Rough hands grasped mine in the dark room and I squeezed them slightly. I felt the calluses on his long fingers and was convinced this was Kyler. "What are you doing in here?" His voice was deeper than usual and I waved it off as a side effect of the alcohol in my system. "Kiss me rock star," I said and pulled him forward towards me. Soft lips caught mine...
The Prince de Cleves had put off his visit to Paris as long as he could, but it was necessary he return tomorrow. Rosalind would be alone, as it would not do for the Chevalier to attend his wife in his absence. Everyone knew of the Chevalier's love for her, and enough comments were made about the fact that he was welcome at all. He would have to hope for the...
It was a cool night and Lucas tried to avoid any apprehension at what he was about to do, as he waited in the parking lot of the Bizi Motel. His motorcycle ignition had been cut, along with the lights, so that he would not be easily seen in the corner that he inhabited. Keys to one of the motel's bottom floor rooms rested in his pocket. A gut feeling stayed...
Chapter 3 – The Return On the darkened plains of Kimeth'kra, a group of Shadows moved across the ground like ink, taking their time to approach the massive fortress that stood before them. As they drew near to the edge of the fortress, they paused and one particular Shadow moved forward slightly, then continued to move forward steadily. The others followed...
One thing I have learned while is that the best stories come from the most unexpected sources. As you know, I just celebrated my birthday. I went to the movies and saw The Purge 2016: Election Year. Shortly thereafter, I took a Lyft to my favorite Chinese restaurant, Ocean Buffet. The driver was a young and quite pretty girl name Sonia. She pulled up in this...
I fanned myself in front of my mirror, wishing I could stop perspiring. Flop sweats wouldn't help my foundation to stay in place. Hand shaking, I tried applying mascara. When it comes to beauty, I take after my late father. I have wide-set eyes like a doll's, pale skin, thin blonde hair and dark blue eyes. In fact, I really look nothing like my mother. In a...
It was 9am Sunday morning when Lisa left her bedroom, red hair sticking up in wild directions, and headed for the bathroom. Halfway through a yawn, she noticed Jessika was already up and making breakfast. She was wearing black pajamas, with cartoon skulls all over them. "Oh! Good morning Jess," Lisa said, "Look, about last night..." "What about last night?...
"It was the best of times it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom the age of foolishness. In his opening words the author Dickens conveys his belief in the possibility of resurrection and transformation, both on a personal level and a societal level. One must overcome the conflict of family and love, hatred and oppression, light and darkness and...
"Fucking dammit." Agatha clenches her phone in her hand, the claw on her thumb tapping on the thoroughly smeared and lightly scratched screen protector. Her ears flick as she leers at the checkmark next to her message 'So when do you want to meet?' Sent 8 hours ago. Left on read. Again. "Fuck," she mutters under her breath, the Rottweiler swipes back on th...
"Joan Marie Hubert! Where on earth were you?!" Joan cringed upon hearing her mother's grating voice. The older woman was seated at the kitchen table with a bag of frozen peas wrapped in a tea towel, which she was holding to her nose. Joan looked down at the floor. Tears of guilt began to well up in her eyes. "Mom, I'm really sorry about what happened earli...