Chapter 9: Three Awkward Dinners Criminal work crew 6 was treated surprisingly well during their last week. Breaks were longer and more frequent, workdays went from twelve hours down to ten, and not one of the crew was struck in the last seven days. One of the guards said that this week of good treatment was meant to show the warden's appreciation for all...
Chapter 10: Susan’s Ethical Problem I put our baby to bed and sat down at my computer. Melinda was working a shift as an evening nurse so this would be the ideal time to download the day’s e-mail. In the middle of the evening’s spam was an e-mail from Susan Wu, who had been so kind to let us stay with her when we were in Hong Kong. Susan always had interest...
Part One. Jon sighed and gazed out of the window. He had been trying desperately to force some kind of notes that were on the page in front of him into his brain, but his brain was having none of it. Summer exams were looming, and he just couldn't concentrate. He knew he'd left it too late, and things now were building up so that it looked like he'd be swam...
It was a stormy summer night and I was lost. I could barely see through the rain pounding my windshield. Thunder rumbled and lightening cracked sending bright flashing bolts across the sky. It had been a hot humid day of driving and I should have arrived at my friend, Jake's house an hour ago but the directions were vague and I must have missed a turn-off. I...
Chapter 14 – Revelation The next two weeks were busy, but uneventful. Stefan did not seem to have noticed the change in his lover, or perhaps he simply did not comment upon it. Everyone worked hard, the papers began to emerge, and, every evening, they socialised and ate together, paired up and went to bed. Every night, before they were taken into sleep,...
Chapter 01: The Beginning Gwen didn't give much background information on our first meeting, so I will. It is one of the most important events in my life and I can't just skip over it. I first met Gwen on line in a discussion group. She was knowledgeable, smart, funny and literate. Even when we disagreed, we did so civilly and respectfully, bringing out po...
Jolee awoke with a start. The answer was the moon! Well it was about every twenty-eight days, she thought. Could Roger have meant approximately once every twenty-eight days? But if they did, what did the moon have to do with me locking myself in my room for safety? She sat up in the dark room. The moon had now risen higher into the night sky, and her room w...
The Journey begins I went straight to bed, to my own room this time. Sorr'an knew his way around enough to find the examination room we slept in the last night and he sure was a big boy so he could sleep alone. I needed to hold my distance, to keep my thoughts and feelings in check. Tomorrow we would leave and a good night's sleep was what I needed now. Who...
Chapter III: Wild Night Out It was a quiet Friday afternoon and Sherry was at work updating yet another client database. Data entry was not in her job description, but as she often said, “If I don’t do it, it won’t get done.” The letters and numbers began to blur together as she plowed her way through the endless list of contact information. When her phone...
This is the first sequel to Chapter 01 submitted by BLKNYLONS in 2003. I love this story so much that I decided to write two more chapters. (I hope BLKNYLONS does not mind...). Like Chapter 1, this chapter is also taking place in 1966, when nylon stockings with garters, girdles, and stiletto high heels were an essential part of women's elegant fashion, and w...