Paris was just as preserved as it was even before the war, no matter how strong the Germans pushed towards the city the French and British troops always pushed them back near the border. It was all too depressing that Paris fell without a shot, but then again, it was just as it was even during The Great War even if the swastika hangs around the landmarks of...
I had watched my old high school girlfriend's marital status on Facebook go from "married", to "it's complicated" to "separated" and finally to "single" with the her interest now reading "men". Her name was Stacy and she was really my first serious love. I was a Jr. and she was a Sophomore in a small town high school with maybe 500 students. She was rather...
Somewhere off the Baja Coast or the tale of Jody Stark and Dee Halleywell It was no doubt the largest floating structure I had ever seen towering over the smaller boats tied to their piers. The SS America Gem was said to displace 100,000 tons. It spanned 1200 feet, and rose 200 feet from water line to mast head. It held 1200 passengers inside it's 600 doub...
Report 021 The Power Behind the Throne To Headquarters Science Exploration, Alpha Centauri; From Mission Commander Zed of the SS Venus, Star Date 6020, and New Order report number 014. I found out on this world when one makes an assumption it is most likely wrong. The next day after I had sold Mandy and her Daughter to Reginald Deveron, I was sitting at m...
The Schmidt family shivered at the terrifying orders, shouting and screaming echoing down Oranienburger Strasse. Once or twice a pistol went off. The Jewish quarter was alive with fear, the Star of David daubed on doors, the painted swastikas, street by street, every night for days. Now it was their turn, the rap on the door speaking volumes of doom. "We ha...
Disclaimer: "Angel" and its characters are the property of Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy. This story is for entertainment purposes only and no money exchanged hands. No copyright infringement is intended. The original characters, situations, and story are the property of the author. Summary: Kate interrogates Cordelia. Note: There is a bit of kinkyness here...
Chapter 07: Masseuse Sunday Afternoon I got home from golf, hurrying to make time for a shower before Jody got home. I was thinking of a quiet dinner at home, assuming she would have had enough dining out in the past four days. I was looking forward to having some time together. I put the bottle of our favorite wine down on the counter on my way past and t...
After a second or two of eerie silence, all hell broke loose. Jason had turned his gun to the left and continued to fire. Steve suddenly brought two guns into play, exchanging shots with several men standing directly in front of him. Charlie was methodically firing at the men stationed to his right. Ted finally tried to pull his handgun from his waistband,...
The next morning we ate breakfast, said our goodbyes and flew back to Area 51, our short honeymoon over. Major McCandless was waiting for us as we landed. Our appointment with the Secretary of Defense was set for the following week in Washington at the Pentagon. I knew I shouldn't be nervous but I was. ***** The Secretary met with us. We were prepared as...
Under your feet, the metal of the SS Orchid hums contentedly. Around you, members of your crew are calibrating, calculating and chattering. In front of you, the depths of space spread out forever, begging to be explored. The date is 2121 and the One Earth Government (OEG for short) is preparing for one of the greatest endeavors in the history of the human ra...