Griff crouched low on the balls of his feet and rocked side to side. A single, clear bead rolled off his chin and darkened the scuffed, brick-colored surface between his shoes. He let the air out of his lungs and looked up. With a loud pop, a ball spun in his direction and dove sharply toward the ground in front of him. One jab step and an upward swing of hi...
The permeating heat pressed down on everything like a wet, heavy blanket. Even lying spread-eagle on the air mattress in the tent in the coolest, skimpiest bit of clothing I had packed for the beach trip, with the squirrel fan picking at my damp hair and teasingly blowing open the top of my dress, the muggy warmth was almost unbearable. Coupled with the irri...
This is a work of fiction. While I was offered the opportunity to return to active duty very much as outlined, I passed on it and remained a civilian with no regrets. From everything I have learned over the years since, I made the right decision. As fucked up as the Army might have been in my day, it's even more so today and has been for years. What if I had...
A two-part story of summer bliss Note: This story does have sex...it just comes near the end. No one under 18 involved. Every January for the past 15 years I have blocked out the fourth weekend of July to participate in a two hundred mile bike ride to raise money for medical research. Starting at one end of the state and ending at the other, thousands of s...
Part 1 * The Party Goers * Shelly, with her right hand holding the phone to her ear, raised herself up with her left hand. "Ugh. I'm getting old. A simple movement like getting up from lying down is a task," she said. Laughter came from the other end of the phone. "Yeah, you are ancient! To hear you tell it, you are in need of a hip replacement. You are on...
Part 2: Felicia Romero This story takes place in Stormbringer's E&I Series. --------------------------------------------------------- Prologue: "Hey, boss man, just wanted to be one of the first to congratulate you on your latest purchase." Will said, talking into his cell phone. "Thank you, however, kudos to you as well for suggesting this to me. The...
"Let's go you guys! You're gonna be late for school. Jenny? Patrick? Come on, I'm not kidding. Get a move on." Kennedy Cooper was packing lunches and making sure homework folders were signed and put back in their book bags as she tried to finish a piece of toast and a cup of coffee. She loved her brother and sister, but they could be a royal pain in the butt...
Victor Sonjes had the look of a corporate chief executive, or perhaps, even a Wall Street banker. He was neither, but he was a powerbroker in his own right. He was a ruggedly handsome man of fifty-three, very tall, and leanly built, with neatly cropped sandy hair and steely gray eyes that could see little beyond his gold. He was charismatic, bright and shrew...
This company is one of the big accounting firms, offices in every major city. Let me introduce you to the players. Stephen is a CPA, he sits in one of the outer offices, one of the dozen in this wing of the building. He's tall and thin, glasses and everyone notices right away how shy he is. He just started the job when this story begins, lured to this firm...
With my husband out of my life, it was sad yet exciting knowing my youngest son finally had himself a flat of his own. He was happy when his brother was here with us yet lately I could feel an atmosphere whenever he brought his friends around to unwind in the garden and conservatory. Seeing him out one day, he was looking in an estate agents shop window and...