A great banner fluttered in the smoky battlefield, a black crescent moon with a rich violet backdrop marking its heraldry. Accompanying the sound of billowing cloth, was also the crackle of fire and the cries of the dying. War had come to Camelot. Morgana strut among the dead, back to her command tent as her warriors went about burning the dead and dying. T...
AUTHOR'S NOTE: The island of Kerrera IS a real place and if you ever find yourself on Scotland's west coast near Oban, I'd recommend it for a peaceful day out. Small but perfectly formed. All you need to take is a picnic, walking boots and a camera. . . . Edinburgh, August 2021 ... "COME BACK HERE YE WEE SHITE!" Ruaridh weaved nimbly in and out of the c...
ONE The front door burst open and slammed shut, and nineteen year old Katie all but stormed into the living room, throwing herself dramatically against the recliner. Claire, her mother, raised an eyebrow at her as she sipped her afternoon tea. "What happened this time, dear?" she said. "My holiday is ruined!" Katie wailed. "You mean to Bournemouth?" said...
"My money right?" Heidi Baker sat around a firepit along the back property of the Kytes residence after an extraordinary day of more than she bargained for. Everyone was gone home except the immediate family consisting of Weaver Kytes her boyfriend if not by a mere agreement, and his Mom and Dad, Jacki and Solomon Kytes. Now that the sun had gone down more...
(Hey all, we're almost up to 100 stores on lit! For number 100 I'm dropping something BIG and then I'll be going on a long sabbatical. In the meantime, enjoy the rest of God of Whores!) It was a strain, but Pericles kept his word. He'd done so much fucking to train and then fucked the elites so damned hard that it was much more challenging than he thought i...
The following story is in alternating voices as labeled. Hope it is not too confusing...or too long. ***** Paul Sherry started hanging around our house when she was six or so. She lived a few doors down from us but her family life, to say the least, was very unsettled so our daughter Sandy's house became her refuge. Sherry's parents were alcoholics and ar...
Chapter 1 "Two Realms" This story was written for an anthology of short stories in 2015 and was intended to be in two self-contained parts, which is why the ending, although it completes the first story, outlines a possible extension to a final adventure for some of the participating characters. However, when the next anthology came around a year later I w...
"Dammit Tori, you didn't need to do this." The Latina beamed at me, obviously satisfied that she had surprised me. The Christmas gift I'd just opened was a Glock Twenty Nine – the smaller version of my hunting gun – topped with a red dot sight, tucked into a nice leather holster, accompanied by a handful of conversion and extended barrels. "That's why it's...
Author's note: This chapter is not necessary for the mainline story of Sheila and Sean. Tolkien once said, "There is a new character in my book, and he is not entirely welcome." For this story, that character is CC/Tess. This is mostly her chapter, with more on Jason. I hope you enjoy it. Sheila and Sean will be back with the next installment. As always,...
Chapter 6: I Love You, Do You Love Me? Everything smells and feels sweeter, for the first time in a long time I feel like everything bad that's happened to me is washed away. It's like I've entered a new state of being, like I've overcome every horrible thing that's ever happened to me, and I owe this all to my new family. I love you. Those words never fe...