It has long been said that some men are born with the destiny to be kings, to have glory, riches and power. They are lucky, born into privileged and loving families, have their every whim answered to them from the moment they were old enough to reach for the rattle. Then is the rest of the world. They move forward into the blistering sandstorm that is life a...
Author's Note: For those that have wondered, this is the seventh chapter in a twelve part story. Chapter: July "Stars in the Sky" Imagine a jigsaw puzzle. Not just any puzzle, but one of those multi-thousand piece monsters littered with detail and colors. Getting started is no chore, all you have to do is start with the border and corner pieces, set the s...
Carmen hit a soft lob over her opponent's head and charged to the net. The blonde she was dueling hustled back to the baseline and returned a cross-court shot that made the professor lunge and lose her balance The ball died on her racket, as did the match, and the blonde jogged up to the net wearing the victor's grin. "Great shot," Carmen mumbled. "I though...
Bored couple tries to go beyond the same old sex with something new. * Julie and Joey relaxed in bed together. He watched TV, while she read her book. Already acting as if they were an old married couple, the chill of discontent permeated the icy cold temperature of their mattress. Doing nothing and going nowhere, instead of heating up their tired relation...
Forked from Ovyah Discovered, True Believers! In Marvel Universe-254616, Peter Parker had spent some fifteen years as the Amazing Spider-Man. But, despite hundreds of victories and lives saved, his life lay in ruins -- his photojournalistic career was in ruins after he faked a photograph to help a man accused of a crime he didn't commit. His academic and ed...
"Too bad she dumped you," said Jack, as Ben fed some change into the vending machine. "She didn't dump me," Ben replied defensively, punching the Mountain Dew button. "We're just... taking a break." There was an odd buzzing sound, as the button flickered for a second, the word bonus appearing, although unnoticed by either of the...
"This is Maroone IV, hailing to Station Ulmo, please respond!" "...." "Station Ulmo, respond!" "...." "Damn it," swears captain Elara, punching the coms unit in frustration. "What the hell happened here, who's ever heard of a total coms blackout on a fucking E-Class Station?!" Looking out at the sta...
Of all the chapters I have written chapter 4 was my favorite to write. I had planned that chapter out and loved the execution of it, but this chapter has taken its place a favorite one to write. I didn't think I would write this chapter the way I ended up writing, but I'm glad I did. Sometimes it is when things don't go to plan even better things can happen....
"Thank you Kyle," the real estate agent smiled and held the house keys up, "It's been a pleasure and I am sure you will love living in Grass Valley." Kyle takes the keys, shoving them in the pocket of his well worn jeans, "Thank you Mr. Wilks, I hope so." He turned on his heel and stepped toward the door. "You'll like the Richards too," the agent added, "T...
Disclaimer: Thank you for your comments, greatly appreciated! Hopefully this chapter is to everyone's liking. Any concerns, comments and voting are also encouraged. Hope you enjoy! Here's Chapter Three ***** Ben's POV It has been a day since the incident at the bar. Sitting in my desk chair I hold my head in my hands, my mind continued to picture the mom...