Prologue Not only was the house in total darkness when he arrived, he found that none of the light switches worked, so the mains must've been shut off or fused at the box in the basement. Using the meagre light from his mobile phone he bounded up the stairs to the master bedroom. He found his wife's ravaged body lying spread-eagled on the bed. She felt cold...
My fingers moved quickly across the last of the raised dots. "Allison" my fingers read "I've been looking all over town for you! You have company at home. A young man all the way from New York. His name is David Noyes. 'Thank you' cried Allison and waved her hand. She hurried, and when she reached Beech Street, she ran all the way up the block to her hous...
We had laid together for about an hour, but my mind would not shut off. Not to mention my belly was growling non-stop. I slipped out from under Missy's arm gently, and she rolled onto her back. I padded across the room, and grabbed my silk dressing gown from the back of the door. I looked back at Missy one last time, before pulling it on and heading down the...
CHAPTER 1 Danny's folk were going on a 400-mile coastal trip in the 7-seat SUV with his kid sister and his maternal grandparents. He pictured the vehicle being hot, sweaty and smelly and those conditions repeated in the rooms in cheap motels. "I'm not going. It will spoil my summer." His father Ted scuttled from the room, knowing a showdown was coming. F...
Author's note: I recently watched an interview with Phil Collins on the Jimmy Fallon Show. Phil was asked about the long-rumored meaning behind his song, "In the Air Tonight," and he explained (for probably the millionth time in his life) that the rumors were not true. He then added an explanation that was new to me: the song is about his divorce from his fi...
Chapter 9: A week with Professor Williams It was the Sunday following exam week and tomorrow I was to report to Professor Williams's office. She had let me off of work for the last two weeks so that I could study for exams and I assumed I would pay for that kind jester over the next five days. She had asked Mrs. Baxter if she could use me for the week to he...
For the reader; Many thanks for some editing and technical suggestions from Gary. He also suggest that I point out, in case you haven't picked up on it, another story, Déjà Vu, is an earlier story about some of the same characters. * "Hello?" It was after the fourth ring when she answered, I had been about to hang up and call her cell figuring she wasn't...
*Author's Note: All persons engaging in any sexual activity are at least eighteen years of age. * Ritchie Harris wiggled into the leather seat of the Lincoln Town car. He actually wiggled, enjoying the feel of the plush seat and the butter soft leather. He loved the rich tan color and appreciated how the tan contrasted with the deep black exterior of the...
SET in New Zealand's South Island. CHAPTER 1 Iona was not quite a year old when brought to New Zealand fifty years ago by her Scottish parents Ross and Jennie MacDonald. Ross, a keen fisherman, spent his first two years labouring on a farm on coastal Otago and working late into the night rebuilding an abandoned wrecked fishing boat, buying tools and mat...
Thanks to the Hip and Knee doctor for editing assistance. * It was lunchtime on Friday at the Peanut Bar. The Idiots Club meets here, once a week to share our miseries. The membership is not very impressive, just four middle age guys with one thing in common: our wives are each cheating on us. Bradley Cook, Ray Timmons, Karl Marshall, and myself, John Te...