If asked to describe her life up to this point, Lucy would most probably have said boring or average. The eldest daughter, her parents had been happily married for over 25 years. Her father was an accountant, her mother a primary schoolteacher. Her sister was 2 years younger than Lucy and although, like all siblings they argued occasionally, on the whole the...
"Captain?" Amanda heard whispered to her softly as conscious thoughts slowly returned to her. "Captain, it's time to wake up." She heard whispered to her again, her heavy eyes slowly beginning to flicker open. The voice was masculine and soothing with an attractive youthful quality to it. As much as she had always hated the process of waking up, she knew t...
Twelve minutes remained. Niko, currently leaning back in his chair, reflected that although he rarely felt sure about much anything, he could at least be confident of that. After all, the contraption glimmering peacefully high above his head was likely the most perfect timekeeper in the whole world. An "armillary sphere" is the proper term for these thin...
I had worked for Riverside Entertainment for about six or seven months and my bosses were happy with me. I had accumulated an impressive list of clients and my reputation was stellar, therefore I was shocked when Lyndsay told me it was time for me to quit my job. "Quit?" I protested, "Why?" "A new and exciting employment opportunity has come up," Lyndsay e...
Chapter 1, Writer's Block Father Charles Dodson, the handsome young pastor of St Joseph's Catholic church, was sitting at the small writing desk in his upstairs bedroom, trying to work on his Sunday sermon, but he just sat quietly staring at the blank sheet of paper in front of him. He picked up a sharpened number two pencil and at the top of the paper wrot...
Chapter Flavor: "Lime Sorbet" All right, folks, it's time for a little backtrack in time! Let us move back to the Saturday afternoon in early June. (If I remember right, I think it was the sixth.) It was between noon and one, and Hillary Fox was still in her office. Many of her colleagues left the firm earlier for lunch while she stayed behind. Her headach...
Classes started in the fall like any other year. I had been teaching since I graduated from college at the same school for the past 10 years. I didn't anticipate that this year would be any different. I was actually beginning to feel like I was finally hitting my stride. I knew my lessons, and I knew what worked for my students, and what the hard topics were...
Chapter 1 The dimly lit room brightens in flashes of red and blue from outside the window as the sluttily dressed transwoman kneels over the body of her victim, crying, after she just slit his throat open from ear to ear, and still stroking his deflated penis as the door to the apartment is kicked in and the police rush into the room. "Freeze! Drop your we...
The road stretched out through the wild landscape, the only sign of human civilisation in an otherwise pristine setting. A soft purr began in the distance, getting louder until at last a dusty old pick-up truck crested the rise, sunlight glinting off its edges. Behind the wheel, sunglasses on, once pale skin browning in the heat, his strawberry blonde hair b...
This was a very difficult chapter to write. Lots of ups and downs. My partner is still nashing his teeth. I appreciate all of the comments and the support from my readers. It's kept me going on what originally was a single chapter short story. Ginny, Angie and Meg had decided to take a late lunch and go shopping. Jeff had finally cleared Ginny to walk wit...