Author's Notes: All characters are at least 18 years old, except where stated otherwise. Jake, Amy and their schoolmates are preparing to take their A level exams in late May and early June, before they go on to university in September or October. In this chapter, Jake also mentions GCSEs, which are exams taken by 16-year-olds in England. Please note that...
IFS ZEPHYR MIRACLE! SURVIVORS TELLS ALL! Half-Orc Walks Away from Fiery Death! Greetings, fellow Tarantians! It is I, Victor Wright, your faithful and vigilant editor, bringing you an exclusive story that only a paper of this breadth and quality could possibly do! Just yesterday, our humble offices were visited by none other than the sole survivor of the...
If you haven't read part one, part two will make no sense. *** We finished up the deck around three. On the way home I stopped at the florist for a fall mum plant just starting to blossom, I figured it would get her through the fall and into winter with some color. When I got there and escorted her to the car I walked toward the passenger door. She pull...
Jace stood in a huff in front of the firing squad—err his boss in his office. Jace was lured off his path to the coffee machine into a closed-door session with Karl for the hundredth time talking about how sales were down and he needed to motivate his team better, blah, blah. Hearing the same speech he already memorized in lieu of his rendezvous with black w...
Liam stood outside his front door holding his girlfriend's hand she was nervous. "Jennie you don't need to be nervous you've met them before...Well I think you've seen them before but this will be no different," He said to her. "Last time was different they could not see me and it has been a month since I've seen them so I've sort of completely forgotten a...
((Authors Note -- Please note that this is Adult Fiction, so should only be read by those who qualify! This is the final part of this mini-series about office politics, a cold, distant manager, a bitter and twisted employee and an unfortunate young analyst who just happens to be in the way and gets caught up in all sorts of deviant revenge. It makes mos...
James and I finally got settled into our new, comfortable home. We started meeting our new neighbors right away. There was a nice couple next door who was married students. Across the street lived a couple who was engaged David and Bayley. She was a long time resident of our small town. They had met in England where Bayley was on vacation. David had a vend...
Philip Johnson Chapter One Her phone rang and when it's picked up I say, "Hi Jennie, it's Alex. "Alex, how are you?" "Almost as good as I'm likely to get. I called to see if you would like to spend the afternoon with me and since its July and hotter than hell, I thought we could rent a pontoon boat, have a picnic and maybe take a swim in the lake?" "...
CHAPTER 3: PRETTY WOMEN AUTHOR'S NOTE: Dear readers, as there are a number of characters, I thought it might be helpful to have a quick guide as a reminder: Walters: Geometry teacher, glasses, mustache, average height, 50s, beer belly but not fat. Sal Peterson: School janitor/maintenance, heavy set, mid 40s, strong Rothman: Father's boss, use...
*CHAPTER ONE A shock meeting* It was an ordinary day, in an ordinary small English Market town. I had been to the Bank, to pay in a cheque. I was leaving and intending to cross the market square when not looking I bumped into this lady. I apologised and went to move on, when she caught my arm. Oh shit, I thought, she was going to make a fuss about this, whe...