***** Illusions of Self ***** For as long as Sara had lived on the Olympic Peninsula, the forest had been a place of shelter, an escape from the restraint that shrouded every other aspect of her life. She could vanish into the deep woods without fear of discovery, and was free to jump and dash unhindered by prying eyes. So, she found it strange that when he...
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...
Freebird! Eddie Nesbit could not carry a tune under the best of circumstances but with only the uncaring wind to hear him bellow, emulating Ronnie Van Zant was not the hardest task. Above the hearty drone of the 351 Ford motor pushing him up the mighty Mississippi in an old Ski Nautique, Eddie and the late Van Zant sang their hearts out in praise of the als...
I wish I could write stories that everyone loved. Unfortunately, that's just not possible so I try to write stories that would appeal to me. It's the only thing I can do. One of my own beliefs is that there are few people in this world that all bad or all good. I believe there is a devil in the best of mankind and an angel in the worst of us. That belief u...
The Invictus dropped out of hyper-warp at the edge of the Alpha Centauri system, its huge engines blazing to life before the tachyon particles even had a chance to dissipate. Following a familiar path, the battlecruiser roared towards Gravitus, a volcanic planet that had been terraformed by the Federation into a spectacular jewel of the Core Worlds. However,...
I try to post something around the Fourth, to honor those who've served. Please let the length of this little tale be a testament to the respect that I have for all of you. This is a military Pilgrim's Progress, set in World War Two. It takes our hero on the fraught journey from youthful naïveté to adult capability via virtues that everybody in the military...
(A Christmas romance) Chapter 1 Jen opened her tiny eyes, it was very early Christmas morning and it was quite dark in her cool bedroom that the three-year-old shared with her toddler sister. There was just a narrow ray of moonbeam peeping through the gap in the curtains which revealed to her a silent movement, a momentary flash of white. There, she thoug...
(This story is an official entry into the 2008 Valentine's Day story contest. It is a long tale of lust and love and the consequences that arise. I hope you enjoy.) *** I loved my new apartment. Seventh floor, with a small enclosed balcony, a view of downtown tourists would envy, concierge service, even a hair salon and massage parlor on the ground floor....
The following material is sexually explicit erotica. If you are offended by hard-core pornography close this file. Chapter 26 Dinner, and... Any further questions were interrupted just then by Shachee returning with our drinks. When she asked if we were ready to order Leila suggested we let her choose for us, and after a moment's hesitation I agreed, but...
As with most of my stories this one is lengthy, a work of fantastical fiction, and is very much NOT for everyone. If an unfaithful wife, blackmail, large sex toys, body modification, or similar things bother you please give this story a hard pass. Everyone else, I hope you enjoy the story. *** "Namaste." I say as I slowly open my eyes. "Namaste." The flu...