Note - this really did happen to me the other day - I was suddenly listening in on my wife's quite innocuous cell phone call she made in her car while I was in mine...take care out there, folks! My entry in the "brand new way to find out" sweepstakes. And I was also motivated by rereading some of Richard Gerald's new (and older) stories and his kind of intel...
Happy Birthday to Me - Chapter Three Ten minutes past midnight Leaning out of the window to see the dim light outside Lost quiet rainy night kisses passersby Once you whispered in the rain: Happy birthday my loved one Ten Minutes Past Midnight, Sally Yip * * * * * * * * "Hi Isabelle." David waved from his office. "Grab a coffee and come over, got a prob...
A familiar theme and structure for me with, I hope, ample stroke and the ultimate romance. I tend to get on a theme, in this case two people not realizing that they were meant to be together and almost letting it slip away only to find each other again down the road. It takes them each some time to realize how good they had it together. My beloved editor die...
Emily leaned back in her chair, kicking the front legs up as she sipped cabernet, the deep purple wine clinging to her lips. "You seeing anybody yet?" I rolled my eyes and poured myself. "No, Em, I haven't got time for that." "It's been six months. Don't you think it's about time you made time." "You know how my job is. I've got three projects going right...
I felt some of the tension easing as I sat quietly, sipping an outstanding single malt scotch on the rocks, looking over the azure waters of the Caribbean. There was a slight onshore breeze and the sun had just dipped below the horizon slipping the day into an easy, peaceful evening. Another day gone. Over 300 days gone since I arrived in "paradise." Despit...
Author's note: This segment is dedicated to a special friend who just returned home from deployment with the military in Afghanistan. He provided both the inspiration and motivation behind this story line. And, while I thank him for that I also sincerely thank him and the thousands of other military men and women who go above and beyond every single day to p...
Copyright© 2009 by David Paul Author's Note: This is a work of fiction. Please note that the story is based in Australia and is written in Queen's English therefore my American audience will notice subtle differences in wording or phrases. There may be some confusion for many on the differences between Rugby League and Rugby Union [ Think of them as the...
First of all, thanks to all of you who sent me feedback or posted comments on this tale. They are most appreciated. I apologize for the delay in getting this one posted as life has a tendency to jump up and take the main stage. During my hiatus, it did that with a five gold star effort. (Heart problems, PC crashes, forgotten passwords to this site, etc.) Tha...
Author's note: This is yet another one of my LW writing experiments. If you read all seven chapters of Shadow Lake Estates I recommend that you click away now, as this will be redundant for you. If you didn't read that story, or if you read the first few chapters and decided it was too complicated to bother reading any further, then this story is for you. I...
The incessant pounding of rubber soles to pavement thumped focus. Then determination. I can do this. I will do this, each stride seemed to say. I must do this, thought the runner, why I don't know, but I won't rest until the training is done and the race is complete. The sweltering heat was relentless. Lelanni wanted it that way. Anyone can train at six in...