The airlock doors cycled shut and I let my head sag against the wall for a few moments. The feeling of no longer being dangled over a pit was something I was going to revel for a bit. Seeing the Earth had really crammed the importance of what I had done to me. Virgil Station was no longer in an unstable orbit. It was no longer going to plunge through the upp...
Before you rate my story, I want you to take into consideration the vast amount of research that went into making such a science fantasy piece. I've only proofread half of it so be warned, there are errors. All characters are over one hundred years of age and mature at a different rate than humans. In Chapter 3. I'll finally start taking these character...
The sound of a cinder skeleton of a once heavy log cracking and settling among the embers of a roaring fire stirred Elenora, Lenore to her lovers and closest acquaintances, from her slumber. Still drowsy, dreaming dreams upon dreams, fearing this was just another dream within a dream; she valiantly fought the urge to awaken. She adjusted her position and rol...
Edited by MichelleMoran Thence come the maidens, mighty in wisdom, Three from their dwelling in roots of the tree; Past is one named, Present the next -- They scored wood with runes-- and Future the third. Laws they made there; and life they allotted To the sons of men, and set their fates. The Völuspá Chapter 1 It was a dark and stormy night... No...
I actually heard the interview about the site I describe in the story, on NPR. The woman makes almost four million a year. And there's almost no sex, but there is a cheating wife, so I think it fits this category. And if it were your wife, what would you do? .................................................. I was an NPR junkie, hardly ever listening to...
Chapter 36 "Both of you stop eating," and Jean had a very solemn face on. "Master Mary has got a bright yellow glow in her aurora." Mary and I had the same shocked look on our face. "Jean said, "It wasn't there when Mary took you upstairs but it is there now." I said, "This can't be." The doc started laughing and said "Now you know how I felt come over he...
John sat gazing out of the floor to ceiling window, looking out on to the manicured grounds of The Spa, happy with life and his business. He smiled to himself as he pondered his business, its sound business foundations now allowed him to merely steer its course and enjoy the fruits of his labour. The day-to-day running pretty much looked after itself almost,...
John and Natalia met online. Well ... perhaps 'met' is the wrong word. Natalia sent John a WINK on a dating site. When John responded, Natalia immediately replied with a request that they meet in person, which led to a dinner date at a popular hotel restaurant in the city where Natalia lived. John came up by train and arrived at the restaurant fifteen minu...
Your hands are trembling as you carry the tray of tea and freshly-baked madeleines into the sitting room and set some down on the table before Miss Lucreza. She's the honoured guest at your family's home today, and you parents were eager for you to make a good impression. You're dressed in your best suit, you hair newly cut, and there's the gentle scent of a...
Just before his wedding to Anne, Mike went back and rounded up his bride, as well as Stephen and Christie, and told them it was about time to move on into the room and meet the judge and a few others that Mike felt like Steve and Christie should meet, given what was coming at them in a short time. When they got to the judge, the judge shook hands with ever...