Her eyes opened to slits, then she squeezed them shut with a soft groan. There was a headache sitting behind her eyes, laying in wait, rushing forward as soon as she opened her lids. Licking her lips, she realized she was parched. She blinked and pushed herself up onto her elbows, squinting at her surroundings. The light from the bedside lamp seemed blindin...
1 The dark doesn’t bother me. It’s soft on the eyes and allows you to concentrate more fully on your other senses. When I walk into a room where I’ve been asked to perform an investigation, often I’ll close my eyes and listen as the air currents move around the walls and sniff at the air. It’s interesting how, with your eyes closed, the other senses transla...
'This is the day. This is the day' Andy repeated the mantra all the way to the batter's box. "Bottom of the ninth and batting last is every one's favorite SysAdmin. With runners on second and third and a score of 2 to 4 with two outs -- it all comes down to this. So far it's been an epic battle between sales and IT in this year's company softball tournament...
By mid-morning the Hanson's had managed to get Allyson back to their house. Mrs. Hanson, Audra, helped her upstairs and back into Paul's bedroom. Allyson had been given a heavy dose of antibiotics, a mild pain killer, and a sedative to calm her down. Audra was thankful the doctors had medicated her so heavily since it had made it easier to get her settled....
Chapter 9: Three Awkward Dinners Criminal work crew 6 was treated surprisingly well during their last week. Breaks were longer and more frequent, workdays went from twelve hours down to ten, and not one of the crew was struck in the last seven days. One of the guards said that this week of good treatment was meant to show the warden's appreciation for all...
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Many thanks go to RF-Fast for his editing and suggestions that enhanced the story. Any bad grammar left is wholly on me and my artistic style... and a strong reliance on spell check! LEGALESE: Don't read this if you are underage, if it is illegal in your area, if it is offensive to you, or if you cannot distinguish fiction from reality. This...
This is part of a long, ongoing series. If you've missed earlier key chapters – like Chapters 4 & 5 – reading this one will be like looking at a guidebook to the planet Mars. All joking aside, as long as you read this as part of a long series, it's for you. If not, there are about 400 other great new stories posted this weekend that you can read on this...
They dredged Harry's body from the sea on a Sunday, a month to the day after he'd disappeared. Babs and I were there when the police called round to Erica's to tell her that they'd found a body. 'You want us to come down with you?' I said. Erica shook her head. 'You've done enough already,' she said. 'I'll be fine.' 'Call us,' I said. We watched through...
Hi, my name is Jennifer and this is another one of my ongoing series of stories about my various adventures a young wild woman. For those who haven't ever read one of my stories, I'll fill you in a little background. For those who have read previous stories, just skip these next couple of paragraphs, you've probably heard it all before. I live in California...
Hello everyone! I know it's been a while, but I have been torn with the direction I wanted to take. I will be posting sooner since I know what I want to do. I hope you enjoy this chapter! Thanks to everyone for reading and commenting. I love to read what you have to say. (Oh no sex in this chapter). Thanks for all your votes as well. Sultry * Megan sighe...