Author's note: This is just a short vignette that came to me. I hope you find it as funny as I do. ***** "Baxter!" The gruff voice shouted. "Baxter! Get your ass in here!" The faintest sound of whirring servos preceded the Human Personal Service droid as she walked, no sauntered into the boss's office. At this particular moment her appearance was that of...
Introduction: This is a period piece set during World War II. There is no sex. The language may sound stilted, but this was my attempt to match the speech patterns of the time. ***** "Are you doing what I think you're doing?" "Buzz off, Jimmy." "Hey Lefty! Is Tommy choking the chicken again?" Lefty reached across the space between the bunks and yanked T...
"You don't suppose your uncle was kidding?" Baxter wondered, peering through the gray and empty wood suspiciously. If there was a house there, he couldn't see it. Neither could she, but she had followed these directions precisely. She was not used to making mistakes. "He's not the kind of man to kid around," Shari said. "Based on what I've read in the paper...
Chapter 4: Maria's Test Last part in which all will be revealed. What is Maria's test? What is going on between her and Mike? Will Peter find he is a better man only to find his love is not as good a woman? Again, I am responsible any errors in translations. As always, many thanks to friend, fiend, and editor, LadyCibelle. * My name is Maria Marlene Lucin...
"A demonstration," Eve said when the message ended. With a quick check of her wrist unit, she turned to Roarke. "Did Caro tell you about a similar message from Cassandra?" Roarke nodded, "They're going to hit an empty warehouse I bought a couple months ago." "You'll explain it to us while you take us there," Motoko ordered and before leaving the safehouse...
I do okay. I'm good at my job, have two great kids in college and a wife that is incredible. I don't mean she is a super model, but she is a great role model. If my girls turn out exactly like her, I will consider myself fortunate. She is my partner, my best friend, my financial advisor, my playmate, and the best lover a man could ever hope for. In short, Su...
It was decided by Roarke, that they would make contact with Motoko Kusanagi via Roarke's private office with the Unregistered, to hide any record of the conversation. Because Eve had the exact code to Motoko's link, she was able to place the call directly to her teacher without much incident. Motoko still looked the way she did when she rescued Eve in Texas...
Chapter 16 THE LADIES CLUB I returned home after my first day at the Boutique. Everyone had eaten, but I still had the kitchen to clean. Hilda had left me a plate of food in the refrigerator. I never knew how to take Hilda. One minute she was kind and caring and the next she was a sadist. I never knew which version would show up. I had to go to Mrs. Baxter...
Hi Here as I said is a second chapter of Enter The Cat showing Micah's side of the story. * I slip my keys into my back pocket before I remember Steven will need them to drive my vehicle from here. We are at a small isolated motel situated just off the main highway to the East coast; the night air is cool and clear with the stars shining brightly. A dark...
I was driving through Queensland on my way to the Gold Coast. Baxter lay four or five miles behind me when I came to a crossroad. My way lay straight ahead and I had right-of-way so normally I'd have breezed straight through the crossroad without bothering to stop. Today, I stopped. The reason I stopped was the young lady by the side of the road, hitch-hiki...