A puff of smoke and sparks rose from the campfire. It was half past ten at night, and the stars were out, mostly obscured by the thick canopy of trees around the campsite. Arthur watched, warm underneath a thick blanket, while Digitalis tended to the fire after making sure his kids were asleep in their tent. The tents were set about thirty feet away from the...
Catelyn leaned back in her chair, smiling across the table at her boyfriend, Gabe. "That was so delicious," she said. "You are such a good cook." Gabe smiled back at her, setting down his fork and taking her hand in his. Gabe's roommates had gone to a house party, and Gabe had invited Catelyn over for a surprise dinner. Gabe's parents were from Italy, and...
Ashkey pushed opened the doors to the bar. It was an old fashioned bar and she had to give the doors quite a shove to have them open for her. As they swing inwards, they creak which indicated that the bar was somewhere that was not well maintained. Stepping through the open doors Ashkey found herself standing on a carpet that was red in color and sticky wit...
Lets start with a brief introduction. My name is Paul, I'm a thirty something year old husband of a forty something year old wife named Becky. We've been together for just under ten wonderful years (so I thought). I manage a sporting goods store across town, Becky is a middle school math teacher. From the outside we have a pretty normal life, and that's just...
Sally glanced at me, seeing the look on my face. "Amy, are you OK?" I shook my head. "Later." Sally squeezed my hand reassuringly. "Anjali and Amrit run the centre, oversee the work in this area," explained the professor. "I've told them about Amy." I heard the sound of the bell, and Amrit smiled. "Time we all had something to eat," he said. We went thro...
Several days went by and Isabelle had gotten things back to what they were when she had left for Bête Holdings. Her father praised her and even Jean-Marie had told her he was proud of her when they spoke on the phone. Her sisters didn't want her to go because then they'd have to get back to working hard and wouldn't be able to borrow a suit from Isabelle to...
Winding down from a tense business meeting, I sat in my car eating a fresh sandwich from the farmer's market I had stopped at on the way home. I was experiencing the release and wind-down that comes from completing something difficult. It was an early Fall day and the sun was warm as it passed through the sun roof, the food was delicious, and I found a radio...
"Ok Cathy, what do you need me to do? What's broken?" It's been nearly two years since she lost her right breast to cancer. That loss along with the chemo, the radiation and the reconstructive surgery took 18 months of our lives. I moved out about 6 months ago. It was a mutual decision. I supported her in our cancer fight. Yes, it was our cancer fight. She...
NOTES FROM THE OLD MAN This story continues and reviews where I left off in lower Michigan at the membership campground with the small nudist park deep in the woods. This is mostly about Granny and Pappy, the old couple. We led a simple yet sometimes kinky life and learned many things along the way. This is a mixture of things we learned about camping, o...
Thank you for choosing to read Last Men Standing (LMS), the third chronological story in The Holden Chronicles (HC). Last Men Standing is about a man's understanding of a curse that has been recognized as a blessing in all the generations of the family. This story chronicles his experiences in trying to change his life ultimately. This is the first chapter w...