Bold is youth when in its ignorance it steps out to put the world to rights, or achieve some end for which it is not yet fitted. Thus I stepped forth boldly declaring I would write a musical stage show to be put on at our church by the church youth group. I had never written a play and could not read a note of music but it was all in my head. Perhaps that...
Chapter One How well did I ever really know Crystal Passion? I ask that because everyone says that no one knew her better than me. And that's just not true. It's obvious why so many people believe I know more about her than the dozen or so others who were with her on that last fateful tour. I'm the one who renowned American rock critic Polly Tarante...
Drake Sullivan found himself awake in his bedroom, the morning sun's rays shone through his night curtains as he slowly rose from his bed. Drake chuckled to himself as he dragged his feet to the bathroom, letting the warm water rinse his body. Usually, he would be in a rush to get to the university, as a professor, he always had to arrive earlier than the st...
Chapter 8: The Party A male servant answered the door, and, giving Timothy a quick and puzzled glance, escorted them inside. Clare's house was over-the-top and opulent to say the least. The floors were made of fine marble, the ceilings were high, there was a huge crystal chandelier in the foyer, and statues and fine art seemed sprinkled around almost everyw...
Katie sat down on the floor, in the middle of the invoking circle. The spell had two parts: the construction of the circles, and the recitation of the words. She had practiced both separately plenty of times. The circles were to be arranged and placed to the painfully exact specifications of the instructions, and the words were to be said loudly, clearly,...
The next day brought even more snow. Eleta and Rafe were content to stay indoors, and they ventured downstairs around noon in search of food. While Eleta prepared them a cold collation of bread, meat, cheese, fruit and wine. Rafe explored the main floor of the lodge. He was already familiar with the large front parlor and the kitchen, but there were several...
One of my biggest loves has always been acting. Ever since I was a little girl I've been performing. The thrill of taking the stage and entertaining an audience is intoxicating. I love being on display, and I figure this may be where my exhibitionism got its start. In theatre modesty is thrown by the wayside, and sometimes this leads to very interesting situ...
Chapter 2: The Question of Sandy Whatever happened to Sandy? The Question taunted Cliff's mind for weeks after he had seen her in the playing room, naked and producing the strangest of staccato rhythms. It looked to Cliff like Sandy had been fighting off invisible enemies as she flailed at the piano bench. Cliff kept thinking back to his visions of Sandy i...
I have always loved the stars. On a clear night, like that night, I can watch the universe in its slow eternal dance. Sometimes, as I sit and watch the light from distant suns, I wonder where she is, how she is doing. I will never know what really happened that night. I will never understand who, or what, she was. I will never see her again I fear, but somet...
The patient had been in the custody of Rubymoon for a little over four months. It had been some time since anyone had thought of it as "Dr. Smith". A C note had played hours ago, indicating the patient should be still. It knelt in the center of the room, staring blankly, not daring to so much as scratch an itch lest it provoke the buzzer. The patient was a...