1245- King Pelles kingdom awoke with the sun that day. The village was dancing and the maidens were happy for news had come. Their men were coming home from the crusades which they set out for almost 2 years ago. The men had left promising to conquer the holy land. Yet what really happened was further from the truth. * * * * * Allan of Gale had left the ki...
Garreth had his men roused before the sun had finished breaking over the mountain tops. The birlinns were loaded the day before, so all he had to do was prepare them for the battle plans. "Clansmen, we sail fer Donan tae guard the passage from the sea. There's no question they'll see us from the castle, but we need tae get as close as we can, tae see how ma...
Jessica is just like any other student in her early 20s, if not maybe a little sheltered. Some of her experiences in college thus far have brought her out of her shell a bit, and though she leans more introverted, she's almost always ready to try something new. Her upbringing has been fairly conservative, and while her kin might find her to be an adventurous...
Virginia had been in her 70s at the time that I knew her, she lived next door in the same ratty apartment complex that I did. A lot of "interesting people" in transient had lived in the old place over the decades going from one job to the next so you never really knew your neighbors very long. Mostly down and out oil field trash back in the days when the b...
Desti is a small village with around 200 people residing in it with a big dam on the upstream. Everyone is very conservative and happily living in their mud houses. After the severe flood warnings, every man and kid of the village went to the repair the dam with government officials. I was tasked to protect the village woman and valuables in my home. I (Te...
Breathing hard from the steep climb, Bob said, "I think it's just a little farther. Probably just past that next crest." Ellen stopped for a second. "Or the next or the next or the next. This place had better be good." "Don't worry," he replied. "I'm sure you'll find it worth the climb." Bob and Ellen were both grad students at a college over in Virgin...
Liliana walked the cobblestone streets of T'ur, surrounded by her retinue of guards and courtiers. Before her ascension to the throne, she spent most her time on her estate in the country, and was largely unknown in the streets of the capital. At court, she had been known as a distant cousin of the empress, but no one payed much attention to her. Now, her ev...
Daylight found the princess alone once again, and another grand breakfast awaited her. The princess discovered she was ravenous, and quickly devoured a portion of grapes, before sampling some soft cheeses and breads. When she had sated her hunger, she again busied herself about her chambers, perusing her lovely selection of wonderful gowns. Though she sele...
The following is an imaginary press conference held by President William Jefferson Clinton on January 19, 2001 * * * Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States! (Applause) "Good afternoon. As this is my last full day in office, I decided to hold a final press conference during which I will put to rest speculation regarding my involvement wi...
According to a strict Saudi Arabian law on racial and cultural relations, no Saudi woman is permitted to marry a man from outside the Arab States of the Gulf, which include Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar or the United Arab Emirates. The realms of the Arab monarchs. Of course, by the same edict, Saudi men may marry women from whatever country or culture they so...