This must be the place: Well at least that's what I think when I see the two guards standing outside the club's door. They are quiet, cold, and unmoving as they stare straight ahead from behind their jet black sunglasses. But these bouncers are not human: They are vampires. I try to swallow back the dryness in my throat. Come on girl, get yourself together...
I was sitting at my laptop chatting with Lucy, my best friend, as the warm summer sun shone through my bedroom window. I hadn't been this excited in a long time. College started in 2 weeks and I couldn't wait. And the best part was, Lucy was going to the same college. Lucy had been my best friend since first grade. We've had our ups and downs, just like ever...
If you have not read Chapters 1 & 2, please do so now. I appreciate your comments and hope you will rate this story. Bob Jackson sat at his desk in his home office. In one hand he held a glass filled with single malt scotch. In the other hand he held a letter from the fertility clinic in Birmingham. He stared at the letter for a time, and then tossed back a...
In hindsight, my divorce, combined with a new start in a new city, had probably left me somewhat emotionally vulnerable by the time I first met Lisa and her husband, Cameron. But whether or not that vulnerability was in some part responsible for the nature of our encounter, I'm not sure. In the end, I'm just glad it happened. It was a beautiful and exotic in...
The following is: A) an exact transcript of an actual conversation; B) a fairly faithful approximation of an actual conversation, with edits by yours truly for clarification and factual accuracy; or C) a complete fabrication by a male for you to discredit and discount. Please select only one answer. Use a No. 2 pencil. Completely fill the circle without draw...
I was seated at a low table on a cushion on the floor. My host Khalid was seated across from me on another cushion that was a few inches taller. It was a late Sunday afternoon. A tall serving woman entered the room dressed head to toe in a bright blue chador with a niqab hiding all but her heavily made up eyes. The beautiful brown eyes had long dark lashes m...
This is how it happened. I had finished school and was in college studying for an important exam. At 20, I was looking forward to life. All my family members were out of station for the holidays. I was alone except for our Nepalese maid servant, Nirmala who lived in the house and our cook who left for her home at night after dinner. Nirmala was about 10-...
Prologue A cold light appeared all of a sudden along with the sound of flesh being pierced. Blood. Bright red blood was splashed among the marble floor and stained the bearskin rug. Behind the splash of blood stood a gorgeous woman, holding a silver butter knife in her hand. She stared manic at the enemies that she slaughtered. The woman was in a long evenin...
You may wish to read parts 1 and 2 first, so things make sense... Or not, hey it's a free country. Nobody under age eighteen is in here, please remember it's a piece of fiction, not reality, any resemblance to persons living or dead is completely ridiculous. Try to be civil in your comments, please. Especially you Mr. Anonymous! ************ My soon-to-be-...
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I would like to thank everyone who provided constructive criticism to the first chapter. Again, I apologize for not putting "Chapter One" on the first segment of the story. For those of you who did not wish for me to continue the story, then you do not have to read the second chapter. As always, your comments are welcome, and I encourage you t...