Chapter 33 -- The Trip Begins I let my eyes close and snoozed a little for a while, until Gloria called out, "Josh, wake up. Sue is making some hand signals." I opened my eyes and tipped up my hat to see what Sue was doing. She was making the hand signal to shift into single file. The road had petered out and we were now approaching a trail. I pulled Barb...
Amelia lay listless, a thirty-something with an old-fashion name on a beach to die for – it was reality straight from the brochure. Unbelievable really, she'd thought, as usually travel 'come-ons' are doctored in the graphics design department: sunsets being colored-enhanced to ridiculous extent, the fisherman's catch lengthened to exceed the record for th...
Jack and Diane Chapter 19. So. One door had closed. I needed a period of reassessment. I no longer had the threat of a prosecution hanging over me. That actually came as a surprise. Up until that moment, it hadn't occurred to me that I could have been taken to court. That rocked me for a moment. But it was over. I needed to take stock. The first thing I r...
CHAPTER 1 Early Monday the head female coach of Carlton Valley College held her arms up above her head and in obvious deep emotional pain shouted, "Fuck!" The A-team she hoped to take through to the gold regional finals was faltering but still had a chance of making it playoffs if it could win its three final games in the qualifying round. The B-team ha...
Her We had breakfast in this cozy little café next door to the hotel. We obviously built up a healthy appetite because we ordered half the menu. After breakfast, we headed to the Loop. It was busy with traffic and people enjoying this beautiful sunny day in downtown Chicago. We walked through the Cultural Center. We stayed there to listen to a couple of sc...
INTRODUCTION Ron Barr runs a trucking company in rural New South Wales, Australia, where his drivers like to race other trucks, drink till they drop and chase fast women when not too tired and they are still half sober. They spend their money so quickly that Ron unilaterally decided to place half of their weekly pay into the bank account of their mothers,...
Emily and I Yes I trust you. The hour plus drive four or five times a week sucked, but being with Jane and the girls was worth the trip. I started getting hugs and cheek kisses when the girls or I would leave. Unless I left at 06:30 hrs, just before the girls got up. We discussed ways to eliminate the drive but hadn't hit on a solution until the girls mo...
Book 2: Warrior-mage Corec and his companions head to the far reaches of the north, the Storm Height Mountains, determined to find clues about the mysterious runes that plague their existence, while continuing their search for the lost city of Tir Yadar. Prologue The Lady strode through the dark chamber, the glow that surrounded her lighting up the room—a...
It was the living room of Mrs Reilly's house, high-ceilinged and richly decorated, a room all the ladies of Brewer longed to visit. The light poured in the tall bay windows, catching the swirl of the women's cigarette smoke. On the wall, in the shadows, one could just make out the oil painting of Venus hauling a nude Cupid over her knees- an 18 year old Cupi...
CHAPTER 1 Female novelist in Chicago seeks homely ranchers to host her for several weeks, perhaps at intervals over months, while she researches for a new novel set on a modern ranch. Will pay for food and lodgings. Write Skye Brock, Reflection Publications, 1B Sim St, Chicago, Il 99999 Bored at spending Saturday at home by himself, Ryan Hobbs replied t...