Somehow I wasn't prepared for the blood; it's so red, so warm, the way it squirts out; there's so much blood! Yvette and I were childhood sweethearts, we had married soon after school. Three kids raised and gone. I sat next to Yvette and watched Steve Hammond bleed out. "Look what you made me do Yvette. This is all your fault. Look what you made me do!"...
A Few Stolen Days Chapter 7: The Game Travis reached over and playfully swatted Brandi's naked butt. It popped louder than he had intended and drew an immediate look from Brandi. He had intended to prompt her to get up and shower while he fixed them a light breakfast, but now he wondered if he had been too bold. He caught a quick glance at the pale redn...
It is late in the evening in the dark garage, the white Mach 5 raised up on a lift as Pop stands underneath it, reaching up overhead into the complicated machinery adjusting the pneumatic jack. His young assistant Ellie is very pretty in her red jumpsuit, the same color as Pops' shirt, her soft blond hair tied up in a ponytail with a matching red sash. She s...
Posie was psyched up for Halloween, and as usual, had purchased her costume almost a month in advance. It was a long, black velvet dress with red, lacy trim and a split up the side that went just past her knee. She'd picked out the perfect accessories. Black heels, fishnet stockings, long, black gloves, and a red and black mask with gold sequins. The mask...
Chapter 06: Falling's Follies Author's note: This is a chapter in the chain story 'AH Fantasies'. All the characters are real persons, but their true identities are masked by an 'online' identity. This is a fantasy, and none of the events described actually happened. Perhaps someday they will. A special thanks to FallingToFly who took no offense with any pa...
Jenna was standing in line to go through security at an airport. She was very excited; she was working through college and had finally saved up enough money for a trip home to see her family and boyfriend. It was a very long line, new security measures had backed the process up so much that there were people winding all the way back to the door. Jenna was no...
Dizzy swarms of sleet sliced his face in a thousand, icy stars, obscuring Davin's sight. Had he passed the cabin? Pulling his jacket tighter, he heard it -- a discordant clatter of glae-whipped patio chimes. Boots crushed a path toward chaotic tinkling. Droplets of ice clung to his hair and eye-brows. Under the thick layers, the toe of his Danner boots trip...
It was late October, 1886. The skies in the New England town of Mohonk were sky blue and the air was crisp and clean. The leaves on the trees and scattered on the ground were delightful shades of bright red, fiery orange, and a crisp yellow brown. The pleasantly chilly days gave way to blustery, cozy nights with clear skies full of bright stars and a huge, f...
Hurry up and wait; that was the order of business for Larik'Ni, a teal skinned Birran flight controller for planet Haven's docking port. Haven's name was a bit of a misnomer, for the second planet in the Tref system was anything but a true haven. Officially known in Planetary Coalition registries as Tref 2, Haven was nothing more than a large chunk of rock t...
Adapted from the short story: HE WHO SHRANK by Henry Hasse First Published in the August, 1936 issue of Amazing Stories * * * * * ONE It was a Friday night and I was late. The new boy I was dating, Todd, had originally set the time to pick me up at 7:00 p.m. and I had pushed that back to eight. We had reservations at a steak house at 9:00 p.m. I didn't...