Train 5, Car 0535, Bedroom E [I had never experienced such an emotional involvement with my research before. Therefore, parts of this are written in the first person. - Richard ___________, PhD formerly with the University of _______________.] On the evening that Karen had left Galesburg, she sat in her sleeping car compartment for awhile with the lights o...
For those who are unfamiliar with the words "vinta" and "caracoa," these were warships. The vinta has a prow made for ramming other ships with and was propelled by both wind in their sails and rowing, as was the caracoa. The difference between the two is that the caracoa was larger, had two decks and carried a poet on board who served as both timekeeper and...
Well, I finally got this chapter done as I wanted it to come out. Twenty-third is the charm in this case. I do hope you enjoy reading this chapter as much as I liked writing it, OC tendendies aside. The best things are often difficult to obtain, and so was it with this chapter. Yes, the Diwata is hot in more ways than the obvious, at least in my version of...
“The ancient town of Arpeggio lies at the base of Mt. Zabanya. Legend has it that a thousand years ago, Arpeggio was being attacked by a group of bandits. The villagers took whatever they could and tried to escape up the mountain to escape the marauders. The bandits chased the villagers up the mountain and so the villagers were desperate to climb the mountai...
Author's note: Bear in mind that this is an alternate steampunk universe, so more than a few liberties are being taken with historical figures. British titles and addresses differ slightly than in our universe and, as in any reality, Americans can never get them right anyway! And all of this is just setting the groundwork, as it were, so the "good parts" are...
By three P.M. we were back in the car and heading north on the interstate a few miles to the small town of Weed. I had found a text message from Chloe after I had put on a clean shirt and underwear that I hoped were clean. "Chas...meet me at my office in Weed. B there till 5. Bring$$." Leave it to Chloe to get right to the point. I had met Chloe two years...
Cast Main Cast of Characters Scott Stevens..........Young 24 year old Mechanical Engineer /Lottery winner Makala Jones.........One of the 18 year old twins helped with payment at Pizza Hut Makenz Jones..........The other 18 year old twin (Identical twins) Lance Stevens..........Scott's younger brother Betty Stevens...........Lance's wife Betsy Mullen....
It was approaching five o'clock at night on Friday 17th May. There was the normal crowd of drivers hanging around the duty clerk, pushing and shoving and I was just another one, hoping that I wouldn't be called upon for a last minute weekend duty. We were stationed just outside Londonderry, we were just over halfway through a two-year tour of duty and we wer...
My wife Grace stood next to me on the bridge over Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australia, admiring the Captain Cook Memorial jets as they climbed high into the sky. "Thank you Tim for bringing us to this lovely city," I said. Beyond, reflected in the Lake, was the American-Australian Memorial. Behind and to our right was Capital Hill with its lovely Go...
*Author's note: These are a series of stories which I am basing on one of my all time favorite fantasy works, the Xanth Novels. The actual books contain mild erotica and were a great influence on me during my earlier years. They speak of sex between numerous fantasy creatures including centaurs, elves, nymphs, harpies, mermaids, fauns, fairies, humans, drago...