Chapter One has the background to these characters white Chapter Two is more 'action' heavy. Reading either or both will improve your experience reading this one. Many of the characters also appear in my 'Jessica' story so gluttons for punishment should read that one too. Hope you all enjoy it. Finding a Job (or perhaps Two) The letter came as a conside...
July 1916 Bethan Phillip was reluctant to send a telegram home to announce his unexpected arrival: the appearance of the telegram boy was viewed as an ill omen now at home. This would be particularly the case with the battle raging across in France. He had heard that over sixty thousand British and Empire soldiers had died on that first morning as he watc...
Chapter 1 Sitting in the common area of the College Union I stared at the American History book, my head starting to ache... How the fuck was I going to remember all of these dates, and people, and... and... other bullshit! Who fucking cares about any of this stuff anyway! I'm a goddamn Business Major! What do I need to know about American History? Shakin...
I woke that morning with my alarm, did my normal rituals and dressed as was prescribed. It was Tuesday. I thought about that for a moment. How long had it been? Ten Days? Could that be right? Of the sixty days I originally owed, there were only thirty-two left, ten from the passage of time and another eighteen from winning bets. I needed to get Darla to bet...
...where earlier today a team of machine-gun toting bank-robbers were apprehended by Velocity and The Phazer. Authorities released a statement claiming the criminals were under the employ of Master Disaster, the arch-criminal assumed to be behind a recent outbreak of man-made Tsunami's which have leveled the South Pacific... Reaching to his car's dashb...
If ever the devil was born without a pair of horns It was you, Jezebel, it was you... If ever a pair of eyes promised paradise It was you, Jezebel, it was you... If ever the devil's plan was made to torment man It was you, Jezebel, it was you... "Jezebel," written in 1951 by Wayne Shanklin, first recorded by Frankie Laine (1951), other recordings by The E...
************* A personal peek into her story. ************* Loving Wives but Non-erotic, I would guess? This is a composite of real-life experiences, heard and over-heard. As narrated by family and in-laws, friends and acquaintances. Considering how many different versions were told by the individuals who had actually lived these events, I hope that thi...
Chapter 12: Tasi and Marge returned on New Year's Eve; in plenty of time to organise their traditional extended family celebrations. The rallies would be coming from Porirua and some even from Auckland. Marge was an influential matriarch within the Islander community and her New Year parties were famous. Mark had spent a delightful few days with Katy, go...
Chapter I Sam saw the light turning red as he made a gentle right turn into the driveway of the Conference Center. He found a parking spot halfway down the row, and eased into the spot, taking care not to get too close to the van parked awkwardly in the spot to his right. He shook his head at the careless manner in which the van was parked, and got out. Gra...
Author's note: This is, in all its seven parts and their many chapters, one very, very long story. If long stories bother you, I suggest you read something else. No part of this story is written so as to stand on its own. I strongly suggest that you start with the beginning of Part 1 and read sequentially—giving up at any point you choose, of course....