The BMW turned onto the 737 and headed southwest towards the sunset. Aaron turned up the heat in the seats and his passenger burrowed into his shoulder. They were heading to Lochwinnoch to spend New Year's Eve and day at his cottage just off the golf course. The cottage had been in the family for over 200 years. When the golf course had been constructed th...
The drum was missing. That much Catherine noticed right away as she pulled the sheet and comforter from her body, as she sleepily untangled her feet and swung them to the floor. For weeks now, upon awakening, her eyes automatically went to that space on the wall, between the wardrobe and the window, where Sean hung his bodhrán and beside it his tipper in it...
Elizabeth and her Vaquero What was the matter with me? Elizabeth thought to herself as she walked slowly down the dirt road. How could I have been so stupid? She had followed a sign saying GAS and an arrow pointed down a desolate road in the middle of the desert. Being low on gas meant by the time she found the derelict and abandoned station her gas tank h...
"Holiday shopping sucks ass." Mandy complained. She was at her forth store in the mall and still hadn't found anything for the one person she loved the most. Her boyfriend was already a tough person to shop for but add the fact that it was Christmas Eve and she was about to go out of her mind. Luckily, he was working today so she had plenty of time to track...
The cooking was going well, everything I chose was turning out. I was using old favorite recipes just so I would not fail. We had been on several dates so I was pretty sure I knew his taste. The house smelled of my favorite chicken, red potato, asparagus and garlic casserole. The bread was wrapped and ready to bake and the unbaked apple crisp sat to the side...
It was early afternoon when Shanta and Gary reached Caman, a trading outpost at the edge of the forest. Basically a small human settlement, it was comprised of wooden huts and various booths and stands where merchants bartered or sold their wares. It was warm and humid, and the brutal, glaring rays of the sun beat down on them. They rested under the shelte...
I went out running that night. It seems like an eternity ago, but it's really only been about five months. It was nine o' clock and I was running down by the pond. It was cold and dark so hardly anyone else was around. No wonder they chose me. I came around a bend in the path and suddenly I started feeling very strange, as if something were trying to lift me...
This is a true story. That stated, I must make some clarifications. All scene witnessed by me are exactly as they happened. Those not witnessed are as they were described to me in concert by the three main participants; so I believe them. However, the dialog is not exact but is as close as I can remember. I am sure it correctly corresponds to the meaning and...
As we talked about, you got the hotel room ready for my arrival. After a 12 hour drive, all I want to do is pass out as I spill into the room, the suitcase, laptop camera and camcorder in tow. Most if it winds up on the floor next to the door as I collapse on the bed. It's hard as nails, but having sat in a car for the past 1000 miles, it's pretty comfy. I...
He took another sip of beer and watched. People milled around the bars unaware of his being. He liked this, he liked it a lot. He was unobtrusive, yet he knew all about them. People watching. His pastime. Nobody got hurt and he always chose his targets with great care. Of course he had to be careful, there were those after all who would not appreciate the at...