
I was riding my push-bike around a usual circuit I had found some months earlier and had been using to keep my cardiac fitness to an effective level and was enjoying different sections of it as I became more familiar with the hills, rises, berms, which are sharp bends with a sloping surface and I had even found a few jumps to launch myself into. There was o...
Rod Butler, Walt Coors, and I, Bart Upton are black police officers for the Memphis, Tennessee Police Department. Been close friends since we attended the police academy together fifteen years ago. Recently became business partners. We purchased the "Lazy River" motel and lounge just across the Mississippi River in West Memphis, Arkansas. Our place is across...
Chapter 1: The First Time I was 18 years young in the summer of 1988. I lived in an average Midwestern town with my father. I had just finished my junior year of high school and was enjoying the freedom that summer brings to a young single male. My father owned a small but lucrative business in town. I worked there part time growing up and usually spent t...
Susy Wendall took the small piece of paper out of her jean pocket. She looked up at the building and saw that the address matched the address on the piece of paper. Big Robbie's Magic Healing. What kind of business was this supposed to be. She felt awkward and silly coming to a place called Big Robbie's Magic Healing. This was the place Charlie Sanders, an...
"Fishback, you're next." Wearily, I stood up and trudged to the door of the chamber. There was no need to rush. My masters never bothered to train me for punctuality, the fans liked a good dramatic pause, and, after all, I was in no hurry to reach my destination. As I trudged to the airtight door, I glanced ruefully up at a poster on the slick, clean white...
Sometime during Barbara Walters' incessant babbling during the episode of 20/20 she was halfheartedly watching and the start of the 11 o'clock news, Tina Ingle had dozed off with a half eaten bowl of popcorn resting periously on her lap. Around 45 minutes into her impromptu nap, Tina was stirred awake by the sounds of voices in the condo's front yard. Openi...