Emilio paced the hall of the abandoned old plantation house he'd occupied at the periphery of the Mt. Biak na Bato National Park. Caves and thick forests still abounded here, and the canopy thickened to blanket the interior of the forested area almost to night-dark, even at midday. His bait was wriggling, trapped in strong cocoons of liana vines that hung f...
iv. Ofelia took a circuitous route home just to waste some time so that she would be sure to miss Leonard. She would tell him about her date with Daniel over the phone. When she got home she said hello to Manuel, who was on the sofa reading a book, and headed for the bathroom. "I love you too, Flaca." Manuel said sarcastically, lifting his head. Dominga w...
I want to thank all those who were kind enough the comment, contact me, and vote on my last effort. I thank Xtctr for editing this story and pointing out where it was confusing. Please don't blame him if there are still spelling and grammar errors. I make a lot of mistakes. You can see I took many of the comments on the last story to heart and I hope this on...
To the reader : Some have written to say they think that I attribute some Western ideas into Peter and Maria's stories and motivations. Except for Peter himself, I can assure the reader I have not. Everything you are about to read is authentic. From the words to the motivations to certain aspects of the ayahuasca, they remain just as they were relayed to me....
Author's Note: This is a continuation of the narrative which commenced with "My Awkward Phase", which I posted here previously. Readers may wish to read that before continuing, although I have written them to stand alone. ***** Natives say that life cannot exist in LA without a car and money. My last days in LA proved those truisms. I'm from Brentwood, "...
Chapter 02 - Birthday Surprises My thanks to everyone who left comments and wrote emails. My apologies for this next chapter taking as long as it did. The bulk of it was spent figuring out where I wanted the characters to go, and that took quite a bit of time. I hope everyone will find it to be as fun of a ride as I do. Finally, there will not be a two-mont...
We're not born into this world to make it out alive. _______________ I remember falling in love with the curve of her mouth. The swim at midnight, salt in our kiss, bodies floating together, meeting in the middle of the pool. Then diving, tugging her by the ankles to pull her down with me. Her face, illuminated by the pool lights, looking at me in shoc...
The vast fleet in the Delta-Draconis system was the largest that John had ever seen. The Tactical Map showed the precisely arrayed formations of the Terran Federation navy, which had smashed the system's Kintark forces in a major fleet engagement, leaving behind a widely dispersed field of debris and wrecked vessels. Squadrons of corvettes and destroyers wer...