In Texas we take our racism seriously. Since this story is set almost a half century ago, you might expect that things are much better now. I am not sure that is the case, as polarization has fanned some embers into open flame. Now, as then, racism is practiced widely without limitation of race, creed, or culture. To pretend that it doesn't exist is to encou...
Sorry for the delay in publishing this chapter - it's been a busy old time. For those of you who enjoy Susan's tale, good news. The next chapter will be out in minutes and she's pestering me to finish at least one more too. Susan first appeared in Entertaining at Home. Other characters mentioned joined the story in subsequent episodes of Entertaining at Lar...
Yes, I was suicidal on Sunday. But then I always am after that kind of Saturday night. By Monday I was myself again. The only difference was that I had done some good with my ill gotten gains, so I felt a lot better about myself, a lot sooner than usual. I also had lost the death wish by the time I woke up on Monday. Since I no longer wanted to meet with Iv...
In 2015 the US economy is still in sorry shape, as the far east surges ahead. Prisons are overcrowded, and budgets overextended. The large number of prison deaths, even among those incarcerated for minor infractions, has aroused increased concern. To help balance budgets, heavy fines for even minor infractions are common, but many people, especially petty cr...
This is a major rewrite of the first version of the story. Basically, everything except the beginning has been rewritten. I hadn't thought out much of how the world worked before I started writing, so this is an attempt to make it a little more internally consistent and to explain how the magic works. * Crossing the trading post's compound, I was quietly f...
Author's note: This is a major rewrite of the original story. Your input told me I had rushed you through the development of their relationships and left too many things unexplained. Hopefully this will make it all clear to you…. Any comments? ***************************8 "You're missing the show," said Eric with an evil smile. "What do you mean?" answ...
This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real people is purely coincidental. * November is a good time of year to enjoy sunshine in the Canary Islands. Lying off the coast of north west Africa, this scattering of Spanish islands is oven baked during the summer months of June, July and August, but the fierce heat of mid-summer eventually gives way to...
In the kingdom of Vermillion, lived an immortal king who sat upon a cold throne in a desolate castle. His stone palace sat on the side of a cliff above the small city below, a bustling horde of people and the wooden and brick structures that sat in straight lines. Despite rarely leaving his home, the king did watch and view his subjects from afar. He made i...
Jim and Carol had been married for ten years and had not been able to take a vacation for the past five. Jim ran a successful contracting business in their New Jersey home town, while Carol was a stay-at-home mom, but also ran her own yoga gym part time. They met in college and wed just after graduation. Their two children came along four and six years later...
Author's Note: - there was a character in the previous chapter called Jane who was working in Tina's company, I realized this was too confusing because of the main character Dr Jane and so I've changed the name from Jane to Monica. I apologize for the delay in getting this chapter out and hope to have more chapters completed sooner. ***** Staci rang and sa...