Tina was doing her thing when I got back to the office. She had sent off email enquiries to all the relevant authorities and was now sitting at her desk perusing the land registry plan and comparing it with a large scale map she had brought up on the computer. "You know there's a house on this property, don't you?" "I wouldn't say a house; I thought it was...
Thank you to searchingforperfection and catbrown for their hard work in editing and all of their suggestions. I appreciate all votes, feedback and comments, and I do read all the comments. This story is a sequel to The Doctor's Daughter. Both are set during the War of 1812. Since the death of Major General Brock in the fall of 1812, neither side has scored...
Is it possible to write a story in 750 words? Fuck, yeah! Is it possible such a story will be any good? That is entirely for you to decide and me to find out. * * An arrowhead of birds soars high in the cold, grey sky, as if pointing a way out of this prison. My gaze shifts from the skylight to the solitary picture hanging on my wall. At times like these,...
Elena deBalzaac stood in shock as the messenger repeated his message. Her father had finally pegged it, leaving her the sole heir of his considerable estate. She was free now. Free to whatever she chose. Her father had been trying to force her to marry her neighbour at this country hellhole. A creepy, perverted older man with no charm to speak of. But she co...
“Equestis Dominus” As Selene finished the incantation, she stepped back to observe her work. The pentacle glowed a brilliant purple and seemed to rise up in a dome. The inscriptions drawn in a circle around the pentacle exuded a strange light blue that complemented the dome. "I hope that's how it’s supposed to look..." She murmured to herself. Glancing...
Trying to decide what I wanted to do when I grew up was never a problem for me. I knew since I was about 12 that I wanted to go into the family business. And what red-blooded boy wouldn't? My name is Jeremy. I am the only son of Blake and Doris Karley. Not impressed? Well, maybe you know them better by their professional names, Jack Meoff and Lusty Love, the...
There are three classes of Tri-etherealians: Unamorphs, commoners and Trimorphs. A Unamorph can be of the noble class – those who inherited their wealth and status – or a civil aristocrat – those who possess wealth but are not nobility. Civil aristocrats control most of the wealth in Tri-ethereal. They are the bankers, the lawyers, the landlords, the shipbu...
Life seems unfair with no man to care Without tender love, I'm uneven Forget Mary and Belle; I'm feeling unwell I need to have sex with Dan Stevens Belle shudders in her sleep. She touches her soft lips under the covers, careful not to wake him. But how can she tell him? His new form ofttimes leaves her cold; how she longs for the Beast of him! The room...
Janet and I had been friends and neighbours for years, long before her husband and my wife died. Now we were both in our late seventies yet still very active. Apart from our competitive love of gardening, we served on several village committees together. We met two or three times a week at some function or other. The village had expected us to marry, in or...
I headed downtown a little early, parking next to a sushi bar on Lexington Avenue, figuring I could walk up to Max & Rosie's for a sandwich or maybe to Salsa's for something with plantains. I was dressed casually, as I usually did when going downtown, with the exception of my collar, which I wore faithfully, in spite of my recent revelations with Nina. As...