Unbeknownst to Eric, Chrissy had her own fears to conquer. She had thought she was just going to take a small nap. After Eric had said he was going to talk with Harold, a blanket of weariness covered her and she thought a nap would be nice. As she walked into the house, Margaret Parker greeted her at the door. “Going to take a little nap sweetie?” she pleas...
Please note this is completely fictional. I never knew Angela and in no way does her personality reflect what was written here. I completely made it up. It is the year 1984 and I am standing on the porch of a quaint log cabin about to put the key in the cylinder to unlock the door with Angela Lansbury standing immediately to the left of me and behind me...
5 - Saturday She knew now that her job had really started with the plug. The plush black feline tail attached to that inconspicuous little plug had brought the whole nature of Kim's employment for the McKennas into focus: Against her otherwise mundane life, they offered an adventure and a paycheck. It was a shared secret; from the tip to the generous swell...
THIS STORY is set mainly in New Zealand. CHAPTER 1 Roaming photographer Douglas Rogan, from a small coastal settlement in Massachusetts, had been trolling New Zealand for five months taking shots of unusual scenes or notable characters with the idea of producing his 7th pictorial book he aimed to call 'Kiwiland Under Camera'. The tall, lean blond with inq...
It had been three months since my divorce was finalized. Three long frustrating sexless months and now it was time to move on. The marriage broke down through lack of communication and not infidelity as was printed on the divorce papers, although infidelity was the straw that broke the camels back. My ex husband had given up any interest in me long ago, w...
12:20 PM the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee The "BRIGHT EYE SWALLOW" bus had made its trek from Louisville, Kentucky in record time. Carrying a wide range of interesting passengers on it's journey to the Gulf. Two riders in particular stood out among the hicks from the sticks. Lovely, "Renee Cherish" was given the task of not only being a Counselor but...
Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs, Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes, Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers' tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, A choking gall and a preserving sweet. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 1.1 *** It had been about two weeks since they had last seen each other. He had tried calling...
Note to readers: this is a sequel to the story Black Magic, thanks to everyone for reading. * The Sinclair Funeral Home in Jeffersonville was one of those old established places in the mid west, a respectable looking building, elegant even in it's own way. It went way back to the 1880's under various owners. The current owner, Doc Blanding was older, seven...
Zardoz CHAPTER FOUR GALINDA Galinda was the oldest of our sisters and the kookiest. She was a recluse; living nearly like a hermit in her forbidding northern castle with her dour servants. She literally spent twelve or more hours a day locked in a room with her precious magic mirror doing who knows what strange and perverted things in there by herself - be...
"Oh, honey, this is so exciting," said Cindy as she and John planned their deep-sea fishing expedition. "I hope we catch a big one," she said enthusiastically as they got ready for their day on the sea. Cindy and John were celebrating 20 years of marriage with a trip to the big island of Hawaii. "Well, I'm sure we'll have a great time, no matter what," said...