When the semester started, life returned to normal, meaning harried. Though I no longer received the teaching stipend or housing, I still had classes to teach, seminars to attend, and the research project. Gwen took leave from her program to focus on learning German. She enrolled in an undergraduate class and regularly sought help when she struggled. Event...
This takes place just after the events of Chapter 18. If you don't recall, the party met an elf in the woods, then Talos tells Alanna and Tanya to go find the King. There's lots of character development this chapter, and some politics; not the most exciting thing, I know, but it's a critical development chapter for Alanna. -=-=-=-=-=-=- Alanna Eastwatc...
*Inspired by an image of a dragon-like female. Hugo, a human affairs assistant ends up trapped in a remote section of the space station with his female alien counterpart after a disaster. After a forced confession to her, who resembles a short wingless dragon, he receives a surprising answer. *Also on the list of rewrites, and requests for sequels. *****...
Note: This story derives from one pinup and two uncolored sketches by the Pit. The Coxville Curse Part 2: Chapter 7: The Jones' Family Post Game Barbecue ********** October 10, 2009: Saturday *********** Katherine Cox Jones leaped out of the passenger seat the moment her husband pulled in the driveway. Nathan Bedford Jones moved more leisurely as h...
Authors note: Hello everyone. Thank you, everyone, for the positive feedback and comments they mean the world to me and have brightened my days. Thank you once again to Paul who continues to be my second set of eyes. ~ellie. ***** Matteo stepped off the plane in Kuala Lumpur. He'd dozed on and off during the flight, his mind going over details of all the...
I stared in disbelief as Shavonda's emotions played havoc with her. "Boo," I said gently, "have you been taking all your meds?" Shavonda had been prescribed a couple of antidepressants about a month previous. "Yes," she replied. "All of them, even the new one." Tamika and I looked at each other in alarm. "What new one?" I demanded. "When did you start ta...
It Never Rains... * * * Jimmy Blake. I sat staring at the wall. I'd done what I could to save the Clan and the Foundation, not for myself, but for all the family...friends, that relied on it. Bex and Roz had come and told me how proud they were of me for doing what I had. I spent a lot of time alone in my office at home. I know Mandy worried about me,...
Chapter One A BLOOD-RED BEAM of light cut through the darkness, sweeping back and forth, searching the tiny little room with deliberate urgency, finding nothing. Good. Gabriel Tanner stepped into the cellar and thumbed a switch on the laser sight of his MP-5 sub-machinegun. The red beam disappeared. Reaching behind him, he pulled a tiny figure into the ro...
By mid morning of the day after they have saved her, Evan was already becoming thankful for Sarah's company, and it had nothing to do with her interactions with him. He had often felt hopelessly alone on the road, and initially welcomed Leah's company. But it had quickly become evident that there was something uncomfortable between them, and they often rode...
There is no sex, it is a soppy romantic fairy story for adults wanting to warm the cockles of their heart. ***** Now Prince Arrik peered out of the Palace tower window, his breath misting the thin plate glass. As far as the eye could see, and he could see a long way over the flat terrain from this high up, the ground lay white in a thick layer of freshly-...