Chapter 01: A Study in Chemistry Foreword - story takes place in 1996, before cell phones were in wide spread use. As always, the names have been changed to protect the not so innocent. ------------------------------------------------ Have you ever heard the story about the person who showed up late for a final exam in college? Well, I actually did. I di...
I couldn't leave it alone. Sorry. ................................................... "Good evening, listeners. This is Barbara Barnes, host of the newly syndicated Book Report, on PRI, coming from WORD, 86.7 on your dial. This is our very first broadcast, and I can't think of anyone I would want to be my first guest more than Joe Williams, author of '50...
*It isn't a matter what you can do, but a matter of what you are prepared to do* A little background: In the mythical place called the Tri-Cities which are a combination of New York, San Francisco, and Las Vegas. -The Midnight Mask (deceased) the Tri-City's former defender; killed by the Eternal Flame. -The Crimson Veil – Female leader of the Tri-City All...
If you haven't read Two for One, part one, please do so first. The story will make so much more sense. As always, the characters in this story are all fictional and are all over 18. Please don't forget to vote and leave me feedback. Thanks for reading and enjoy. ********** The next day was a Sunday and Fred didn't work on Sundays. We spent the entire da...
Chapter 02. A better view in the yard: After work on Friday, Roslyn pulled into her long driveway and saw Mr. Wilbur's car and him standing beside what seemed to Roslyn to be a small amount of lumber. She got out of her car, and said, "Hi Mr. Wilbur. I see the lumber arrived. Is that all there is?" "Good afternoon, lovely lady," he said, as he smiled and c...
A special thanks to Linda2953 for editing this story and making it a much better read. Chapter 1 I never knew what a rally girl was until I watched a TV program called 'Friday Night Lights'. The rally girls are followers of the football team. They help the starting lineup with anything they want or need. They are some of the prettiest gals in the school an...
The BMW X5 slowed, stopped to wait for traffic to clear, then quickly turned left onto the short causeway that led onto Whistler's Island. Slowing again, it turned right into the gravel parking area and pulled into the first available spot close to the dune. It stopped and the engine shut off. Inside, Wilma carefully picked up the rather large canvas bag sh...
Fat Margaret! It was a name that Maggie Wilson had been running from for most of her life. It had certainly had positive effects; she knew that. After all, she would think to herself, 'Look at me now!' And her reverie was true, looking at her currently meant that the name 'Fat Margaret' didn't make sense at all. It had been the brain child of her Uncle Clar...
This story is a sequel to "Jason and the Johnsons." I had a number of requests to provide a sequel. I find sequels somewhat difficult as they can often, in my mind, fail to measure up to the original nor will they go in the direction that everyone who asked for a sequel wanted (e.g., regrettably, "My Little Brownie Cupcake," was not so well received). But, t...
It was an accident that brought us together. A lucky accident? Maybe. A dreadful, unwanted, appalling accident? Certainly. Her parents were my best friends and my neighbours, and when I heard about the crash I went to her house to see if there was anything I could do. It was a matter of luck that she was not in the car, with the rest of the family. She was...