"Look, if you had just one shot. One opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment, would you catch it or just let it slip? " My heart was racing and my stomach churned but I guess it was probably too late to back out now. I'm nervous but on the surface I look calm and ready. I was taking an incredible risk but I had promised myself that I w...
Anne fought her way determinedly through the crowded supermarket aisle. Necessity, not choice, dictated that she undertake the weekly shop now rather than at a time which she knew would be much quieter. Since Brian had become mayor - and she his mayoress -- the days and weeks had become so much busier and she'd felt that her life was no longer her own. Still...
* Note all characters are property of Marvel Comics Inc. and are in no way involved with the writing of this story. This is a piece of fiction and is not real. Kurt Wagner A.K.A. Nightcrawler, was sitting alone in his room, wondering what his life would have been like if he wasn't born x-gene positive. He wondered what he would have looked liked. But he re...
All characters in this story are over the age of 18 and consenting. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* "I'm nervous, sweetie," Tanya said to me as we sat at the bar. "I know, honey," I replied "I am too." Tanya and I, Kayleigh, have been together for ten years now. We love one another very much but have found that our sex lives had got bor...
She always knew that it would come to this. Stephan had been talking about it for the last two years; he wanted to go to Paris to pursue his dream as an artist. Now he's seeing it through. She had hoped that he would find what he wanted here, but deep down she knew that he had to go. That is why Kylie Smith stood next to the gate for the flight to Paris, say...
He was standing with his back against the wall trying precariously to juggle a paper plate laden with tempting foods and a glass of wine. His friend and colleague, Mike, was giving the group a detailed account of his younger son's home run that morning. Marc was only half listening to the story. Usually he would have joined in this discussion wholeheartedly,...
Hello, and welcome to the first issue of Tales from Snippettsville, Short Stories From A Small Town. If you want to know what it's all about, go to Snippettsville Group If you have any feedback, and let's face it, as writers we all love feedback, just click on the author's name, in blue at the head of their piece. If you want to make a general comment on...
This is my first story based off personal experience. Only the names have changed to protect me and others. Let me know what you think, as there is more to this story! It was another boring night at home. Rachel had been in a loveless marriage for years before getting free and the years hadn't been kind to her. At 38 and standing at 5'8 in tall, blonde hair...
PART 3 DISCOVERIES Randi left his passed out wife in the bed and raced to his desk. The computer whirred as it began capturing all of the files from Kurt’s computer. Randi spent the time trying to figure out what he wanted to find out from all the information. The first task of course was to see how many images of his wife and what they revealed. As the tr...
Hmm let me see... We'd both looked sideways at each other when we'd seen the weather forecast. "rain all day with possible thunderstorms" it was hot and sunny for the third day in a row, perfect to go for a walk and take some photos. Wandering in the bush later that afternoon we did notice a drop in temperature but only enough so we started back to the c...