Kinship Texas. Population 2021. Same as the year. A quiet little one horse town, unless you count the Harley's. At one time it was a bustling little community of small family owned businesses. Surrounding a large Aviation parts manufacturer it kept the locals fed and clothed. Over a hundred years earlier there used to be ranches and farms. One horse per...
Brigitte didn't know whether it was light or dark outside, and it really didn't matter. It was dark in her stall; the only light she saw was the pale flickering of a candle in the brief seconds it took for the burly orcs to switch out. Her neck ached, and with her collar locked to the wooden beam just below her chin she couldn't stretch it for some relief. T...
All characters in this story are 18 years old or older. Sorry for the wait. Still wrestling with this whole writers block thing. I got a lot of good feedback on Chapter 1 and I'm very thankful for everyone's comments. So, here's chapter 2. Hope you all enjoy as much as the first one. There's some slight violence and a bit of drama in this one, so if you're...
Author's Note: This story, 'Calypso,' is an alternate version of a story I wrote for this site years ago under my original handle, bluefox07, called 'The Finer Points of Sheila.' Originally, I had intended to simply polish up and flesh out the original story, but over the years as I worked on it, the story evolved and became its own beast. It became a whole...
Shapes of Hearts Mary stepped out of the candy store into bright sunshine. Main Street was a slushy mess after five straight days of snow, but the sky had cleared to a crystalline blue. One of the surprises of a Maine winter was the number of beautiful sunny days there were. She had expected months of dreary gray weather. Even Alvin remarked at how snowy it...
Desire Stirring by Tragudis Langley Funeral Home is crowded. No surprise, Dave Hartley was a very popular fellow. He had lots of friends and two older brothers. He also had a wife, Shannon, and two daughters, Natalie age nine, and Merl age twelve. A tearful Shannon stands off to the side of the carpeted room, greeting those who have come to pay their resp...
Chapter 13 Meet the Family When I arrived home Thursday evening after my lunch with Michael, Michelle was anxious to hear how it went. "I think you've been deceiving me, love," I began. "Your brother is nothing like you described him. We had a delightful lunch and got along very well. He congratulated me on our engagement and assured me he would be at the...
Author's Note All characters in this part of the Amy the Exhibitionist series are over the age of legal consent. V * Part 26 -- Second year at university As soon as I got back to uni I started phoning the others to arrange a meeting. When I got hold of Ella she asked me if I'd read my emails, or looked at the notice boards. She wouldn't tell me why, sa...
All characters in this story series are at least 18 years old ---------- Growing up, my best friend's name was Mark. We had grown up on the same street and gone to the same school since we were in kindergarten. Mark was the baby in a beautiful family. His father had passed away when we were freshmen in high school, and it was hard on Mark and his family,...
Prequel: This is a story of misunderstanding, conflict, and two people's journey to true love. * Introduction: A private corporation, accustomed to getting exclusive government contracts; the kind of contracts people never read or hear about except in the quietest corners of the Pentagon had run into trouble. Enormous sums of money, Federal money, unbudge...