As Jason drove up the rough road leading to the mountain observatory, he wondered if he was making the right career decision. At 25, being asked to lead a whole data science department for the Extra-Terrestrial Search Association, or ETSA, sounded like it was too good to be true! He'd heard so much about what ETSA had done over the past decade to advance the...
Ivan walked into Golkonda Monday morning and went straight to Brian's office. They started to shake hands, then threw their arms around each other in a heartfelt, yet manly hug. "Welcome back, dipshit. Ready to get back to work?" "Yeah. Brian, I'm sor—" "Shut the fuck up, Ivan. You're here, we need you, and that's all that matters." He closed the door to...
Chapter 1 - Average Life Ice's POV Hot! That's what today is. That's what all week has been. Just plain HOT!! I hate the heat. Give me the cold any day. Ugh! Thank God for air-conditioning!! "Ice? Ice?? ICE???" I could hear Elle inside yelling. "Where you at?" "Here ... on the porch." I softly reply, knowing that she can't hear me. Taking the last puff o...
The motorcycle riding club I belonged to had chapters across the state so once a year one chapter hosted a State Rally. This year is was down near Cocoa Beach, a few hours ride for our chapter. Most everyone took Thursday and Friday off and a large contingent of us rode down together on Thursday. I was between positions at the time, making ends meet by teac...
Some of my stories jump about in different perspectives, this is no exception. Hopefully it will become clear - confusion is an integral theme of this story. No happy ending I'm afraid, so brace yourself. You have been warned, With thanks to the awesome lyrics of the Double White album-- the soundtrack of my formative years.. * * * * "Hello Julia dear, yo...
In preparing her daughter for Paris, Madame de Chartes warned her, "If you judge from appearances in Court you will be deceived; truth and appearance seldom go together." That faded rose would twitch her skirts, and continue her discourse. "Ambition and gallantry are the soul of the court. There are so many cabals, men and women alike playing, that love is...
To: Director, Organized Crime Section Fm: Leader, Evaluation Team Three Subj: Falconi Family (Current Status) Attached is the official transcription of the Log Book found at the site of the crash of Angelo Falconi's Gulfstream, along with the bodies of three of his lieutenants. Our interpretation is that the body found in the exploded cockpit was Falconi, i...
Colleen et son petit ami Antoine vivait ensemble depuis maintenant presque huit mois. Elle, d’origine néo-zélandaise par son père, était une jeune femme de 21 ans assez grande et fine, affichant un bon mètre soixante-dix. Le visage était d’une beauté presque ténébreuse avec ses longs cheveux bruns méchés de châtains et des yeux brun-verts magnifiques. Elle a...
AVERTISMENT: Intamplarile descrise mai jos sunt reale, asa ca a trebuit sa schimb numele proprii si, eventual, unele locatii. NOTA: Ii multumesc si pe aceasta cale lui Dr_Vlad, care a avut amabilitatea de a citi acest text inainte de a fi publicat. Intotdeauna parintii mi-au spus sa ma feresc de femeile stricate... Am saptesprezece ani si ma intorc de la...
Chapter 02: The Dinner Comte galloped home as fast as his horse could carry him. He bounded up the front steps taking three steps at a time and headed for the dining room where the young man had his page gather all the servants in the house. Comte ordered half the maids to polish and clean everything to its finest shine, the other half were to fill all the...