ENTERING THE BLACK SEA Isonash "Iso" Harada was used to being invisible. He was, after all, three-quarters Ainu. The Ainu were an ancient people, the aboriginal population of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, although they may also be found in Mongolia, Siberia and the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka. Unlike the Japanese, the Ainu sported white skin,...
On an unnamed airstrip in Pakistan, the shrill engine of a Predator drone filled the evening air. The sleek oblong silhouette glistened in the sunset as it gained speed and altitude and eventually disappeared through the porous cloud cover. A Pakistani Army sentry followed its ascent with eyes shielded against the pink sky, then "tsk-ed" and returned his gaz...
It was around eight pm, and my double-shift was about to end. We had been working overtime since the gangs had gone to war. Seven murders, in the last week alone. This city of angels was under siege. My rookie partner of two weeks had asked me to join her for drinks at Chubby's tonight. Reluctantly, I'd agreed, but it went against my rules to date a fellow...
It was late night and Mr.sanon was walking alone in the lane. He was very sad. He was unable to pay his home 's rent for about an year. He was so upset that he was even unable to walk properly. He sat down on the nearby lane and started sobbing in depression. Suddenly he noticed some shadows. As he looked up he saw three men with pistols in their hands point...
This is the transcript of an interview of Mrs. Jason Myers in the regard of her husband's death. Although she is not charged with a crime, she has been Mirandized and has agreed to answer questions without benefit of counsel. Present are Officers Barnes and Noble plus Mrs. Beverly Myers. Mrs. Myers: You two ever think of opening a bookstore? Officer Noble:...
Chapter 57 "These sessions are going nowhere!" he raged suddenly, standing up and walking to the window. "Jack," Sy said patiently. "These things take time." Jack had been on his sabbatical now for three weeks. He was still no further along that he was when he got here. He was still dreaming of her...sexually. He was still seeing her daily. "Sy," Jac...
"It is a matter of grave importance that fairy tales should be respected. A nation without fancy, without some romance, never did, never can, never will, hold a great place under the sun." Charles Dickens, "Frauds on the Fairies," 1 October, 1853 "There are no great men, there are only great challenges, which ordinary men like you and me are forced by circu...
I entered Nicole's bedroom to a shocking but stimulating sight. Standing there in the dimly lit room were Cory and Nicole. Their naked bodies were pressed together as they kissed very passionately, their tongues writhing together in their open mouths. I stopped short just inside the threshold of the bedroom and could do nothing but watch. Nicole's arms were...
Peter Samuel Albright's soul left his body as he was walking home from East Finchley station one breezy October Monday. The separation was quick, painless and complete. It was miraculous! "His body"? His soul? Whose? Is the body, which is now walking towards the front door of his house, the property of the Spirit? Or, vice versa, is the mass of cells coll...
Chapter 5 -- Counseling The alarm went off just a few hours later. Ruthie was dead-tired and it took her longer than normal to rouse herself. She heard Shannon mumble a complaint about the noise before she finally managed to sit up and hit the "off" button. She got up and made her way to the student center across a campus that still was totally dark and col...