There are mysteries beneath our feet and for those who are fortunate enough to uncover them a world unlike any other is often opened. That is where fairy tales come from and over time they are altered and manipulated in order to teach our children morality or humility. One such tale is that of a little person no bigger than a thimble. You know the one. . . t...
Chapter Two: The Mansion "Hello Ms. Pendergrast," Mr. Smith smiled politely at the prim child care worker after he walked out to greet us. "Hello Sabrina," Mr. Smith stretched out a beautifully manicured hand and I shook it shyly. "I hope you like our little home here," Mr. Smith added warmly. Little home? I would hardly call it little and almost laugh...
AUTHOR`S NOTE: This is the fifth chapter of a multi-part story. Please read the first four chapters before this one to understand the whole story. Please enjoy. * She felt like a million bucks when she awoke. Kellie beamed as she reflected on how, once again, Brad knew just what she needed and selflessly gave it to her. Gone was the paralyzing, crushing...
Our First Swing: Games & Discoveries ** Chapter 1 - A Weekend In the Country ** "Now try to be nice to Lisa tonight," Sheri admonished me, "why do you two have to argue so much?" "She's always so contradictory. She will argue the sun revolves around the earth if you take the other side. And she uses no logic. And she's a tease. She just rubs me the wrong...
*** -- CHAPTER 9: An Ordinary Life -- *** SPRING QUARTER, SENIOR YEAR (April 2002) Neither of us quite went back to sleep. We simply held each other with our eyes closed and cuddled in absolute contentment, hoping that the real world would stay away forever. But it wouldn't. Danielle had to pee and as she rolled off the bed, my eyes opened up to see wh...
Later at night, Larry hanged out with both Nathan and Jessica. While they drank, his jock friend Nate talked about the coming football season, babbling almost nonstop. His girlfriend Jess seemed to be eyeballing Larry, as if there was something out of the ordinary going on. He continued with the discussion with Nate about chances of State playoffs, but his m...
Thank you to StormKite for your invaluable assistance. This story wouldn't have made it to the finish line without your help. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, merchandise, companies, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, li...
I am running. On the run. Again. My lungs are two loaves of agony in my heaving chest, screaming curses at me with every gasp of air. My legs pump me forward even though they are full of lead and liquefied packing peanuts. Faster, Val. My toes and the balls of my feet fight for purchase on the moss-covered, uneven ground. Run! My heart is pounding in...
Sara frowned as she looked into her drink, slowly swirling it. Her sorority sisters dragged her along to this campus mixer, but a quick look around the room revealed that the only guys here were the usual losers trolling for sex at the local bar they frequented. She'd been counting the minutes til they were going to leave, so she'd taken a seat by the punch...
Chapter 1. SUSSEX POSSESSION The roast chicken is still raw in the middle and the tall, thin, elderly bewigged Judge, red of face and with a hooked beak for a nose, pushes the pewter plate away from him in disgust. Summoned hotfoot to Whitehall from the Quarterly Assizes in Bristol at Michaelmas 1688, he found the Privy Council were not yet ready for him, a...