Chapter 8 – Friday Two o'clock in the morning. The green glow of the bedside clock taunted me with its information and I turned over once again, pumping the pillow in a vain attempt to find a cool piece of material. Beside me Richard slept on, oblivious to the heartache I was going through, the acute worry and stress that wouldn't let me sleep. The events...
The escalating sounds punctuated the night with fervor, as if to negate all silences that ever were, as if to deny that loneliness could ever happen again. The piston pounding of twin hearts beat relentlessly in time with each other, redefining the sound of love with each beat; denying that hate or anger or sorrow could find purchase within their flesh. Fles...
Alyx bolted for her purse when she awoke to the sound of a nearby gunshot, but relaxed when she heard hooting, hollering, and laughter. Delilah was gone. She crawled out of the tent and saw her sitting on one of the beach chairs, watching a distant bonfire. She handed Alyx a cold beer. "How come you're not enjoying the party?" Alyx asked her. "You said you...
My name is William. I can’t tell you my name or where I live. What I can tell you is the truth. The Earth is being invaded. They can be your mom, dad, brother, or best friend. They didn’t replace them with some sort of clone; they’re under alien control: Yeerk control. The Yeerks are like parasitic slugs, but smarter and much worse for your health. They sli...
CHAPTER 1 - Effy's new pet. The owl swooped over the moors, the moon shining brightly, reflecting off the granite tor and highlighting the ragged crevices worn into the rock by the harsh relentless wind. The owl ignored it, focusing on it's search for food. A large farmhouse and outbuildings loomed in the distance, a silhouette against the dark sky, the s...
She came out of her beauty shop on to the small porch. Her husband had built the shop for her in the front of the house. The beauty shop side of the house was painted pink. She was a stout red head with huge knockers. She had the superstructure that could support the burden. She also had the wide steel braced bras that she had caught the boys next door inspe...
[Note: By Lifting Winds Forgot and The Ceremony of Innocence precede this tale. If you've not read these two this story will make no sense at all.] +++ Time, Like A River: The Voyage From Driftwood III Part I: They called for the harp – but our blood they shall spill Byron, By the Waters of Babylon – from The Hebrew Melodies ◊◊χ...
This is a very short story. It has sexual innuendo but no real sex. So if that is what you are looking for you may want to skip. Hope you enjoy my Halloween effort. - - - Sniffing the night air he seeks the sweet aroma that is tingling of his senses. A groan develops deep within his throat as an animalistic growl of desire builds. The blood boils within h...
You had spent the last eighteen trapped in the Harry Potter universe, and you decided to have a little fun. As it turned out as a guy who existed in the real world you had gained Godly powers in this Universe, so with that in mind you crafted yourself an Identity. You knew that there were no known Children of the Death Eaters Bellatrix and Rudolphus Lestrang...
What in 'Two Dogs fucking' is going on? The Truth~ I saw an acorn fall from a large oak tree and it landed in the dense layers of leaves that blanketed the forest floor. I searched for the acorn for a lucky charm but I couldn't find it. I raked the leaves back and forth with my fingers where I had seen it fall but to no avail. The truth is I saw it fall an...