~~Natasha~~ "This place reeks of wraiths... but... there's more." Matt pointed them toward the mausoleums, deep in the cemetery, raised up slightly on the gentle slope with platforms of stone, concrete, and stairs. "Someone's been walking this path." "Can't smell em," Art said, "but yeah, someone's been walking this path." "B-But, if you can't smell em, h...
Z'mbutu's World: A Brief Primer of the world of Etlaus My interest in the Sword and Sorcery genre began in college, back before people started calling it Fantasy, or even worse, Magical Realism. But, I digress. It began with Robert E. Howard, that flaming racist and ultimately tragic mama's boy, from East Texas. Although a frightened and small-minded man i...
Pt. 4- FRENCH WHORES MAKE GREAT WIVES The Japanese Ambassador's Crimes {The teller of this tale, Gaspardo Del Tornet, talks of his life experiences. Gaspardo is a French citizen born in Aix-en-Provence of a father who was very strict, being a Sergeant in the French military and born of a French Moroccan mother, who was a baker, specializing in chocolate fi...
Author's Notes: "Men see beauty wherever they can get it. But that's the allure of the Red Light Princess. Like any good whore, she's whoever you want her to be." ― James W. Bodden "The more you love, the more you can love-and the more intensely you love. Nor is there any limit on how many you can love. If a person had time enough, he could lo...
Adam was restless and horny. He was due to fly out to Kentucky for a holiday in four days. It was a foul evening outside with the rain lashing down. The bar where he usually went to meet women was on the other side of town and in any case he needed to save his cash. There was only one thing for it he would have to start searching the internet for suitable en...
As the dying light of another Saturday faded into oblivion, parents, devoted teachers and giggling school children began to head for the parking lot. The art fair I'd set up for my classes of elementary school children seemed to have been a rousing success. Since the fair had been my project, I suppose it was only to be expected for there to still be a crowd...
Elizabeth here: the conclusion of the series is finally done! Enjoy! ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Hiroko stopped the boat at a small dock made of polished, white wood. Kaede the goldfish didn't seem tired at all after lugging the boat that far. "Just go right up that path, the castle is over there," Hiroko said, pointing to a cobblestone path through the cherry blossoms....
Writing has traditionally been considered a solitary craft. You wrote you article or book in seclusion. You submitted it to an editor or publisher and prayed it would be published. Along comes the Internet and the monsters out of the cage. You now have the ability to self publish your work. You can throw up a Blog, hook up to an RSS feed and syndicate your...
USS Ajax, Deck 2 Mid - Science Lab: Lt Sasha Hrelle looked up from her hand, eyes narrowing across the table at her opponents and grimacing. "Hmmm... I think I have bupkis here." Lt Jim Madison's broad dimpled chin lifted as he raised the ante into the pot. "And I think I'll have to upgrade the onboard Universal Translator for all your Yiddish words."...
Heavy Petting for Four Runa is waiting in the hostel food court when Sugar and I walk through the door. She races up, stands on tip toes, and gives me a long, welcoming kiss. Then she wrinkles her nose, and looks accusingly at Sugar. "You smell like sex," Runa says, dragging me by the hand toward the showers. Sugar waves goodbye with her thumb and forefin...