In the forefront of his mind Peyton knew it all so much mean-spirited bunk, one more in a line of petty abuses freakishly tall Sally had to endure, but at the same time the lizard contingent that kept squalid house in some far flung synaptic bunker at the back of it all whispered what ifs in a low guttural whisper, suggesting several visceral scenarios & var...
"For Emily wherever I may find her...." - Paul Simon My two-year-old granddaughter, Emily, cried for a while, refusing to go to sleep. Finally she wiped her nose on my shirt, rested her head on my shoulder and dozed off in my arms after her "terrible twos" tantrum. Putting up with a cranky baby is just one of the joys of being a solo baby-sitting grandparen...
It is Halloween. I am very tired. I just want to go home and rest. And maybe hand out candy to trick-or-treaters. I walk out of the building. Sam Smith walks up beside me. He is one of the nicer fellows from the engineering group. I enjoyed his company at lunch sometimes. He asks, "Mattie, Do you want to go to a Halloween party tonight at the Eastside Inn?...
Chapter 1 It is 9 a.m. when Cathy Chou wakes up. She gets off the bed dizzily, and then goes to the toilet. Pasting her teeth absentmindedly, she finds that she is only in her bra and little pant. Examining her body through the mirror, she is as beautiful as an angel. Having an 18-year-old body of 5'4", 110 pounds, 35B,with long shining dark black hair, she...
When I got up the next morning just as daylight was starting to lighten the eastern skyline, I was anxious to get started on the two gypsy caravans. However, my ladies quickly let me know that they had other plans for me. As I was about to sit down to breakfast, Running Deer said, "We will need meat for the coming winter. You need to hunt so we can stock u...
"Okay, the first thing we need to do is come up with your background. My mom is going to ask you a lot of questions, so we need to make sure your backstory is solid." stated Stephen, rubbing his hands together. "Sounds simple enough," giggled Grace. It was early morning the next day, and Stephen had been awake for quite some time trying to collect his thou...
My eyes fluttered open. The bedroom was bathed in sunlight, silent but for the serene sounds of nature filtered through the window panes. Jenny, my wife, was still asleep, cradled in my arms. The gentle, peaceful rhythm of her breathing was a sharp contrast to the wildness which she'd engaged in last night. It was Sunday morning, our last day in town. The...
As we headed off toward town, I tried to think of what might have happened. We soon had to slow to an easy lope as the light was failing. We didn't want the horses to be injured by stumbling in the near dark. That would make it just that much longer getting there. The arrival of dusk took me by surprise. Where had the day gone? I knew the girls had let me s...
We were surrounded by eight young braves, all pointing weapons at us. "Whatever you do, don't touch your guns." Grandpa whispered. Right after Grandpa whispered that, I heard someone shout, "STOP!" Thinking 'now we've had it', I had scenes of Indian torture from old movies replaying in my head. The young braves backed up a step, but didn't lower their we...
The following morning I awoke, still feeling tired and lazy, thinking I would just llay there and cuddle with my wives. Suddenly, I heard the front door slam open, and what seemed like a stampede to the front of the house awaking all of my wives. Immediately they all turned pale and rushed out of the house to be sick. I thought 'Well, there go my idea of...