The cave's vault acts as a natural amplifier. The speakers, dozens of them, tiny and rigged across the narrow shelves of stone, all of them feed into the player. It's thin, touch screen blurring in places, smearing electric color in the corners. He likes to blast Tchaikovsky. He hears it when he's over the hill, down where the road is breaking apart with e...
Chapter 1 -- Flight 2298 International Flight 2298 already was an hour late to its destination in Frankfurt when the aircraft was rocked by a nasty band of turbulence. The plane dropped into a wind shear, shuddered upwards, and then dropped again. The pilot, who already had ordered all passengers to return to their seats, ominously ordered the fight attenda...
"This way." she whispered. The three hurried down the gangway to the small ship, looking behind to see if they were being followed. The hatch to the ship was open and they ducked inside and pulled the door closed behind them. Safe, for now. Captain Senna tried to catch her breath and looked over at Ensign Torr and Science Officer Riven. They seemed similarl...
"This is fucking ridiculous." Jameson turned his head to look at his brother as they slowly patrolled the nearly deserted street. As one of the most patient of his family, he was used to his brother's lack of patience and incredible temper, but the absolute lack of beings in the street was another matter. Though he and his brother walked the deserted portio...
There he was, standing before her and grinning broadly: Doctor Thornton Ignatius Tolliver, in the flesh. Flesh here being the operative word. Up close, that reproductive organ in its full erectness looked absurd. She would be inclined to dismiss it as fake, some grotesque, oversized sculpture made of discarded butcher's cuts, but it was clearly very, very re...
It was early morning and Chip and Jennifer were gathered at the base Rec field with about a thousand other people waiting for the start of the Military Ten K. The Major and Jennifer signed up to see how their training was paying off. The Base band played the National Anthem and the crowd faced the flag and saluted. There were announcements about the route...
The very beautiful young woman flicked her hair-long, thick, honey blonde hair-back from the front of her face, and looked down at the young man in the sleeping bag next to her. He was lying down, she was sitting up, the sleeping bag just covering her from the hips down. Like both of them, the sleeping bag smelt slightly of sweat, strongly of sex, as in fact...
Despite the small medical anomaly, Hector thought of himself as an ordinary guy. He had a job he loved as the Deputy Parks Ranger for Toeheekee Forest and lived in a little cottage he had built just outside the State Park lines. His truck was paid off. He made good money, ate good food, and lived a good life — active, full of simple pleasures, giving back t...
Darkness envelopes your safe haven, strong winds buffet the camper van, trees creak and moan in the distance, heavy rains lashing against thin metal. An inner excitement grips you, knowing natures forces are flinging themselves in a frenzy of swirling gusts and darkening deluge. You feel content, a confidence spreading through you, knowing you're secure,...
Chapter 1 The night seemed to be dragging on at a snails pace for the two security guards as they stood watch in the long hallway of the hotel Monaco. The two men stood by the double doors of the VIP suite on the 25th floor of the luxury hotel keeping watch on the long hallway leading to, and away from the room. Inside sat the President and CEO of Com-Tech...