"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Those gathered in the great room in Valhalla remained silent as they absorbed the full impact of the presidential oath. President Crawford had died within two da...
© 2000-2001 JW Omnimedia. All Rights Reserved. Andrea Donovan was not too thrilled with her husband Seth at the moment. He had accepted the invitation to Jared Devlin’s Halloween party without even asking her. Part of the reason was probably because he knew that she didn’t like Jared all that much and that if he’d asked first she would have said no, or at...
"No one, not even Bobby, can make you feel small unless you let them. So if that's how you're feeling it's because you want to," her younger sister told her. "What kind of new-age nonsense is that? Why would I want to feel like this?" "Palmer, you've always been a people pleaser. With Dad, with your teachers, with every guy you ever dated, and with Bobby s...
Note from Jake Rivers: This is my fifth semi-annual "invitational." The initial one was based on the Statler Brother's song, "This Bed of Rose's." The second used the Marty Robbins El Paso trilogy: "El Paso" "El Paso City " and "Faleena." The third had stories based on the various versions of "Maggie May" or "Maggie Mae." The fourth invitational was based o...
This chapter got a little dark. So those with crying closets have been warned. It more or less wrote itself after a point. I know I didn't do the subject matter justice but sometimes the feelings didn't let the words come through. This is not a stand-alone story so reading the prior chapters in order will provide you with the best reading experience. I hurr...
How little you really need LEGALESE: Don't read this if you are underage, if it is illegal in your area, if it is offensive to you, or if you cannot distinguish fiction from reality. This is a work of fiction. All sexually active characters are above the age of consent on their planet of origin. Copyright (c) 2015 by Acup A word of warning, I write good st...
Well folks, it's been a while and I deeply apologize for the delay. Life gets in the way and soon the wife and I will welcome a new baby boy. This should be an interesting chapter and it took quite a while to get it the way I kinda wanted it to go. Before we get to the good parts, I have a request to you, my readers. Which direction should this story take?...
All characters are 18 years or older. Warren decides it is time to end Loki and her manipulation of his family and loved ones. ***** Diary of a Dead Man: The crew was packing up after the installation of the holographic projector in my office and other key points in the mansion. I thanked them for their fine work and promised to use them in the future if...
Deep in the forests of the Andrian Forest, Lucas rode his big gray gelding hard, sacrificing stealth in favor of speed. It had been a grueling 3 days and nights pursuit and they were both beginning to feel the strain. The stops had been brief, more to rest the horse than to rest himself; he could eat and drink in the saddle, and he had found herbs along the...
For all of you who have followed this story since the beginning, those of you who have discovered it along the way, and those of you who will find it in the future, I appreciate your readership. This is the final chapter of UCLA to Big D. I strongly encourage you to read the epilogue as well...the final chapter is dedicated to all of you supposed know-it-all...