The university library was a historical landmark, built in the 1870s and one of the few buildings in this part of the world using the particular technique of an exposed interior cast-iron skeleton. It was this construction technique, with its ornate pillars painted green, that allowed the central book hall, the oldest part of the building, to be built like a...
One of the major problems in my life is an irresistible impulse to fall head-over-heels in love with complete strangers. This may not seem much of a problem, but when you combine it with a deep seated insecurity that makes me sure that they'll never be interested in loving me back, it produces quite a few problems. The first is an unwillingness, or rather a...
The Queen of Grimordeal was beginning to hate her husband, the King. The King was a great believer in several old axioms, 'Leave no job left undone', and 'Leave no hole left unfilled'. To the former he applied himself with great diligence and his kingdom and subjects prospered and soon left their 'Third Kingdom' status in the dust. To the latter he applied...
The year is 184 AD. The land is ruled by Han dynasty, which brought stability and peace, starting the Golden Age of the Empire... but after four hundred years, that era has come to an end. Emperor Ling is influenced by the corrupt Eunuchs, who wield the true power in the court. But their domination caused internal struggle and infighting, that weakened the c...
I entered The Rooms of Mirrors and started to laugh at silly shapes and sizes, but as I moved through the maze of rooms, I became more and more confused by multiple reflections at odd angles and false exits. The disorientation was complete when the door of the last room slammed shut behind me, and I was plunged into total darkness. It seemed as if I had go...
Dear Class, Rarely does anyone achieve 100% credit for an answer to one of my questions, but I assure you it is possible. There is only one right answer to any and all of my questions and if you are diligent in your research and give me the right answer you may receive an A+ for your final grade. Take your pick of assignments. You may choose to research...
This story may (OK probably) will be submitted without the luxury of an editor. Volunteer Editors (VE's) here on Literotica are slammed with requests by us authors - So, please be kind in your critiques since this one is going out there naked. This one is another that just popped into my head. More dialog than the last one. I am attempting to write this...
(You may skip this if you desire to, just explaining in depth what this story will be like and why.) WARNING: In this story I will be trying something new for me at least. Here I will not be doing a few things: • Explaining a characters thoughts or feelings. • Using standard paragraph story telling writing format. (Continue) • Explaining past information via...
Author's Note: This is not a complete story and is intended as a prelude or supplement for stories that are part of the Brownwood Collection. Hopefully it will give readers a more detailed description of the Brownwood setting. Since this isn't an actual story, comments and scoring have been turned off. And 'yes' it's dry, needs an editor and reads like a r...
This is another prequel story from T n A College days in the 70s. Teller And Anderson College had started a tradition of having an annual costume contest every March to celebrate International women's day. The students in the feminists studies classes would be assigned an important female historical figure and be expected to give a short presentation in cos...