It was not as easy as she was hoping. They were just completing the first orbit and nearly ninety minutes after lift off, Merpati was feeling as if she were running a race for her life. Swallowing repeatedly, she willed herself to calm down. “Dionysus…MEDCOM,” Traynor’s voice continued in a trained near-monotone NASA was famous for. “Merpati, your pulse is...
I attempted to doze off with my lovely Beth in my arms but found that I simply could not. Beth had gone to sleep and as her breathing deepened, my disquiet increased. After thinking about it for a few moments, I had an idea that seemed to fit the facts. I concluded that the decision to 'be dangerous' had an unexpected side effect. Much as I wanted to just li...
Well here's the next chapter – finally! Sorry it's taken me so long guys, seems I've just lacked the motivation to continue the story but you'll be happy to know I've got my mojo back now! Hope you enjoy this part – I know it is very short but don't worry any questions will the answered in the next chapter. Not sure whether there'll be one or two but we'll s...
We walked about two miles. He insisted we go to my favourite restaurant in the city, despite the fact that I didn't mind where we went. We held hands all the way and sometimes he would lean down and kiss my hair. I felt him breathing in and out, sighing occasionally. I wondered why on earth he was so curious about me and why I had followed a man I don't even...
Galen picked Ryan up from school. It was the third time either he or Kate had been called to the principal's office in the past two weeks. This time it had been for fighting. The last time it was for acting up in class. They were at a loss over this new behavior and had been advised to have Ryan speak with a child psychiatrist. Sitting over their dinner of...
Events in childhood shape our destiny. What happens in those formative years may so affect our lives that what follows is as inevitable as if we were a leaf that, once it has fallen into a stream, is carried helplessly away to its ultimate destiny. Edwin Stearns always knew, down to the day and hour, when a key event in his life occurred: a warm afternoon i...
We arrived at the lot and were face to face with a 2006 Travel Supreme RV. It was Raven Black in color, forty-two feet in length and had a Cummins four hundred horsepower diesel engine. It was, in a word, magnificent. It had all of the amenities and luxuries you could ask for. It also had an empty car hauler trailer attached to the back. Beth and I got out...
My name is Lewis Adams, I have recently finished an intern role at Sky Sports News in the UK, working as a trainee interview covering everything from Football (Soccer) and Rugby to Formula 1 and Tennis. However my biggest passion in life has always been Wrestling, more specifically WWE, never to wrestle, but to work on screen as an Interviewer. I wanted to b...
If you haven't read Chapters 1 - 2 yet, please do -- the character development is important. I crave and appreciate your feedback! Please vote and leave comments. -- ynona A Karate Love Story Ch. 03 "Confrontation" The four of us -- Sensei Tom, Lisa, Jack and I -- walked back to the arena with Marcus and his students for the afternoon events. Although I...
Special thanks on this one to Randi for all her help and expertise. She is truly knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with. ***** A wise man once said, "Choose to surround yourself with people who want the best for you." I learned the hard way that these words couldn't be truer. It's easy to find friends who aren't good for you. The trick is to identify t...