Ch. 2: David and Ainsley greet a new reality. Author's Note "An Artificial Life" is the first story I have written, an exploration of general-purpose artificial intelligence - how that might come about and what that might mean. As a new author, I was grateful and overwhelmed by the generous response and helpful comments, as well as the significant number...
Note: Special thanks go out to my two regular editors, LilTexasSexFiend and AnInsatiableReader, for making this infinitely better than it was when I first wrote it. As always, let me know what you think, through voting, comments or private feedback. All three works too! ;-) +=+=+=+=+=+=+= FOUR MONTHS LATER +=+=+=+=+=+=+= Tim savored the view as he swung...
The names have been changed to protect the not so innocent. This is pretty much based on a real experience with some facts 'enhanced' for the reader's pleasure. Day 1 – Tuesday afternoon I was flying from New York to Orlando on business several years ago. I navigated down the aircraft aisle to my row and found an older gentleman in the window seat. I alrea...
The first time ever I saw your face When Matt first saw Jennifer she was sitting at her desk in the ad agency rummaging through a file and shouting at someone over the phone. The office was usually loud with voices and the pandemonium of ringing phones, but on this occasion Jennifer's voice seemed to stand out. She immediately attracted Matt's attention. S...
This is the next part in the ACLS series and follow up to 'Impressions'. The story picks up four days after Catherine and Alex met for the first time. A little phone tag has been played between the two that was mentioned in 'Impressions' and will be in this installment as well. Catherine's mood has improved somewhat since her dour beginning at the start of '...
CHAPTER 1 Late autumn snow had arrived. The riding school was closed until mid-spring so Rogan was ready to leave for his winter job splitting logs at the firewood and coal supply depot in the town as soon as Marin had arrived back from feeding hay to the horses that spent nights and stormy weather in the barn. "The kids are asleep. Have a cheerful day," R...
***** 'Boy that feels good' I thought to myself as I stood in front of the toilet emptying my bladder. I had been drinking beer all afternoon and had just been too lazy to get up to take care of the task until I really had no choice. As I stood there with my pecker in my hand, enjoying the relief that a good P Gives, I glanced through the gap in the curtai...
Please keep in mind that I immediately delete all anonymous mails that receive without a return e-mail address. * Martin Hill was thrilled as a young couple moved into the vacant apartment next door because the 22 year or something old woman was a looker with a stunning body which she definitely liked to flaunt in revealing clothes. Most of the time she wo...
Chapter 1 The biggest wonder was how calm I felt. After the myriad of emotions that had washed through me over the past twenty four hours, the icy calm was soothing to the point of being hypnotic. My reverie was broken by "Hey buddy, you want another beer?" the bartender here was nothing if not attentive. I had sat here on this same stool for the past hou...
THE STORY SO FAR: Jessamy Beech, her daughter Phoebe, Ross, Merida and Hamnavoe have set sail from Orkney on their stolen trawler Kerrera II to investigate rumours of a Coalition holding facility at Fort George on Scotland's north east coast, hoping that it might give them some clue as to the whereabouts of Jessamy's younger daughter Ada. Meanwhile, Tamsi...