"Two suns will rise from the ashes, but the sky can only hold one." -Unknown *** The days went by quickly as Smythe occupied himself with carefully combing Ironshire for any dormant Gifted that may be residing in the town. A next-to-impossible task, to be sure, with the Gift being undetectable in a person until it awakened. Jeira had been getting along...
Chapter 1 – Flat Tire Chapter 2 - Help No one heard me. Is it possible? The house is so close. I shouted again. What I am going to do now? Could I have broken my ankle? Such things do happen, but why to me? I unbuckled the strap and gently touched the swelling. It was bigger than before. I took off the shoe and cautiously moved my ankle. More pain. Should...
It was Saturday night. It was 10:40, and James was sitting in his living room ... in the dark. Because it was better, in the dark. And, in his most comfortable chair; his black leather, well-padded armchair, James was sitting in front of the mirror ... waiting. Waiting, for the mirror to begin its next 'broadcast'. There was an eerie white light, all...
--==-- CHAPTER SIX --==-- Disney World was a blast. The girls loved every moment of it. One of the greatest and more admirable things about children is that, as long as there's more than one of them around, they can make waiting in line into an epic adventure. I did take lots of pictures, and I let the girls call home every night to tell mom all about...
"Okay, the first thing we need to do is come up with your background. My mom is going to ask you a lot of questions, so we need to make sure your backstory is solid." stated Stephen, rubbing his hands together. "Sounds simple enough," giggled Grace. It was early morning the next day, and Stephen had been awake for quite some time trying to collect his thou...
Caesar* Her scratches were infected, but worse infected with a werewolves saliva. This often was not a good outcome for small humans with their weaknesses. Arrebelle was not a person I wanted to go through that pain. I had two choices leave her to die or become something I despised; or I could turn her. No! I would not do that to her, she would hate me. I h...
Dark clouds build up along the coast. Seagulls fly high in the sky moving north bound in long circular motions further away from the old stone tower. Trees ready to be lifted from their roots as the wind blows through the terrain. Rain pours from the sky making visibility nearly impossible on the old dirt road leading toward the old lighthouse. Once stood as...
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Out of the shadowy confines of the forest emerges a most rare and mystical creature, a lone, young centauress. She is of fine bone and light of foot and wearing nothing artificial to disguise her natural beauty. As she looks around the vacant valley her soft brown, doe-like orbs scan the surrounding vegetation, long and silky black hair cascades down her bac...
My idea is simple, cost effective, and it works. My company is called C. O. C. Catchy name isn't it? It stands for Cutout Cops. I make life-sized, cardboard cops that look like the real thing. You see, I use actual police officers as models, pay them a fee to photograph them and to use their image, and reprint their likeness on cardboard. I even make phony...