March (2) I quite like painting. It's a mindless, stress-free sort of activity. Unlike some of the jobs I've had, there's that immediate sense of having achieved something tangible. This morning, the room was a strange half-pink, half-blue hybrid like a newborn's room where the parents were hedging their bets. Now just a few hours later it was completely bl...
Wednesday, July 15th, 2020 The second year students were sat at their desks in room 69G, discussing the various episodes of their rather hectic and eventful weekends as they waited for their teacher to arrive. Finally, and some ten minutes after the chime of the school bell, the door opened and in stepped Kat Dennings; the buxom brunette carrying a canvas...
I was 24 years old at the time, I was a newly minted teacher and taught in a high school. Due to my profession and my many interests, including knowledge from physics and chemistry through biology to technology, I often visited the city library. I lived in a small town in the province at the time. This library was not a large facility. It was located in an...
CHAPTER 1: DANGLE He pushed through the crowd of traders, his scuffed boots kicking up dust from the arid ground as he passed by market stalls selling strange, alien fruits and scrap parts. The colorful tarps that shielded the merchants from the sun surrounded him on both sides of the street, prefab buildings had been erected to form a rudimentary town whos...
I.Melissa and Jane in a Café in New York "I tell you it's what all men want. You cannot give him a better present!" Jane said. "Have you done it for Geoff?" I asked. "No, Geoff is one of the rare exceptions to the rule. It would not work for him. Your lover Nigel, though, will go nuts. In a good way, I mean. He'll be hard and he'll take you by force," s...
"I am always looking for meaningful one night stands." -Dudley Moore "You almost ready to leave babe?" The gentle breeze through the open window billowed through the soft white curtains and grazed against Ashley Lafayette's long, wavy chestnut hair as she hurriedly searched through her closet to find the right clothes to wear for the weekend. Every tim...
Urban Oddballs: Mother, Woman, Girl Edited by Thegreat_pretender ***** At Annry and Oeno's new home, all the girls were pitching in to paint and furnish the huge barn. "Whew, that was a little intense! Thank you all for helping us get this place together!" Squeaked Annry, wiping the sweat from her brow, which was now covered in blotches of paint. "...
The winter drove over Mellowhale like a great ice dragon's breath. The killing front left some men dead in the streets, freezing them to the earth in dark corners of alleyways behind buildings. 'A cleansing freeze', some elders would mumble from the comforting warmth of their fireplace. The street's live trash was cast into a merciless freezing slumber, then...
(Introduction: Hello there, I hereby ask for a sincere apology from all of the readers, to keep you all waiting since a long time. With a heavy heart I need to announce of this story coming to an end following this part. After an inbox full of suggestions, I plainly had to take a bit more time to adjust the story according to the desires and demands of every...
Korina's Conclusions Chapter One- A New Role The door was locked. Why on earth was the door locked? Kevin's car is in the driveway. He never locks the door. What the hell? (Knock, knock, knock). "Kevin?" The door opened and there stood Kevin with a huge grin on his face, a clipboard in his hand, dressed in a suit and tie with glasses on. "Good evening....