Alicia carried herself warily through the black, chitinous corridors of the xenomorph hive with vigilance and caution. The blond-haired marine took deep, steady breaths as she passed through corridor after dark corridor. Her weapon was at the ready as her alert eyes scanned around for the skeleton-like, midnight black adversaries that inhabited the colony....
Author's Note: This story is completely fictional and did not happen. All characters and names are fictional and were made up. ****************** Miami, Florida Blocks of ice rattled in a glass before slamming down on the table. Drops of condensation had bubbled up and dripped from the empty glass, a sign that someone had been drinking consistently from i...
Thanks for all the feedbacks; I really appreciate all the comments that inspired me to continue this series in spite of my bad grammar. Particularly to Angelique (I love your comments, very interesting and love to hear more from you), to Rob (your comments are inspiring) and to all readers and followers of Innocence Lost, please continue to send me feedbacks...
Once again my great thanks to Gary, my editor in chief. My morning run got off to a late start; Gloria had still been asleep when I sneaked out. It was my day for a longer run; I figured I'd done about 15 miles before I got back. I went in by way of the pool, figuring to rinse off at the outdoor shower and jump in to cool off but stopped when I saw Mary al...
UM-3/ Avalon Hills of snow were melting as furious Gale slowly abated and the continent passed into Sede. Kray and four others in the squad he’d drawn from the company; Harley, Amhatiens, Elroy, and Booster hunkered down behind a low hill running alongside a beige, fibrocrete river that meandered across the bombarded, cratered landscape- the vehicle access...
Chapter 6: Barbie Jo's New Girlfriend This story is a fantasy story, and with all fantasies we can imagine that no evil exists. That also means no disease, so with no disease to transfer to someone else, no need for protection. Remember it is a fantasy world, in the real world evil and disease exists. Protect yourself. * Saturday When I woke up, I was al...
Lazy Sunday =========== 1 month later... Ani faded in and out of sleep on Sunday morning. Their little trio had been out at a concert last night, and they had gotten home around midnight. The three of them had cuddled up on the sofa in the living room afterwards with a bottle of nice red wine, and talked for a few hours, falling asleep in each others' arm...
Finale 10 I awoke the next morning alone. I could smell coffee, and I cringed. I didn't feel like dealing with mom this morning. I got up and got dressed. When I walked into the kitchen, Al Shaba was sitting under the table wagging her tail like she had never left. "When did she come back?" Mom asked as she leaned against the counter drinking a cup of cof...
There are some nasty things happening in section 17. If you are squeamish at all you might want to skip that section. Don't say you weren't warned. 11) My daughter Jenny showed up for her regular Saturday morning visit the next day. She lives in residence at the university not too far away. She had a collection of dirty clothes with her that needed to be...
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Be careful when you dance on the Devil's doorstep.You never know when he might come out and ask you to come inside. (One of my Grandmother's sayings.) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Doctor David Ryan Richardson rose groggily from the couch in his basement TV room and staggered upstairs to the shower. Des...