"We're quite a pair, I mean look at us," Melissa said after tossing her armload of branches into the huge pile covering their front yard. "Yeah, pretty grungy, but hey this should be the last of it," Harry replied, dragging two garbage bags full of debris next to the large pile. "Well, finished until the power comes on, then we've got to get the inside of...
~Written 09/11/02~ Today. What is the proper way to greet someone on a day like today? It is the first “anniversary” of our greatest tragedy, our most rude awakening. Good morning seems a lie. Hello sounds false, and a smile… well, it is hard to call one up for some of us. One year ago today, the comfortable, if often imperfect world we knew ground to a s...
Victoria Abdullah is the name, and I'm a Vampire living in the City of Ottawa, province of Ontario. I was born in the Baalbek region of Lebanon in 1690, and became a Vampire in 1720. I stand five feet nine inches tall, curvy, with long black hair, light bronze skin and pale brown eyes. I don't look a day over thirty. Arab, female and one of the Undead, defin...
A Time To Cheat Many thanks to those who offered comments and constructive criticism on my previous stories. For those who want to say this or that would never happen, remember this is my universe, a place where nearly anything can, and often does, happen. At least on paper... Please refer to my profile for more on my personal policy regarding comme...
Chapter Eighteen – Lower Danubia News of the Duchy's victory in Hórkustk Ris did not reach the Kingdom of the Moon immediately. A few survivors from the Kingdom's rout did manage to sneak past the Grand Duke's Royal Guards and slip across the border into the Kingdom. However, the Kingdom of the Moon survivors, who could not have numbered more than a few doz...
You have just been declared the daimyo of the reformed Land of Whirlpools. Your people are loyal to a near fanatical degree and your army stands at five hundred shinobi and two thousand Samurai spread out across the Land of Whirlpools and it's Vassal nation the Land of Waves. But this brings up a question. In the elemental nations you are viewed as the ruler...
Postscript 3 - The Danubian Church and its impact on Danubian society (even more stuff that did not make it into the main part of the novel) The Danubian concept of the Supreme Being The Danubians have a monotheistic religion, which they refer to as the "Danubian Church" or the "Faith of the Ancients". Although in theory the Danubians are Christian, by th...
Once again I want to thank my editor "Wires" for his assistance with this story. His advice has improved this chapter drastically. I have made a few changes since his last review and want to emphasize any errors are definitely mine. * Before they returned to America Roger crossed the channel and sailed into Brest where he sold the cargo in his merchantman...
-Alice- Alice watched the handsome, besuited blond man produce a neon-green collar from behind the desk and slide it over to her. "This," the man explained, "is your embassy pass. Please put it on now." Alice paused, but only for a moment. She had been warned about the shape of the "pass" already, though the color was something of a shock. She took it in...
Francis stroked Patrick's hand as he pushed the shopping cart by her side. With prices so much lower across the bridge, it made sense to pick up some items on their house hunting trip. Francis picked up a box of extra large condoms and put them in the cart with a wink. "Thanks for the complement," Patrick responded, "but we won't be needing those until after...