I was at grad school studying law and doing fairly well for myself. Over the winter break I'd received a full-time employment offer from a highly sought after law firm and I could see a path to a respectable living and maybe even some comfort. One of the interesting things about my school was that they let undergraduates take some of the lower level classes...
I apologize for the delay in this segment of the story. I dislike people that have long delays between chapters. Unfortunately, real life and jobs sometime interfere and that is the case here. This is a sequel to Venus Ascending and continues the story. This story can stand alone, but it will make more sense if you read Venus Ascending. I appreciate any co...
-=-=-=-=-=-=- Alanna Imperial County of Catriona 9th of Zenith, 1282 D.f. -=-=-=-=-=-=- Dawn came early in the Catrionan wilderness this midsummer day, the endless chirping of crickets being replaced with the playful tweets of birds in the oak and birch trees dotting the hillsides. A man and a woman laid together under the linen canopy of their sha...
This is a sequel to Venus Ascending and continues the story. This story can stand alone, but it will make more sense if you read Venus Ascending. I appreciate any comments both on the previous story and its sequel. OuPa99 ***** Chapter 9 John was very worried about the effects of the alien lovers on the women of Venus. He went home to talk to Lisa. Whe...
This is Chapter 3 of the story "Our Song". You are encouraged to read Chapters 1 and 2 to get the full context of the story, but in case you don't, here's a short recap. On Chapter 1, Owen, the narrator, a regular guy working as a software engineer in a startup, meets Song, a doctor on her third and last year of her residency. Song has a healthy sexual appe...
Many thanks to techsan for his editing of this story. * I was in my best mood at a beautiful sunny Friday morning in May with no clouds visible in the blue sky over our village outside a Scandinavian town. The time was exactly 9.12 when I took the phone call, which within a short time would mean such serious problems for so many people in our village. I w...
Chapter Twenty Three Intrepid - 3754 C.E. "Isaac, isn't it?" the Special Operations Officer asked the naked man sitting on a chair opposite him and who was gently restrained by a low intensity force field. "And where do you come from exactly?" The Holy Crusader might have been defeated but he retained his pride and dignity, despite the humiliation of his c...
They agreed to meet in the little mountain resort he had found on-line. Excitement and wonder were all he could think about as he drove the Corvette north. Naturally the border was harder than usual to cross, but his excitement kept him going. The resort was magnificent, the mountain views breathtaking. Steve's first thought was to make the room as invitin...
The Road ---- A warm breeze passed over the pair of travelers at their makeshift camp site, a roaring fire illuminating the whimsical night around them. They sat by the fire, eating and talking of the day's events until it was time for an early sleep. Natalie had argued against it, of course; as a citizen of Heurbon, one sleeps late in the night and wakes...
This was originally a challenge by a friend to write a scene introducing two characters who had an online relationship but never physically met. It is still ongoing and if it gets good reviews here I'll post the later chapters for public viewing. ***** Ryan stepped out of the lift and into the main office on the 8th floor, just as he'd done every day for...