"And...and this...this is Endless Song Echoing Upon the Depths." Lou had never seen a Upkin diplomat in the flesh before, not since he had first set foot on Earth what felt like weeks but was in actuality years before. But he had seen them on the screen and read about them in book and he had rather foolishly thought that he had maybe gotten at least a fract...
Arthur closed his eyes and exhaled. Back against the trunk of a great pine, he held a rifle against his chest. He pulled out the worn magazine, examined it, and slotted it back into the gun. He did three Hail Marys and fervently grasped the collection of dog-tags hanging around his neck. He whispered to himself, "Three bullets left Arthur...make em count."...
To those reading for the first time, your might follow things better if you read some of my earlier submissions, but I hope you'll check this out regardless. To those who have read my work before, enjoy this next chapter. It's longer than the others, mostly stemming from a sense of guilt at not posting sooner:) I figure I have one more chapter to go to finis...
By the time November rolled around, Jamie's life in Tuscany had settled into a nice routine. He'd get up in the morning and, depending on where he had spent the night, he'd either have breakfast with his family, or he'd have sex with the Rossi women and then have breakfast. After that, he'd go to the shop and get to work with Aldo. Aldo kept nagging him abou...