Author's Note: Thank you for voting and commenting. Hope you guys continue to enjoy my work! *** Chapter 15 On one Friday afternoon, after the diner was closed for the day, Ben heard the tinkle of bells hitting against the front door and wondered who was visiting since the staffs were still working. He stuck his head out from the office and saw his mother...
Howl! Seven days to the wolves Where will we be when they come? Seven days to the poison And a place in heaven Time drawing near us They come to take us (Seven Days to the Wolf, Nightwish) A week had gone by, and Joe had been working back at the camp. Joe and River easily started to develop a routine and they were happy and content with their life together...
This is my first attempt at writing any type of story so feedback would be most welcome I would like to thank KimMarie for her great editing skills and encouragement to improve my writing. The following stories are inspired by my actual life experiences. I am a middle-aged Aussie man and have enjoyed a healthy outdoor lifestyle since my preteen years thi...
Author's Note: Thank you for all the love and support! *** Chapter 9 On Wednesday, Karen called Ben to tell him that she had found a suitable hospice for her father and that they could move him in on Saturday morning. "Sure. I will come over as soon as I got stuff settled at the diner," Ben said. "What does James think of the place?" "He's... not thri...
By Thistlethorn © Edited by PennLady This is a copyrighted work of fiction. All rights reserved. "Did you miss me?" Dakota asked as I came up to her at our usual meeting place on the bank. "Oh, were you gone?" I teased as I lowered my head and nudged her in greeting. Instead of replying she ran her fingers through my mane. I started purring almost auton...
The first significant threat of danger came a few days later, on their fifth day of the voyage, as the crew was putting out the dinner campfire, and nearly everyone was preparing their bedrolls along the shore. Knowing that he was unlikely to get any sleep, yet once again, Rowan volunteered to take the first camp watch, to stay up until the moon was in the c...
Chapter One: Stuck Summer was considered, by many college students, to be a time for drinking, partying, and having a care-free attitude. It was summer, after all. There were no classes to attend, no homework to scribble down five minutes before class, and no exams. Summer was party season, and the little house on the corner of Greenway and Norton Rd was no...
Author's Note: I want to make it clear that the real reason for the 3 months between the first and second post was because I'd received an email from a person who volunteered to edit my story. After sending the file over, I had waited for two months before deciding that maybe that person could not do it after all (they did not reply my email asking for an up...
Enormous silvery-gray storm clouds are far in the distance over an ocean of aquamarine, white foam is cascading down the waves. As the water gets closer, it turns a pale green color and rushes onto a white sandy beach. At the end of the beach in the distance is a large black rocky crag jutting into the sea. Rising up from this is a hill getting more densely...
Edited by Wicked This is a copyrighted work of fiction. All rights reserved. * Dakota left for the night shortly after Chang. I went to sleep, and spent most of my morning trying to explain boundaries to the river. I don't know if it's something common to all rivers or just a quirk of mine, but the river really didn't get boundaries. The river understood...