"Old man, you must curse me even in death, I don't care what you think, it's my life," Razane Al-Bilali said angrily, and the young woman clicked off the telephone, and closed her eyes, hard. Sitting on a quiet corner of the third-floor stairwell inside the Carleton University library, Razane bravely fought the tears that were coming, and found that she simp...
Malcolm was very lucky to get the job of caretaker at Lucania House. The owners were very selective but far from diligent; they took account of his military service, but failed to check out his dishonourable discharge... As for his time in jail, they didn't ask and he didn't tell! References from friendly former colleagues sufficed, together with his 'hones...
The sound of high heels falling on the dirty cracked sidewalk echoed off the dilapidated brick walls of the nearby buildings. A lonely petite figure strode briskly down the dimly lit and surprisingly empty back street of the city's light industrial area. Pausing at an intersection, the pale light of the nearby lamp post revealed an Asian woman whose name was...
Katrina scowled at the worn, leather book in her hands in frustration. She had tried to decipher a particularly difficult spell for the last few days. So far she had very little progress. She had only managed to unravel a few phrases from the first of the four passages. She sighed and put the book down on the table next to her. Bottles of ink, quills of all...
Sally Liebowitz hummed a tune as she walked down East 53rd st. It was a beautiful Friday afternoon and she was on her way to have dinner with her Grandmother. Actually she was several hours early for her usual Friday Dinner but it was such a beautiful spring afternoon she had skipped a boring lecture at the City University. One of the conditions her parent...
I have always been a well behaved girl. Good grades, wholesome friendships, a boyfriend that my parents approved of. Unlike my older brother, who was wild, I had never given my parents reasons to worry. If anything, my dad would be concerned that I was too serious, and suggest that I would go out clubbing instead of staying at home with my books. But I have...
2002 was a very bad year for me. I had moved up to upstate New York from Florida to be closer to an old flame from my high school days, some 20 years back. It turned out that she thought I had changed and I knew for sure she had too. One day it became to much so I stopped by the drug store on the way home from work and picked up an item that I needed. I sat...
This is a short little story that just popped in my head one day. It is not your typical Valentine's Day tale. Don't forget to vote and let me know what you think. *** James Halloway swore as he squirmed through the window of his now upside-down car. Icy slush coated his belly and legs as he pulled himself the rest of the way out. A careful driver, he had...
As a kid, James Patterson always loved Halloween. I mean, what kid doesn't love Halloween? Of course, there is the obvious -- lots of candy. Next, you're going out "trick or treating" with your friends and you get to be noisy and raucous. You get to wear a fun costume and see what your friends are wearing. You sometimes stay out past your bedtime. Did I men...
My hour night comes around at last. All day I felt its pull. I knew I had to be far away from Ottawa, Ontario, before the full moon rose. So I boarded the bus to Kanata, and wandered into the vast fields near the town's business center. Everywhere I looked, I saw absolutely no sign of human life. This, only a few dozen miles from the Capital. Wow. At last I...