Of all the devices used by poets to add impact, emphasis or emotion to their words, rhyme seems to be the most popular and also the most mishandled. Nothing can destroy a poem for a reader quicker than poorly handled rhyme. While rhyme can add a certain dignity or classical beauty to a poet's words, it often times can make the most dynamic and powerful ver...
Ch.1: The Club Six Months After It had been six months since Hannah had seen her husband, Eric. When the Abductions began, Hannah, her husband and her younger sister Tara were three of the first taken. The three had been separated almost immediately. Before they were taken, before all this, Eric had been a typical middle-aged suburban guy. He had a decen...
My business of writing custom stories was just beginning to take off. I couldn't believe I was getting paid to do something that I love to do. I think the fun part of it is that I never know who'll walk through my door. Finally, I was earning enough money to decorate my office and the first thing that I ordered was a Herman Miller Aeron chair, a wrap around...
Though his heart ached for the loss of Meruwen, his beautiful companion, Fenrohir slowly became accustomed to traveling alone. The rolling hills of the Shire country were beautiful, especially in late spring when the flowers were coming to full bloom. Though he traveled alone and slept under the stars night after night, Fenrohir did not miss too keenly the c...
Writer's Note: This is a story for adults over eighteen years of age about adults over eighteen years of age. While the story line is true, the dialog has been compressed for the sake of time and space. Safe sex was not an issue in the early sixties and seventies but should be a concern for everyone today. ***** I think growing up in Tampa, Florida, in the...
Mike found both maidbots in the kitchen, idling away the time and staring out into space. He had made this the place for them to wait when their chores were all done so he could easily find them. The perfectly identical short-haired brunettes stood side by side, both dressed in their skimpy see-through maid outfits, and both making the loud unnatural sound...
Forty minutes seems like an eternity when you are in the dark, blindfolded, hands and feet restrained and there is not a noise to be heard except your own breathing. Even though you knew it was coming, waking up like this was still a strange feeling. Where had Mike gone? When was he coming back? What would happen when he did come back? At first, after the i...
[Note: This is a continuation of the story commencing with Double Vision 1 in which the main characters are introduced. The installations are meant to be read in order.] After the initial drama, I hadn't seen Darolyn at all for several weeks. I guess our schedules didn't overlap and I rarely thought of her. But early one Tuesday evening, in the same plaza...
The following story is true except the names have been changed to protect the guilty (There are a couple innocents but their names are not included. It's my first story so be kind. Betty It was 1966 and I was a sophomore at a small Midwestern college. I was living in a trailer park and had my eye on a very attractive lady, named Barbara, who lives at the o...
Their names were cute together which was only fitting because they were such a cute couple: Eric and Erica. Almost the same name, the same height, even their faces looked similar - his a masculine version of hers. Both were slim and attractive. Her hair was only slightly longer than his, and they had a running joke that they were twins separated at birth. Th...