"Of all the legends to come from early medieval Aquitaine, whilst many were centered on the Battle of Tours - and, consequently, many poets and trobadours found a great topic in Roland and Charlemagne's knights, even until the 16th and 17th centuries - a lesser known legend, first dated to the halfway point of the 10th century, went completely under the...
This is a sequel to Venus Ascending and continues the story. This story can stand alone, but it will make more sense if you read Venus Ascending. I appreciate any comments both on the previous story and its sequel. OuPa99 Chapter 7 John didn't know about the other council members, but after the aliens left, his body was trembling with lust and he was on...
Mia stepped out of her car, and popped the trunk. She pulled out her duffel bag and backpack and then closed and locked it, then looked around her. Distantly she saw a few other groups forming, and hoisting her bag she made her way towards the nearest. She knew that these were her people because a woman was dressed in a full medieval skirt with a wide brimm...
My lover, Bill, and I are successful and very busy people who often forget how important it is to get down to the basics and just love each other emotionally and physically. But in late August of last year my lover did something I never expected. He created a magical weekend that most women only dream about. He had been in Europe on Military business for ov...
Jovita and Hanna strolled through the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the exhibit on Ancient Egypt. One the way there, Jovita expressed her excitement to Hanna. "Today, we're going to see the history of your ancestors." Hanna gently disagreed, "My ancestors are Jewish, not Egyptian. The Met doesn't bother showing Jewish culture, because the Jews never establi...
“Stanley Kubrick’s dystopian masterpiece – Beethoven, ultraviolence and the old in-out in-out” was how it was advertised. The midnight showing had definitely attracted quite a crowd. Everyone was in an excited mood, chatting with their friends, looking forward to the film. There was, Lara noticed, a preponderance of men. Quite a few of them wore their ‘droog...
Madison had always been fascinated by the past, and she loved touring the museum looking at the paintings and sculptures. She especially loved the Medieval exhibits. The City museum had the best exhibit because it was set up to recreate the keeps of days past. She imagined, if reincarnation was real, then she must surely have been alive during the time of kn...
I was walking to the library to carry on with my studies of some old manuscripts they kept in the basements. The hot summer day has led the undergraduates to stripping down to the bare minimum acceptable clothes, the amount of creamy smooth female flesh on display was a torture to me. As 26 year old PhD student on the wrong side of being nerdy, I had no regu...
A travelling knight, Garin would visit villages throughout the land and display his mastery of swordsmanship. He would entertain crowds for money, then spend a night in the local inn, before leaving for the next village the following day. A handsome man of 24, Garin was well-built. He stood at 5ft11, had light brown hair, blue eyes and perfect teeth. Not sur...
This is a sequel to Venus Ascending and continues the story. This story can stand alone, but it will make more sense if you read Venus Ascending. I appreciate any comments both on the previous story and its sequel. OuPa99 ***** Chapter 5 The alien airlock opened up into a huge room, with the ceiling easily nine or ten feet tall. The walls look like som...