Her name was Olana, and she had needed a ride from Florian to Azura. Lucky for her, Marik was headed in just that direction. She helped him load up his cargo containers and he chose this opportunity to lay the groundwork. He was just kind enough to have her drop her guard but not flirtatious at all. Marik always let them come to him. It was much easier that...
Pounding on my door while I watch some breaking news on TV. Hot summers day, way too hot to be comfortable, has made me stay indoors instead of working in the field like I should. Growing crops is what I do during this time of year. No work at all, earning nothing is making me really depressed lately. Income is something I should have had by this time but oc...
In the year 1221 A.D. the Kingdom of Spain, also known as Al-Andalus, is under Moorish rule, as the Spaniards called the Arabs who rule the Kingdom of Spain and much of the Iberian Peninsula. Omar Hafiz, the tall, dark and handsome son of an Arabian sheikh and Somali princess accompanied his cousin, Arabian prince Khaled Hafiz, from East Africa to the vastne...
When the elves had crossed the great ocean and come to the Sunset lands, they had found themselves almost immediately at home. The local spirits and gods and the like had a similar -- if not identical -- stance when it came to the great Tellings and while their stories did not mesh, they didn't come into direct conflict. And so, elves who wished to find high...
One of the problems in Islam is Muslim women. Frankly, they're too damn submissive, and as a Muslim man, I can't stand that type of behavior in a woman. That's why I married a bossy Muslim woman. Let me tell you how we met. My name is Ali Mustapha and I'm a black man of Somali descent living in the City of Ottawa, Ontario. I was born in the City of Cornwall,...
The trick when you make a rookie mistake is to make sure as few people as possible know about it which was going to be difficult after losing an entire day to mystical after glow. The creature I was sent after was a burly quadruped with a razor back bone and porcupine quills with the rough form and agility of a large cat. Arguably it was likely to start eati...
After a bad day, you, Jacob Ryan, are reading in the library. Suddenly, you spot a weird american history book, it talks about the Native Americans and their curses. The only one that catches your eye is the "Change or listen" curse. The book explains that the curse was passed down amd changed into its neutered, powerless, younged sibling, "ei...
Copyright Aurora Black, May 2006 The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. Author's Note: I am not eligible for this contest, but I'm glad you stopped by. In writing this How To, I'm assuming that you're a citizen of the United States. Everyone else, sorry. The following may still apply to you, however. We'll see. Tha...
Under a full moon she wondered up through the narrow gorges and canyons, everything luminous but for the black shadowy places. Beaten, yet un-raped. Alive, yet unwanted. Naked, feet hurting as she walked on sand and gravel, growing thirsty, and high as a kite, she got completely lost. And her glasses were dirty, too. Uncle Pilo. Why had Tom had to remind...
Major Jeffrey Tremaine was frustrated. He and General Burgoyne had arrived in Montreal the first week in May to find almost nothing had been prepared or made ready. Sir Guy Carleton explained that the invading army was not his and his role was the military governor not commander of a large army. The requested wagons and carts were being made from green wood...