"He's miscounted again," Ada said. She took the thirteenth apple of the dozen she'd bought and held it up to the light from the window in Aunt Martha's kitchen. It was lustrous. Everything about Slater, Missouri, was lustrous when lifted up for comparison with the Natoma, Kansas, she had so recently escaped. "Who's miscounted what, Dear?" Martha asked as sh...
Megyn Kelly stood before the camera and was beaming from ear to ear; "Good morning ladies and gentlemen, my name is Megyn Kelly, I normally host a show on FNC, but as you can see I've been on maternity leave. The segment on Fox and Guests you are about to see was taped in late spring. I'm happy to say that two of the four of us has already had their babies a...
In the decade preceding the glorious victories of Henry V on the fields of France and long before he'd come of age, an ill-advised excursion to those same fields by his father Henry the IV resulted in unforeseen disaster and the capture of 5 English earls, eight hundred Knights and two thousand good esquires. As was the custom of the day: The Dauphin of Fra...
Author's note: And this is the last of the 'buildup chapters.' All previous caveats apply! ***** It was a moment Sarah would always remember, being announced with James as she entered the main ballroom of India House. She knew there were more than a few envious eyes on her as James escorted her on his arm and, for a moment, she allowed herself the little f...
That morning Ami awoke in Gopal's arms, she wiped the sleep from her eyes and purred while remembering the events of last night. She turned her head and looked at him while he was sleeping. Gopal had a delightful sexy smile on his face, was he thinking about what happened? Ami shivered. Oh, even while slumbering, Gopal's magnetism radiated toward her, settin...
Note- Not a true account of affairs, just my wild imagination running riot. xxx Summer, 2002. Kate looked out of the train window at the miserable looking cows chewing the cud and yawned. She was halfway to London on a long and tedious railway journey from Fife to London where she had just completed her first year at the University of St. Andrews in Scotl...
Note- This tall tale is completely fictitious and has no basis in truth whatsoever. xxx By now it is common knowledge that the latest addition to the British Royal Family, American actress Meghan Markle, and Prince William's Kate Middleton despise each other. The reason? Not only has the quintessential English rose Kate had the limelight taken from her bu...
Author's note: Everyone in this story would be over 18 if they were normal humans. Part II: The Past Chapter 7: First Kiss Jacob, Marquess of Sparta, squire to His Majesty William CCLXII, King of the Twelve Realms was anxious to get back to Terra. Much of the court, including Ed, James, David, and his brother Malcolm had been traveling with the king fo...
The days passed in a blur of preparations. The RSVPs were arriving, the last details were arranged. The only thing that worried Penny was her continuing inability to reach Katherine. They spent hours leaving voice mails for each other. The day they were supposed to meet to try on the gowns, Katherine had to leave town, but assured Penny [via another voice ma...
Prologue Catelyn Stark was stunned, as she watched her lord husband dismount. He had just returned from Robert's Rebellion, overthrowing the Mad King and the Targaryen Dynasty in a brutal and lengthy conflict. The Baratheons and Lannisters now held the Iron Throne, but were hated by the Dornish. Finally,a young Ned Stark had returned to Winterfell, to his la...