The rest of my stay in Bulgaria was thankfully uneventful. I conducted a few interviews -- in broad daylight and nowhere near any alleys -- with some elderly pub patrons about the history of the Kukeri in their town so I could justify the trip come tax time. I also visited a few Kukeri costume makers who were, as luck would have it, the best in the area. I...
Banker Ben Mitchell had a rocky start in life, but lately things have begun to look up. His bank is a success, he's found a beautiful new wife and his industry peers have gathered to honor him. Then, at the moment of his triumph, he suffers a catastrophic psychiatric episode. ***** When she got to the hospital on Monday morning, Gina Esposito found a note...
"Happy birthday," Ryan said, raising his glass. "Drink up!" Ellie sipped her first legal alcoholic beverage, a golden-colored beer in a tall mug. "Twenty-one," she remarked. They were at a small table towards the back of an old-school Italian restaurant, the kind of dimly-lit place with faded wallpaper and a menu that hadn't changed much in decades. It w...
The legend was true! Amanda watched in amazement as white smoke billowed from the amulet. Shapes could be seen in the rising cloud, sounds heard from the mist. Stars long dead and stars not yet born could be glimpsed through the wisps, dancing together in a time that never happened. And then the cloud collapsed in on itself, coalescing, taking on form and...
The Stable Okay, since you have horses, here's something to get you started. I like my show horses clean, so I think I would start first by cross-tying you in the wash rack and bathing you. I'd make certain it was at the busiest time of day at the barn so everyone could watch. You wouldn't know if anyone was watching you or touching you unless they spo...
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If you are reading this series for the first time, it is an ongoing story that started with A BusinessWoman's Journal April/May'10. It continues month by month to this recent posting. I hope you enjoy it. April 2011 Friday, April 1, 2011 (April Fool's Day) This is without a doubt the most memorable and sexually expanding April Fool's Day of my life, or...
AN: All dialogue, unless otherwise noted, is spoken in Japanese. For cultural objects that don't fully translate I've added a glossary at the end of the chapter. If New York was the city that never slept, then Terry thought Tokyo was the city that never dreamed. Its denizens pulsed through the neon veins of the city, on their way to work and back, or anot...
"But you choose," Bijou's light growl was right next to her ear again, a barely perceptible breath moving the hair on her neck. "I want to hear what you want. I could drag you off right now, I could just undress you right here and slide up against you, or, I don't know, just off the top of my head, I could go sit over there and just watch you take your cloth...
Act Five: Just Desserts Chapter Two: Whatever May Come Concrete fractured into ragged slabs as it fell and struck the ground. Dee and Black Cherry disappeared in an acrid storm of grit and pulverized rock. The noise was deafening, a rolling thunderclap. Ears ringing, Yves huddled on the pavement drawing himself around Raspberry as best he could. Raspberry...