Her hair is like blood, her eyes violet jewels And she governs the fates of all whom she rules. Her voice is of silk, but her words are of steel. Look in her eyes, and your fears become real. A blossom of blood, with thorns that can kill, She will bend all your dreams to the ways of her will. Her beauty is pure as the clear driving rain, But to enter...
It has been a long wait - but hopefully after this installment there will be one more to come until more work is done! Thank you for the lovely e-mails!!! EklectikChik- The crew was assembling by the shuttles. Men were checking the equipment they were to take for the rescue action and it seemed there wasn't enough space in the holds or backpacks to take it...
Some years ago I took over as scoutmaster for a local troop of about fifteen guys. I was one of those kind of scoutmasters that believed that the boys should be able to try virtually any healthy activity, such as camping and hiking, etc. Because of this we camped once a month, rain, snow, shine, heat etc. We also sent teams to backpacking trips and canoe tri...
Duluth Police Captain Mark McCluskey’s POVDuluth, Minnesota With the storm rolling in, the Chief had canceled all vacation and put the Duluth Police on mandatory overtime. I’d been working since noon, and it was now one in the morning. I tossed my jacket onto the hook on the door, and removed my gun belt and put it in my desk drawer. We were no strangers t...
This is the fourth day of Dave & Lisa's (mis)adventures in the Caribbean. You may want to read the previous chapters to understand the story line and appreciate the various relationships. WARNING: This is a long story. Period. For those of you like character build-up, a reasonable amount of realism, and some mystery, I think it will be worth your time....
© 2014, All rights reserved - mimaster ~*~*~*~*~*~*~ THWAK The sound of a perfectly struck shot resonated against the thicket of surrounding trees, the echo making the noise more pronounced. The tiny ball started low, soaring down the narrow chute before rising quickly into a high majestic flight. It hugged the tree line on the left, and began curving as...
His head was throbbing when he woke up. The Arbiter had done something to him, pressed a finger against his neck that made everything go melty and then black. Nate sat up to review his surroundings. He was in a small cell, about two meters by two meters. It had once been white but now had gone dingy and a bit yellowed. He was sitting on a ledge that served a...
Chapter 1 Maddy and Bolt Jones own and operate a recovery 'Health Farm' on a semi-remoted place amid grassland farming and forests on the Banks Peninsular, 90 miles drive from Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand. The peninsular is a rugged but nevertheless charming area, surrounded by marvellous ocean vistas and peppered with...
First, I want to thank everyone for the kind comments and voting. For those who want to see where this goes, I'll try not to disappoint. Sorry it's taken a bit to give you part two. I can't promise part three will be any quicker. I've incorporated multiple themes into the story; Ancient Greek and Sumerian mythology, life after death, reincarnation, power, re...
We had treated ourselves to a holiday to Las Vegas, as it was somewhere we had always wanted to go. Even though we were both only 21 years old, we had constructed a bucket list, and as Las Vegas was on It, we had decided to use our 21st birthday money as well as savings to tick one off our list. The list was fairly long and consisted of the usual things, exo...