Graduate school was starting in a month and my nineteenth birthday would occur just before then. I was a bookworm. A tall, skinny, pretty boy with a fantastic memory and a confused heart. My Mom named me Riley and I began walking and talking earlier than most. I loved playing in my mom's closet and dresser drawers. Her clothes were colourful and soft, her p...
Wife sat staring out the planes windows onto the ice covered tundra of what she knew by now was Green Land. It was a trip that she had made often over the past five years – London to Los Angeles. This time was different. Not since her first trip to Hot Blk hubby's home in London had she travelled alone. Usually, the whole family travelled on holiday to visit...
Kevin was in his mid 40s and had a son Nolan in 8th grade. His wife Sarah was a VP for a corporation that had her traveling constantly so Kevin was left to take care of their son, bringing him to baseball practice and school, cooking dinner, etc. His marriage was tough as they had been married almost 13 years and they saw less and less of each other as years...
"We stand today at a unique and extraordinary moment. The crisis in the Persian Gulf, as grave as it is, also offers a rare opportunity to move toward an historic period of cooperation. Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective -- a new world order -- can emerge: a new era -- freer from the threat of terror, stronger in the pursuit of justice, and mor...
Lynn stared at her reflection in the mirror one more time. The cream colored satin Rock-a-Billy style dress did its best to accentuate the positives of a body that had seen and given life. Her red hair that was freshly dyed to cover the greys that came with that life was pulled back from her surprisingly youthful face into a ponytail laced with baby's breath...
A quick note before the story begins, apologies for the delay but upcoming exams and my stubbornness to accept it needed work has meant that this has taken far longer than expected. However I hope you enjoy this as a belated Christmas present. ***** Ripples of inky water lapped against the sand at Gotham Harbor. At the far end of the beach on a bench sat G...
Victoria was the consummate tease, she would dress provocatively but really never acknowledged any of us, no matter how hard we tried. Maybe it was because we were geeks, if we were jocks we would have had her attention. Becky, her sister was part of our group and even she didn't get any respect from Victoria. Victoria was the long blonde hair cheerleader t...
There were seven besides him. Eight seats. A table. Prosecco. Bottles of Prosecco. Oh, the prosecco, of which Tabitha was waxing lyrical yet again. Where did the bloody stuff emerge from? And why couldn't it go back there? He wasn't sure what was worse, the drink or people who insisted on loudly, always so loudly, telling everyone just how amazing Prosecco w...
It is a balmy, dream-filled summer's evening. The air hangs warm; still, suggestive, heavy. Laden with possibility and promise. Through the windows the distant lights twinkle and the occasional car drifts by silently, onwards to its destination. A train passes in the distance; a steel tube shining and sparkling against the setting sun. The sky is a painter's...
The crew of the Invictus sat in the Officers' lounge, cuddled up on a big sofa watching the stars. John sat in the middle, with Alyssa sitting sideways across his lap, Sparks and Calara sat to either side of him. The evening had been a great success, with the girls loving the delicious dinner that John had whipped up and they relaxed sipping wine together....