in An alley off of a street that seems to appear and disappear in the oldest most decrepit part of the city, there is a little shop front. An old overhead sign hanging from the storefront that says in fancy script The Library. You enter into the place through the old wooden entrance. You see pile after pile of books and bookcases with no real organization an...
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...
i woke with some started movements in the morning having sometime in the night curled up right next to Draven and was using resting my head upon his shoulder. i felt his hand softly stroke my hand and he shushed me to quiet me. "No need to be startled kitty. When you started whimpering in your sleep I brought you closer to me. I got you to rest your head o...
This story was written without an editor. All mistakes are mine. I was stationed in Japan and Myrtle Beach. I had a contract In Saudi Arabia, A guy I knew was going thru a divorce. I believe his wife could not touch his salary. Hope you enjoy this story. Tejmjm55 ***** April 2000, after 25 years in the Air Force, Allen Stinson was ready to retire. He woul...
Jeremy opened his travel bag and looked inside. He frowned. Somehow that bag had become the reservoir of his dwindling will to go on. He just sat there and looked inside. "What's the point?" he sighed to himself. He lifted heavily from the corner of the bed, just another bed, and just another motel. He glanced out beyond the 'just another window' and watched...
I place my journey, throughout the ancient ruins, within the heart of the Egypt. She was called the wife of pharaoh. Her name is etched upon the pillars, ever so high. I visit the site of the Aztec, her name is written on the temple. I am in awe. The ancients speak of her as the beauty of life. She is the beauty to be, the beauty of old, and the one to come,...
My name is Lois Prince. My husband John and I have lived in this town all our lives. I can tell you about every store and every house, and who lives there. Even though this is the county seat, there aren't more than 2500 people living here. There is a historic old courthouse, built almost a hundred years ago, with the rest of the town laid out in a grid arou...
Jake was pacing restlessly. They'd kept him in quarantine at Ita for an additional two weeks and it was killing him not being able to hold his son. His immune system was in shock after exposure to the atmosphere of Tansa. He would have died if it wasn't for the medicine Ita's doctors injected into his bloodstream. But still they had to keep him quarantine...
This work is copyrighted to LuckOfTheDraw, 2011. No part of it may be reproduced or copied without the written permission of the author. -- This incident took place during the early 80s in India. I had just turned twenty, and had started to wonder seriously about life. As a girl I had quickly learnt the art of observing without being noticed. My family was...
[Word of warning: This is a 3-part story. Not all parts have the same amount of sex.] *** "Are you fucking KIDDING me?" Romeo was just about step on to the plane steps when he heard the indignant female voice behind him. He turned. It turned out that the tour of Indonesia on which he was taking this troupe had been booked on two different flights. This...