Winter turned to Spring and Spring turned to Summer for Kevin Ralston, but nothing in his life noticeably changed. He still spent the better part of his days working only when the feeling hit and spent his nights crashing wherever anyone had the space and tolerance to put him up. By late Summer of his 18th year of life, Kevin found himself working at a la...
INTRODUCTION Standing guard duty at one of the bases called for three buildings to be secured and patrolled by four marine sentries. Three marines would remain at the main entrance while the roving patrol would secure the building. This particular evening it was my turn as the roving patrol. THE DISCOVERY As I patrolled the halls of the main building I de...
************************************************* Copyright Oggbashan April 2014 The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. This is a work of fiction. The events described here are imaginary; the settings and characters are fictitious and are not intended to represent specific places or living persons. This story is...
This story is entirely fictional. ***** Francis tapped the microphone and seemed startled that it was working at all. Tom Cassavettes had sent his own newly acquired plane to bring his cousin Francis over from Harvard. Tom had already been Francis's best man at a recent ceremony in Boston and was pleased that Francis could return the favour at his marriage...
Steven Banks stared in admiration at his latest acquisitions. Two beautiful marble statues so exquisitely detailed that they almost looked alive. According to the old man Steven had bought the pair from, the statues were nude representations of ancient gods. One was a beautiful, athletic woman with large firm breasts and a predatory expression on her classic...
EgmontOriginals © Rosina Swan stepped down from the float plane that had rolled up on to the sand and thanked the pilot for diverting to circle a couple of other attractive islands farther out from the city after he'd said some were uninhabited wildlife reserves, People were prohibited from landing on them unless in an emergency or were part of an organiz...
"Are you unwell?" Mrs. Myers, the interviewer, asked. "No, I mean, yes, I feel great, actually. I mean, I'm good, I'm happy. Yes, I'm good," Hannah Johnson said, the words spilling out as a blush darkened her light features. Her words were true, too -- Hannah felt fine, except for the anxious voice in her head that scolded her babbling inelegance. "Good,"...
I was riding home with Sara after a late dinner. We attended the Neighborhood Architectural Control Committee meeting and after a long discussion we were allowed to make the changes to the main entrance of the house. The committee's vote was three to two. We then went to our favorite restaurant. Now we were going home. Tomorrow Bret and her family would be o...
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We spent almost all of January getting the house ready to sell. In my mind I had begun calling it Faith's House. It seemed to make leaving it easier. We gave all of Faith's clothes and things to Goodwill, as well as some household goods, like our bed. We went to Cambria every weekend. By the end of the month two things were sure: Our house was on the market...