Walking down the barely illuminated street, I saw her step out of the bar. She was half a block away and I had not seen her for almost two years but I knew her on sight. I casually strode up wondering if she would remember me. She had not yet seen me, the focus of her attention being the front door to the bar. The expression on her face communicated exaspera...
Lina couldn't believe she was sitting in the outer office of Alerkane Jacy, CEO of Jacy Industries. She smoothed her charcoal skirt down her thighs once again as she wished she'd gone with the pants suit she'd originally picked out. Maggie had vetoed that choice and pulled out a skirt to pair with a deep purple blouse that she said made Lina's skin look like...
Sandra sat in her seat as the plane traveled between Atlanta and St. Louis. She was heading home from a week of seminars. However she had not attended the meeting as she should have. After a confrontation in her room Tuesday night she had checked out of the hotel and stayed with her old college roommate. It was there with Whitney that Sandra had some time to...
Author's Note on The Story over all: I only I hope Dickens doesn't come and get me for this but the name came to me the moment I ready about the winter contest and I had to do it. Destined to be 5 chapters total with one chapter devoted to each spirit of Christmas, this is not going to be short. (This charter alone is over 6,000 words.) So if you are looking...
It was Monday, a sleeting Monday. No, wait a minute, it might of been a Friday. Yeah, Friday, a sizzling Friday. It was`a scorcher; people were spontaneously combusting all over town. No, shit--that was Wednesday. It was Tuesday. Yeah, Tuesday, a blank Tuesday. I'd logged in a night of bill dipping at the local watering hole. I had a fin riding on the Redski...
Gifted Grifter #4: Rental Property After my trip to Vegas, I had enough cash to last me a couple of months—so, where should I go to spend it? I needed some time to myself to think about where I wanted to go and what I wanted to do—besides seducing women, of course. The place where I often went in the past when I wanted time to think was the family cottage...
NOTE: This is possibly fiction. Spelling is English-English and grammar is copyright to the author. * CHAPTER 1 Winter's chill swept the county somewhere in southern England where the young clerk Annie Forsythe came into the office of the managing director and said, "Mrs Marks has sent me sir." "Yes?" "You wanted your filing folders checked for a missin...
Chapter 18 – A Boring Evening The next morning I was up early. I gingerly got out of bed, careful not to disturb Mindy. She was still fast asleep and looking like an angel. I was quite pleased with myself in that moment as I stared down at her. I had been completely honest with her, answered all her questions and was nothing short of everything she needed l...
"That fraternity fire was very serious and could've been worse. You could've been criminally charged with arson. As it is, you are suspended for the rest of the spring semester with eligibility for reinstatement in September to continue with your sophomore year. Are we clear on this?" "Yes, Dr. Anderson. I promise I'll work hard to get reinstated." She lea...
Welcome back to the exciting conclusion of The Adventures of Chase Cooder, Bush Pilot! In this final episode Parker studies the orb, Chase and Box make plans, Ruane steps up, and more! So climb aboard, buckle up and enjoy the ride! ***** Blackmailed into studying an ancient orb by Tarse Kozar, the CEO of Vortex Pharmaceuticals, Parker Dill struggled to dec...