Based on a true event. Mississippi, 1911 Ora Bradey wasn't sure what woke her; the unborn child kicking her belly, the gray light of pre-dawn at the window or Jim's heavy work shoes on the wooden floor. His left hand on her shoulder roused her and she rolled backwards toward him as best she could with her belly holding her down. Jim was already dressed a...
Robert and Thomas followed their cousin and the three sisters through the streets of Windfarn. Now that they had been introduced to the girls' parents, Ginny insisted they should meet Ol' Granny as well. "We could take the shortcut through the forest," she suggested, "and I'll show you where Ethan and I first met." "It's really nothing special though," sai...
The next day I left work just a shade early and drove over to La Minette. I don't know why I should think that Yvette would be there, but I did and she was. "Good afternoon, Olivia. What may I do for you?" I gave a short laugh and said, "After the other night, I realized that, if I were to continue here, I would need what we used to call a, 'shag dress'. Y...
Colleen and Nathan had just returned from their honeymoon at Orient Beach, on the French Island of St. Martins. Unbeknownst to them, it turned out to be a nude resort. Colleen was delighted from the onset; Nathan was a bit apprehensive at first, but soon got into the swing of things. They had decided to live, temporarily, in Nathan's loft, over the Baker fa...
Gerry sat up on the bed and whispered to Cara, "Someone's come in the apartment." "Yeah, I heard it too. You think it could be Maggie?" she asked sardonically. "But my clothes are folded up on the couch, how will I get dressed if she is out there in the living room? Maybe if I wrapped a sheet around me I can get my clothes." "She'll know what we've been d...
Jacy Etergen is the heir to the throne of a defunct Inca tribe. Add that fact to three dollars and sixty five cents and Jacy has the exact amount of money she needs to pay for a Grande size caffe latte. But it's still better to be a queen, than it is to not be one," she thought. Jacy always buys caffe latte when she's stressed, and needs to be comforted. Th...
Why do I always get stuck doing these kinds of things, after all, my older sister would be moving into granny's house now that granny had moved into the assisted living facility. Of course I knew the reason, granny was perfectly fine with allowing Eve to live in her house with her furniture, but she didn't trust her to leave her personal stuff alone. I hope...
Chapter 1 I had just finished my Plus 2 finals when my father informed me that I should go to Kerala to keep my Granny company. "Your uncle and aunty are going to Mumbai to attend his boss's son's wedding. They are taking their Anu and Sutha (my young cousins) with them also as a holiday sight seeing. They will be away for two weeks . Granny will be alone....
Dear Dirty Diary, My darling husband returned today after his five day, late September fishing trip to Schooner Lake. After thorough questioning it turned out he'd gotten a little apprehensive being all alone up there amongst the wailing loons and spirits of dead Algonquin Indians. He swears there's some kind of energy around the fire pit on the island that...
Jace Goodwin was on his knees at the side of the bed praying to God. Praying that God would forgive him for the mortal sin that he was soon to commit. One that would more than likely earn him a place in Hell. Jace was a man who had reached the end of his rope. His life was in the shitter. No job, not even a prospect, no money and worst of all a life without...