The ten years between the ages of 15 and 25 are difficult for any girl becoming a young woman. Those years were especially difficult for me for several reasons. I am the product of a ‘mixed marriage’. My father is Japanese and my mother Swedish. They met when my mother was a dancer in the Ginza section of Tokyo. My father was, at that time, an up and coming...
Siobhan is an Irish name that is pronounced Shivahn. The character is often called Shiv by friends and family and Daisy by her husband, niece and nephew. A Death in Montauk Orlando Kimber wiped his feet on the doormat three times before using his key to enter his home. Closing the door behind him, he opened it a few inches, closed it again and repeated the...
Bet on Blood "I'm going to Charlotte's room. We're going to rent a movie." "Toni, call your mom and dad first." "I'll call them before I go to bed." "Call now. I told your mother you'd call when we got here." "Shiv, I..." "Don't. When we're going to a tournament, it's Coach, not Shiv. And I'm not asking you, I'm telling you. Call your mother, then call...
I hope I'm not screwing up, I'm writing a much longer story that will go into a different category. In that story I created a character that fascinates me. But in the other story she has a relatively minor part. But I think she deserves further exploration and as a result this is a long story but all in one piece. Thus it's posting in Novels and Novelettes C...
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF MAILGIRL NINE I awoke before the alarm and slipped quietly out of bed being careful not to wake Anna. After a stop in the bathroom to pee, run a brush through my hair, and brush my teeth, I padded out into the kitchen to make breakfast. I was nude, of course, as I always was and by the time Anna appeared in the kitchen I had the morning...
“Woke up this morning, blues falling down like hail, And I got to keep on moving, cause there’s a hellhound on my trail...” - Robert Johnson The ringing was persistent and annoying, and when I was sure it wasn’t going to cease I snatched up the cradle, sighed deeply before I spoke. ‘Yeah?’ My voice was cracked and lifeless. ‘Daniel Tremaine?’ I coughed a...
Internet cafes are a dying phenomenon. When the internet was new and connections were expensive they flourished, but once prices of connections and the equipment fell into the range where they were cheaper than television sets it wasn't long before just about every home had one and the only people that needed internet cafes were visitors from overseas with a...
Proofread by FernieLyn This story is a bit wordy and fairly long, so if you are looking for immediate gratification, you might want to look elsewhere. The following story is a work of fiction. Any resemblance between these character and events and any real person or events is strictly coincidental. Do not reproduce or copy this story without the consent o...
I floated in the vast nothingness, the instance between life and complete death reminded me of the eerie time between awake and asleep. I had almost entirely drifted away when, like the piercing shriek of a hawk in the night sky, I heard her voice command me. Drink. Quickly now. I pulled together what life was left in me and I obeyed. The thick, iron syrup...
Previously, on Aberrant: Six teenagers -- Vanessa, Gillian, Alexa, Sean, Jared and Olivia erupted, transitioning from being homo sapiens to homo sapiens novus. Now blessed with astounding power and unexpected responsibilities, they struggle to find their place in the world. Starring Lucithana as Vanessa Stacks Kitty as Gillian Haynes NathanRavenwood as...