Volume 4: Dereliction of Duty Chapter VI: Devotee by Necessity There were benefits to a keen long term memory, a fair few of them involved remembering names and faces and, as was the case at the moment, trying to find a particular rock in the cobble lining of an exterior wall. With the village of Laleah built in a series of concentric circles, there was...
Exiled. Banished. God, these words taste foul in my mouth. Fuck everyone who doesn't appreciate you, that's what I say. In case you're wondering who this is, I guess introductions are due. My name is Far. It's short for Farouche. Anyone looking at me would see a six-foot-tall, somewhat good-looking and slender young man with light brown skin, curly black hai...
It was always the same. Friday lunchtime in the pub, just prior to putting the final touches to my weekly column and handing in my 'copy' to our beleaguered editor, Tom Bowler; I would hold court to my now regular gathering - a group of university students who knocked off early for the weekend on Fridays. They sat all around me at the big old wooden table in...
I was all of 18, and the typical horny teenager when this happened. I had rented my first place, and coming from the countryside, I had to get used to neighbors. It sounds strange, I know. But not having anyone around you is very liberating. You can do absolutely anything you want, and with neighbors, I had to give that up now. There were perks to living i...
ONE Phil was at the Miller's home for their big annual 4th of July party looking for Andrea Laine. Randi had given him her cell number and told him that she would be expecting his call, but before he got up the courage, he was pleasantly suprised to see Andrea and her husband show up for the celebration. The weather was not co-operating, so the party moved...
Meet Khaled James Kagame, a brother whose friends affectionately refer to as K.J. This young Black man from East Africa has a host of problems. First of all, his second year at Concordia University is off to a rough start. When Khaled opted to study Criminology, he thought it would be an easy subject. After all, his father Jalil Kagame studied Criminal Justi...
I was talking to some of my college buddies about feeling blue and they all recommended Dr. Annette. I got her number online and I made an urgent appointment for my feelings of depression. She asked me if I am suicidal, homicidal, hallucinating, or paranoid and I said "No". Then she says she will see me. She asks if I know why I am depressed and I say "Yes,...
Whether we like it or not, we're labeled. Sure, we all have our individual names, personalities, and peeves, but we all fit into those little groups that society uses to define us. MILF, Douche, Prissy, Ghetto, Nerd, That guy/girl. Like the skin of a snake, we eventually grow out of our former identities, some into different persona, others into the same on...
Authors Note: This is an entry into the Valentine's Day contest. See if you like it. Be nice in your comments please. * John was crying in the den of his girlfriend Sara's house. Well, maybe she wasn't his girlfriend. He had been waiting for Sara, when Mrs. Marino, formerly married to Salvatore Marino, was contemplating returning to her maiden name, Fra...
All characters are over the age of eighteen * Was it possible to both love and have contempt for someone at the same time? wondered Ella Montgomery. She certainly loved her daughter, but as she held her in contempt for being weak at the same time; and there was sorrow as well - that Aria would never know the joys of dominating and analising other hot wom...