BRAZIL - HERE I COME! Donald stepped into the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The welcome space was lavishly spacious and unusually tall for an airplane. Getting squeezed out of the compressed terminal walkway was freeing. The feeling of starting out on a great summer vacation to Brazil really sunk into his mind. The stewardess in the blue suit and the pearl earring...
Jinx stretched lazily, luxuriating in the tingles of utter satisfaction that ran up from the soles of her feet to her scalp and down again. She felt blessed coolness on her naked body, a counterpoint to the warm, solid arms hugging her waist and the hands cupping her breasts as she reached full consciousness. Those hands tightened over the bounty they seem...
"Alright, so in the morning we'll get another group together to go ashore. A couple of them that almost shit their pants today, they stay behind this time. Pick out guys that can handle themselves," Karl said. "We'll bring our trading materials along with us, see if we can't bribe our way into getting to see what's what around here." "So you really think we...
The temple shrine rose majestically above the ancient foliage of the Nilgiri forests in Southern India, shining brightly in the backdrop of the rising sun. The shadows of the numerous statues on the shrine depicting the glory of the forgotten civilization, gave it an eerie look. Hymns in the strange language filled the morning calm yet formed a melodious h...
I work for a national magazine. I've been there for over five years now. We publish stories and photographs of odd and interesting people, places, and things. My group focuses on the unique people of the world. My job is photography. * * * About a year ago, some of the governments of foreign countries felt we were exploiting their natives, and if we wishe...
Gen waited until she couldn’t take the gee-forces any longer before twitching her exo-hand and starting the crash jel. The progress bar was creeping toward zero, and had just passed the sun symbol. In ten minuets, they’d be hitting the ground, and the natives of this planet wouldn’t know what hit them. “Yi, yi, yi, yi, yi,” came over the com link. The othe...
July 18, 2025 "We interrupt this broadcast for a Special Report from ABS News." The loud trumpet sound associated with the alert was disturbing, but perhaps not as disturbing as the report that followed. "Good evening. I'm John Harrington of ABS News. The White House is denying the authenticity of a surveillance tape that has been sent to the New York Tim...
Roger Petherington looked angrily at his wife, Cynthia and their 22 year old daughter, Penelope. 'What the hell went on yesterday, Cynthia?' 'What do you mean dear? Why are you so angry?' I've had a call from the District Commissioner. Apparently King M'gobo is incandescent with rage and, according to him, it is because of you and Penelope.' 'Why, that is...
I was in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, northwest Africa towards where the Mediterranean and the Atlantic meet. I'm a photographer and was there on a contract from a major, national magazine. I've done photography in Outer Mongolia and Antarctica and the Himalayas and the heart of equatorial Africa and other out of the way places. In part, I get hired becau...
Well, things started picking up at the magazine publisher I work for. In fact, my wife and I are back to traveling all over the world again. Between her medical expertise, and my ability to be in the right place at the right time with my camera, we have succeeded in scoring some great articles. Our editor has given us free reign on our stories, and calls com...