Chapter Sixteen "Demure," the woman who had once been Glade's mistress replied hesitantly in the Knights' language. "Not Lady Demure. I no longer have a title, just as I no longer have an estate or a husband." Glade crouched down beside Demure under the shade of a palm tree. The appearance of both women had changed in the intervening years. Their hair was...
"What was your mistress' name?" Ivory asked the following day, while she and Glade prepared elixirs and drugs from what they'd foraged in the woods. "Demure," said Glade. "Or Lady Demure, as she was known then. At first, I didn't know that was what the name meant. It sounded like nothing more than a short yelp. It took me quite a while to learn the language...
I didn't really understand how I got there, but I certainly preferred my new surroundings. One minute, I was just a high school principal, counseling and correcting the students. Suddenly, however, I found myself in a clearing of an unknown forest, breathing in the pollen of the flowers. To my relief, my allergies didn't trouble me at all. My clothes were s...
It was a very happy and relaxed quartet that moved back into the camp in the wee hours of the morning. All four had loved and been loved for many hours of bliss, until they were becoming too sleepy to move. With soft kisses, they all parted ways, with Flower and Dove moving to their dwelling and Raven and Hawk heading in the opposite direction. The girls fel...
Know, O Scholar, that in the years between the cataclysm of the destruction of Atlantis, and the rise of the people of the High Mountains, there was an age undreamt of, an age where the kingdoms of the world lay upon the world as glittering as the field of stars on the black velvet of the sky. Hither came the clan of the Demokles, sword in hand, pirates, rov...
Egypt, 7000 B.C. The sun rose over the land of Egypt. The tribe was moving along the banks of the Nile. They were looking for food. Five hundred men, women and children marching under the scorching african sun. They walked around. It was a real hot day, even for this part of the world. The sun shone really bright and all. This nomadic tribe was known as t...
At the beginning of time, six goddesses worked together to create the world of Manifest. However, they could not decide which of them should be the ruler of this new land. So, they devised a contest. Each goddess fashioned a race of intelligent beings after her own preferences and predilections, and set them upon the world of Manifest with one commandment: d...
Kenny pushed his way through the heavy leaves and broke free of the thick jungle. He was god only knows how deep in the Ecuadorian jungles and specifically deep in the Waorani Reserve. This particular land was established as a way of protecting both the natives and tourists that would likely be killed for wandering in. So naturally, that was where Kenny was...
Chapter 13. Mandeep Singh. Jimmy and I lifted the inert body from the stretcher to the treatment table. Liz began to cut away clothing as I checked for wounds. There was a leg wound, just above the knee. The bullet, or whatever had made it was still in there. The chest wound was high and to the right, if he was lucky it had missed anything vital. I checked...
Part 2 Dublin: present day At dinner, Ida told Craig some about the meeting with Professor Sherridan, although not the discussion of her other idea. Throughout dinner and the evening, her mind kept returning to the sexuality of a Woman centered culture. She imagined that somehow the men would learn to be better lovers, but how? A class? Lessons. She giggle...