Which man first saw the other? Ransome Farrell peering up through the security sluice or Ian Abercrombie looking down into the air terminal's public concourse? If either man shared a single thought, it was each preferred airports before this recent mania for hysterical safety measures. Until wanton unimaginable murder became real and media puffed ragtag te...
To start things off let me introduce myself, my name is Shane and I am a junior at West Gate University. I am six foot one, about one hundred eighty pounds and nicely built as I make time to work out. I have light brown hair and hazel colored eyes. I have had decent luck with girls and I do get the occasional look, but in my mind everyone can get the looks i...
Chapter 7 Bullets for Breakfast; Swords for Lunch "Sexual intercourse is kicking death in the ass while singing." - Charles Bukowski * We arrived at the end of our Pullman car and paused before exiting onto the enclosed platform that separated it from the passenger car that was next in line. I noticed that Mel had remained in the sleeping compartment but...
The Entity was old. It was older than the idea of names and therefore had none. It existed and that was all it cared about. It had been trapped in a place beyond places, but at last it was free. It had no knowledge of how it came to be free once more, but it cared not. That it was free again after countless eons was knowledge enough. It explored the new co...
Carolyn was the last of her friends to remain single. It wasn't that she was unattractive, far from it. She was beautiful, athletic and tall, the kind of woman men stop what they're doing to watch as she walks down the street. Men forget themselves when she's nearby. Many a fight was started when a boyfriend isn't subtle enough to look away from his girlfrie...
Introduction Some simple background information always makes for easier reading. This story is true. Name and detail changes have been necessary for obvious reasons. To set the stage, we had known each other for years. She was in the midst of trial separation, I had just ended a long-term dating relationship; she had children, and we were both, quite obvi...
The first time that I saw Abby I was doing my best to have quiet beer in a crowded Sydney bar. Cigarette smoke was attempting to hold down the noise by sitting on top of it but was fighting a losing battle. Three seats away an attractive woman who looked to be in her early thirties was desperately trying to ignore a heavily built man who, by getting right i...
Thanks again to TRCIII for all of his help. He really made me think long and hard on this piece. I hope you find his dedication to making me a better writer, pleasurable. Please take the time to read and vote. * Valentine's Day, Cupid's Christmas. The one day a year, where 'love at first sight' is at Cupid's discretion. Cupid was pacing back and forth in h...
Author's note: All characters in the following completely fictional story are older than 18. * Someone wise once told me that sometimes you have to be willing to make a fool of yourself to accomplish anything worthwhile. There's a certain ring to that, but experience has taught me that sometimes it's enough to accidentally make a fool of yourself. And who...
Peter had just finished his first year of college and was glad to have the end of year exams finally out of the way. He was studying medicine and had been very busy for most of the year. Unfortunately for him he hadn't managed to experience the college life as many expect it. He was lucky if he could find the time to go out one night a week and even then he...