(The Author wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to Alberto Casella for creating the original idea embedded in this story.) Helen Manning stepped out onto the balcony of her hotel in Sliema on the island of Malta. The light had the soft diffusion of early evening and the heat of the day had diminished, though it was still comfortably warm. Across the blu...
Susy told me that she missed Spain and had a desire to visit the old country and so I arranged a trip to Barcelona. Back in the days I had purchased a few apartments in the city but had now cut back to just the one. Susy's old girlfriend, Canela, rented the two bedroom apartment from me and I suggested we stay with her. My wife was excited at the prospect of...
Part 3 Blue Rescue Some time later, Lieutenant Uhura confidently sat in the captain's command chair, overseeing the resumed flight path toward the Gliese 667 star system. The voyage looked to be a long and monotonous one, with at least sixteen full Earth Standard days looming before them. After taking a vote, it was decided by the crew that they didn't nec...
This is a true story that happened to us while we had our vacation in Greece back on October We woke Saturday around 9:00 AM. We all smiled and laid on the bed talking and laughing. The three of us enjoyed being together and did not want it to finish that day. "Our last day together" Raquel told us in a sad tone of voice. "We will meet again; somehow we...
I and Charlotte, my wife of more than ten years, had moved to a new neighborhood of the Southern French city of Lourdes. Now you may have heard about this city as a famous pilgrimage site. It is what makes us Lourdes citizens relatively wealthy – and in fact, both Charlotte and I work in separate hotels here. But beyond the everyday business of hosting inter...
I can feel his eyes on me as I pick my baby up from her crib, watching every inch of my nude form as I coo to my nearly one year old daughter. I made sure all the lights were on, he seems to like the way it shines on my naturally golden brown skin. My husband was the same way before he died, leaving me a single mother with no one there. My peeping tom disgus...
Hello, it's your humble omniscient narrator again. This guy Jon Thomas sure has a lot of people in his head. He has me working overtime trying to tell all their stories. Here's the latest Passion play inspired by his friend Jacy, from Texas. ~~~ Jacy Etergen is descended from royal stock. Her ancestor was a female Inca Chief who was born intersex. She in...
Thank you for your interest in Love Dolls: the customizable companion you deserve! Over the last several years we’ve been hard at work refining our flagship product. Say goodbye to the shiftless, rubbery statues of yesteryear - the modern Love Doll is fleshy, fun and, most importantly, fulfilling! ...But don’t just take our word for it. Consider this: in onl...
All characters in this story are at least 18 years old. The Watcher, Asmodatu, appears to us on an alien landscape. "I am Asmodatu the Watcher" he told us, "like Uatu, I have observed the rise and fall of civilisations, worlds, galaxies. I know all that is, most of what has been and much of what will be. I also have many windows into the stran...
Eddie Williams, Chapter 2 The next weekend was the season opener. Eddie started and got Defensive Player of the Week. In his first game he led the team in tackles with 12, and also rung up a sack, and a forced fumble. That Saturday night, everyone knew his name. After the game he went with Mario to an off-campus party. Mario also did well, rushing over a hu...