Sir Richard (SR) and his two faithful constant companions, Ping and Pong, were quietly resting one afternoon in a dark secluded area when SR thought out loud "We need to do some exploring." The soft thought soon became a hard plan as the trio made plans to explore both known and unknown territory. FIRST they decided to head for the valley between the East M...
~*~Prologue: Thieves' Valley~*~ High in the stony mountains that bordered the Dark Ocean was a foreboding castle that nestled between two jagged peaks called the Twin Daggers. The peaks were called as such because they pierced into the sky rather than rose gently, and because the men who had discovered them thousands of years in the past had not been very c...
A Couple - Part 5 - The Merger Conspiracy Fails Suzanne and Madelyn arrived within minutes of each other on Monday morning after New Year's. Lisa did the airport pickup and by the time they arrived at the house, all three were smiling. I helped with luggage and inquired about the smiles, given the tension of the last ten days over the acquisition rumors in...
It's hard to fathom now. Had there been photographs, they would seem odd. Had there been video, it would surely have proven bizarre. I will try to explain in as linear a fashion as I can how I came to be kneeling, naked as the day I was born, on a low stone altar which was covered, presumably for my comfort, with a thick red carpet, a plate of black ceramic...
A wind, cold and bitter blows from the north west that breaks upon the oaken forest, below in the Valley of Angels, the grass and reeds dance with the broken breeze, bowing and worshipping the waters of the silent river that cuts through the valley's heart, it has no name. To the south east a ring of hills hides well a tended valley, in it's flat lands the...
For those of you who have read my work, you will find that this story is in a different vein. I'm trying to grow and branch out from my normal efforts and you the reader will hopefully tell me if it is worth the hard work. It is a multi-chaptered yarn which I will post on consecutive days; hopefully that will make the story easier to follow for the readers....
This little tale came about as I thought of the word slavery. I apologise now for anyone offended at my appalling attempts to mimic pioneer speech patterns. Be gentle with me, I am only a Brit after all, and have fun. ------------------------------------------- It's a hot late summer's day, near evening. I've been hewing wood for nigh on two hours and I ha...
-The Full Moon Retreat- Episode: The First Search and Rescue Mission Chapter 6: The face of God... To the Reader: Sorry for the delay in getting this chapter posted to the website. Had quoted the entire poem "High Flight" in the accreditation at the end of the story. Thanks for the time that you have taken to read, rate, and to comment on this story, th...
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