The heat blasted me when I slid the patio door open. I was used to tropical hot, but the heat of a Low Desert morning never ceased to amaze, or pummel, me. It was barely past 9am and it had to be 90°F. The mix of villa's adobe architecture, the Sonoran scrub and the unrelenting desert sun washed out everything in sight. Except for her. She lay at the pool'...
Note- Inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Sherlock Holmes stories are now in the public domain. xxx Emma Watson sighed with relief as she opened the front door of her fashionable apartment overlooking the Thames. She kicked her shoes off and slumped into one of three comfortable armchairs, rubbing her toes in both hands. The wall clock read seven and...
One Night in Xanadu A Princess of the Xiongnu and the Old Way © 2019 Chloe Tzang. All rights reserved. The author asserts a moral right to be identified as the author of this story. This story or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotat...
Chapter 12. 'Faithless Filipinas.' The Cheap Charlie life. Cherry pop choices. Nick's next offer. Foreign husband murdered. Hu-Fan's unicorn. When they met next day, Nick suggested that they go to his hotel. "I like to go in Wild Orchard," said Blen. "No more Wild Orchard," Nick told her, "That was when I was a poor man. Now I'm destitute, I have to live...
The High Lord Tr'skel did not permit the use of portals to enter his citadel, so the next morning Tel made the long ride to his uncle's massive fortress with me seated facing him on the saddle. I was wearing my most modest leather dress, the one with the mid-length skirt and open back, my bosom and arms completely covered, although the skirt was around my wa...
Your mom had been divorce for years. While she was married you father was abuse. She cheated on him with his friend and anyone she could find. She took him for all he was worth. He left when you were 13. You were now 19 but you still felt like a kid around here. You now was the only male in the house. You were the smallest. Year later you grew timid. Your si...
Fiona picked up the phone and dialed Drake's number. "Hi Drake, it's Fiona." "Hello." "I've been thinking about what happened, and I think things got a little out of hand." "It was pretty crazy, but I would do it again to be with you. Frank's not going to kill me or anything, is he?" "It is okay, Frank is fine. I didn't give him all the details, and he...
Nadia Aoun was born in the City of Randolph, Massachusetts, to Arab Christian parents originally from the City of Beirut, Lebanon. Nadia's folks, Pierre and Mariam Aoun own a lovely restaurant called Shawarma Palace. As for her older brother Kassim, he recently graduated from Northeastern University with an Engineering degree and moved to the City of Dearbor...
One day, you're walking down the street when - BAM! A breezeblock falls down from the building site you're passing and whumps you on the head. Your head swims for a second or two, and then you get up and continue on your way. Before you can go too far a big-ass convertible starts kerb-crawling you. The woman behind the wheel is an absolute knock-out. Waist-l...
I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. - Job 30:29 (For Robin, who asked me to write a story about dragons, elves, and unicorns . . . . ) Melissa came awake with a start, her heart beating in great excitement. Her husband Tim had turned over in his sleep, tearing her from the world of dreams, and the transition was so jarring that she almost...