In the year 2217, almost every task that was once performed by humans has been automated, now no one works. Everyone lives a life of leisure, and just order the machines around. There are regular flights to Alpha Centauri B by the wealthy, and time travel is a favorite vacation form of entertainment for everyone else. Due to medical advances there are now f...
Part 1: Jean Sterger copyright 2012 by Darksolid358 This story takes place in Stormbringer's E&I Series. -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2012 Dozens of photographers and fans lined up for the red carpet grand opening of Hidden Closet Chicago. It had been the first fashion/swimwear/lingerie store of CEO Victoria Go...
COPYRIGHT 2017 by Richard Gerald This is a sequel to my story Unfaithful. The title comes from the Cole Porter song. Vickie did the editing, and I believe you will agree did a good job. The end has a tease for the next story. * The small black figure lay on the hard-green material of the cot. It was hardly the bed you would choose for a dying child, but...
Author's Note: Hi ya'll. Sorry for the long time between updates but life has just been getting in the way. I've worked on this piece night after night for weeks, many times falling asleep with my laptop in my lap. Anyways, here it is. And it's a long one. And, as Thane will tell you, there are lots of problems to be solved. Thanks for reading! * She w...
"Murph really likes you, Tom," Bethany said softly while we walked hand-in-hand to her car. "He seems like a very nice guy," I answered. "And he obviously thinks the world of you, too." "He's a good judge of character," Bethany said as we approached her car. "Humble much?" I chided her laughingly. "I meant yours!" she responded with a good-natured punch...
You've heard the expression, "Everything but the kitchen sink?" That's in these next few chapters as well. Enjoy! ** Then drowned in desire, our souls on fire, I lead the way to the funeral pyre. And without a thought of the consequence, I gave in to my decadence. One slip, and down the hole we fall... —One Slip from Pink Floyd, A Momentary Lapse of Reason...
Sorry for the long wait on this one. To be honest I didn't think I had a part two in me. Guess I was wrong. Hope you like the story. Thanks Lostindavoid ***** Chapter One Wishing For Wings He judged the distance from his hotel balcony to the one adjacent to his. He stretched his arm out as far as he could but even with his longish limbs he couldn't touch...
"Hold the lift!" It had been a long shift and I had worked two hours overtime. I just wanted to get home to a long shower, but of course I put my hand in front of the closing doors and delayed my departure by a few seconds. "Thanks so much! Dinner break?" "Just finishing." I really was not in a mood to talk and knowing I had held the door for Greg, or Dr...
*** The following is a sequel of sorts to "John Billionaire". Familiarity with "Billionaire" and its characters will greatly enhance the reading experience of this story, although it is not a requirement. *** -- PROLOGUE -- *** It was just an ordinary day when I first saw her. I stopped off at my usual little smoothie shop on the way into the office. O...
We were having our usual family dinner at the kitchen table. Just Amy and I because our kids are grown and out of the house. The meal was a simple veggie stir fry concoction I whipped up. I fixed dinner tonight because she had something going on at the school where she worked and was late getting home. Amy's usually home before me but not tonight. We decided...