Happy Birthday, Eddie. -AD I sat upon the ridge looking at the caravan below. Though the sun had yet to rise, the night had begun to recede ever so slightly, allowing me the sight of families rising to prepare breakfast before packing up their wagons. The lightening sky revealed the parched prairie grass that stretched out far to the horizon, the bleak an...
Tom let out a frustrated sigh as the case file was almost thrown across the table at him. The Director was furious, but not at him this time. Silently, Tom thanked what little good luck he had that he had an assignment to take his mind off his own anger. Tom was mad about Ceria, and what she'd said to him almost a month ago. It bothered him to no end that s...
Picking up right where I left off. So the first day that Ben was coming to my house I was like all over the place, not sure what to do. He was coming in on a morning Amtrak train From Michigan. I talked to Jerry my on-line friend before I was to go pick him up. Jerry told me to have fun with Ben but be real careful. Jerry has always been looking out for m...
Setting her suitcase down on the sidewalk, Lila Sands drew in a long, slow breath, willing herself not to panic – or pass out. Standing there for what felt like forever, anxiously biting down on her lip, she studied what appeared to be a derelict brick warehouse, a cold shiver of dread running straight up her spine, because of course she knew what stood behi...
Chapter 17 Rachel has a one night stand I woke up the next day at a leisurely 8:30 without the annoying work day alarm. I stretched and smiled in the guest bed of my sister's home. The windows were bright with summer sun and a faint smell of bacon and coffee drifted up to me. I yawned and stretched and climbed out of bed feeling refreshed and happy. I came...
Author's Note: This story is completely fictional and did not happen. All characters and names are fictional and were made up. ****************** Los Angeles, California It was a typical hot afternoon dawning over L.A. while a party was underway at a luxurious mansion. Summer time was always good for social events, if money could afford it. Outside, the...
Part I It's hard to fathom how much we change as we amble onwards through life, but I reckon that's why we have memories. Who knows where we'd be without memories to keep us company as we cruise along the home stretch? It's a thought worth pursuing, but I'm unusually grateful for my mine but have you ever notices how easy it is to hold onto good memories? B...
I remember water. I remember pain. I remember the cold sting...of betrayal. Let me tell you lads and lasses a tale. Let me tell you the tale of a man who became known throughout the world as the Son of Poseidon. You are free to laugh at it if you so wish, but I hold the title with pride. If you so wish to picture me, then I shall spin a weave of my physi...
"Breaking news. Chaos in Ebony City. After the release of the number one criminal in the history of the city, riots and crime waves have spread across the peaceful city. Breeding gangs are running amok and the police are doing nothing about it," the beautiful TV anchor reports. "Police are impotent to respond to the increased crime wave from migrant whites...
As soon as Dr. Griffin returned to the examination room, I knew that the news wasn’t good. I could tell by the way he avoided my eyes as he studied his clipboard and fidgeted with his pen that something was wrong, terribly wrong with me. The ache in my groin that I had been ignoring for so long was indication enough, and as the doctor cleared his throat, I t...