***** The Flood ***** The note on Andrew's bed was short and to the point; "Glade, NOW!" Andrew laughed at the urgent brevity contained on the index card, and admired the steady hand that had made it. He brought the card to his nose, and was not surprised to find Sara's sweet feminine scent on the paper. His penis jerked within his pants, and he licked his...
Hilde pushed the front door open and stepped back into the kitchen of her family home. Her bangs were plastered to her forehead with sweat, the rest of her hair pinned up in a short ponytail. "I'm back, Mom." The older wolf smiled at her from the stove, where she was mixing some eggs. "Welcome back, honey. How was this morning's run?" "Good, ran an extra m...
Evelyn was just plain bored. Her life had fallen into a mind-numbingly dull pattern of work and Karl and kids. Just when she thought she was going to lose her mind with boredom Max turned up. He appeared at her office at noon one day offering to take her to lunch. But instead of going out to eat Max took Evelyn to a nearby motel where they caught up on old t...
This story was inspired by Japanese movies of the same name. The story is also a common theme within science fiction and was inspired by episodes of The Twilight Zone (e.g., "A kind of a stopwatch," and "Time enough at last") as well as The New Twilight Zone (e.g., "A little peace and quiet"). It was therefore place within the science fiction section. Howeve...
[Scene 1] - The Meeting "Aeris works in the accounting field. She will be the one meeting with you. The Paris Exhibit, the art collection and exhibition you are interested in investing in, is a big investment for us too." Rick said, looking at a picture of his wife on his office desk. "Well, she works in accounting, will she know about the social impact of...
This story is set during the first decades following the Spanish conquest of the Incas. Part of the story takes place during All Saints Day, which in South America is the time many of us call Halloween. Special thanks to nomoretears00 for beta reading and offering valuable insights. * * * * * * * * * * 1576, Viceroyalty of Peru The llamas stood in a hal...
I also forgot to mention in my character's introductory chapter before this, that I'm also using inspiration from the "mods" used by Xbox ONE players, but only a few of those, because they're necessary to describe the story. Since I posted a disclaimer in the prologue, I refer to that. * Tirdas, 1:34 pm 7th of Morning Star, year 201, 4th Era The road I w...
Author's Note: And now for something completely different. This is not a short story, and though it is broken into sections I chose to post it as a complete piece. This tale consumed me for many months. I let it fester and grow into something much more than the original idea. It led me to research, and become fascinated with an often overlooked and misunde...
***I did my own editing on this one, so I apologize for anything I missed.*** Almost instinctively, Ethan called his hammer and spear to his hands. Alana made a beeline for the storage compartment where she'd stashed her bow and arrows. Anthiel drew her sword and a roll of leather. He felt the tingle of magic being used, then the roll of leather unrolled i...
"I try to look at this way, Vance." Jefferson Hales' smile was mild as always as he looked sideways at his Yankee friend. "As a rule we engineers have a rather bad habit of having the social skills of a groundhog. A groundhog with scrambled brains in fact. Having every one of us take an English course specifically geared toward getting our points across to t...