*So, this is it. The last chapter of Velvet Roses. I want to thank everyone for reading, and also thanks to those who commented and voted on the story. The positive feedback that I've received was more than I ever expected, and it truly pleases me to know that you all have been entertained by my writing. Oh, and in case anyone is wondering, I have decided t...
I've known a few people that have had some passing luck pursuing love in the way -- perhaps -- a cheetah stalks then runs down a gazelle, and I've enjoyed watching friends' mad dashes through the urban landscape in about the same way you might enjoy watching a National Geographic special on, say, the Big Cats of the Serengeti. You see the cat slipping throug...
Chapter 15 I held a family meeting and said, "I would like nothing better to put my seed in all of you over and over again but I don't want everybody pregnant at once." "Only Gladice and Janice were midwife knowledgeable and I said, "Anybody wanting to get pregnant must help and learn to be a mid wife." That slowed the request down at least. I was upstai...
Laura was just about to leave the office when Alan Carter, the managing editor of Close Up, called her into his office. "Have you anything important on tonight?" he asked. Laura looked at him puzzled. Was he about to ask her out? He saw the expression on her face. "No, I'm not asking you out," he said with a smile. "It's just that I have these two tickets fo...
Author's note: The concept of the Mailgirl - nude female couriers used to deliver memos, files, packages, and other items between departments within a corporate office building - was originated by a writer named Cambridge Caine. Other writers took it up and added their own spin on this idea so I thought I'd give it a shot as well. The concept may not be orig...
Hello everyone. This is set in a very low-fantasy world with some very realistic and some violent themes. I'll split the story into multiple parts to make it easier to read in multiple sessions, as this is a long one. Enjoy! ***** Chapter 1- Travels Marina walked beside the carriage, leaning slightly forward and keeping her arms pressed tightly to her si...
This is an account of how I lost my virginity. This wonderful experience happened in the early 70's but is still clear in my memory as though it happened yesterday! First year university had come to a tumultuous end. Exams and projects and orals completed in a kaleidoscope of studying and sleeping and rushing for the next lecture or exam. In hindsight, time...
Muemen opened his eyes and lay enjoying the familiar and constant roll of the sea. The hazy gray light of early dawn seeped into his dark cabin through the cracks and edges of the door and thin brown curtains of the lone, paneless window. He rolled from his hammock and stretched his stiff muscles, scrounged through his bare pantry for a quick breakfast of bl...
Rosangela woke to discover the sun peeking through the drawn blinds just behind the large bed. Her eyes were aimed upward, focused on the cracks of morning sunlight. Her eyes shifted down, caught glimpse of the infamous pulley bolted to the ceiling, a grin perked over her lips. Her eyes shifted to her right, no Victor Hardway. Her eyes frowned then her nose...
Chapter Eight -- The Student Danka and her fellow initiates eagerly awaited the Fall Equinox, when they would give up the title of "Initiate" and become fully accepted members of the Cult of the Ancients. To mark the change in their status, they would wear the Cult of the Ancients' skull on their formal outfits. They handed over their dresses and tunics to...