PART TWO - CAMBRIDGE - 4 - "Velazquez was a very smart painter and his paintings are full of complex symbolism that critics still argue about today," Professor Cavendish explained, "In particular, there are quite a few aspects of the Rokeby Venus that scholars struggle to interpret. As you know, the mirror is the symbol of Venus and she is often painted wi...
Mike required that both Becca and he maintain separate daily journals to record their respective memories of each day during the one year contract. Each morning they took 15 minutes to privately reflect on the prior day and jot down the highlights. As Mike wrote in his Journal he marveled at his good fortune. After not seeing his occasional college date for...
Author's note: this is my entry for the 2017 Lit Halloween contest. Please vote and leave comments if you have the time. All characters appearing in this work are fictitious and are eighteen years of age or older. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. This is a quirky Sci-Fi, Rom-Com with not a lot of sex, so if you are lo...
Hello everyone. First off I would like to apologies for this chapter to the story being late. I suffered a sprained elbow in late June and had to rest it for a couple of weeks. Then, my spell of bad luck continued when I contracted a virus that's been making the rounds here in the UK. I did get people's messages and feedback and I'm sorry for not replying...
Venus and I began running in the direction of that scream. It was not a long drawn out screech, but rather a quick loud sound that dissipated as soon it was uttered. Because it was so brief, we could only guess at its general direction, but that we seemed to be in agreement about where it had come from gave us hope that we were headed towards it. I think it...
Chapter 04: Revelations Author's Note: Sorry it took so long to get the final chapter out. Thanks for your comments, I really appreciate them and I would love to know what you think of the ending. * Tony's Residence 03:52 Caesar felt like a cornered rat. He knew there was no chance of drawing his gun on time. "Tony." He said jovially, "Fancy seeing yo...
Twang, cupid let fly an arrow and smiled smugly as he saw it pierce Sally's heart. "Right on target," he muttered complacently. Twang, another arrow that struck, this time in the heart of Leon. "Gotcha," Cupid gloated as he flew away, "as easy as falling off a cloud." It was a pity he didn't wait to see the results of his archery. * * * * * * * * "Ouc...
"Hello Mr. Long," my interviewer said. "Hello Ms. Black," I replied. Funny, it always the simple things that make life so interesting. It was this simple exchange of words that led me down the road to my very interesting present condition: official company pussylicker. I guess I should have done my homework better. If I had I might have realized that A...
[ Note: this story is fiction and is intended merely as a token of my admiration and respect for the sporting prowess of the two remarkable athletes who appear in this narrative ] Every year London is packed for the tennis finals at Wimbledon. I hadn't been there myself, but I was working at a hotel only a few miles away whose name it might be better not to...
This is a sequel to Venus Ascending and continues the story. This story can stand alone, but it will make more sense if you read Venus Ascending. I appreciate any comments both on the previous story and its sequel. OuPa99 ***** Chapter 3 For the next couple of months most everything on Venus became routine. Now that all external breaches in the space stat...