Chuck sacked out on the couch. He was fully dressed so a jacket over his body was all he needed. Paul took the couch in Dan’s office. He too, found sleep almost immediately. That left Virgil and Nakeisha in what Virgil felt was an uncomfortable situation. “I think I’ll find one of the bedrooms upstairs,” … Read more
After that night returning home things haven’t really changed except Mina and Maxine hang with me in my bedroom. Mom has tried to talk to me at times, but some how Russ just interrupts. Weeks have gone by and Valentine’s Day was this coming Saturday. With this Monday I had four days to fix my … Read more
Snap. “Aaugh!” It broke. She fell. “Fuuuck!” she screamed. “No!” I rushed forward. It was too late. Caitlyn was hanging upside down, firmly attached, by the shoelace loop of her left boot. Her arms hung down, her fingertips were all of maybe an inch off the ground. Her right leg was bent at the knee, … Read more
The first week went smoothly. They worked together on their assignments during lunch and then over the com system. By the end of the week Cynthia had to explain to her parents that she need to spend more time working in person. They agreed and she had up to four hours past the last class … Read more
Lecture halls +hats =good. Profs who take attendance… not so good. Ever have half a room start taking pictures of you when the teacher calls role? I officially have. The text came around noon, and I couldn’t help but chuckle at it, feeling a bit bad at the same time. People needed to realize the … Read more
Kiara walked briskly to work, clad in her baby blue scrubs and her tote bag swinging madly. She was nearly late for work at the hospital. ‘Crap! Five minutes to get up to the floor.’ She broke out into a light jog at this point, her sneakers slapping against the sidewalk. She sped up even … Read more
“This party sucks, Kristoff.” Anna of Arendelle normally loved social gatherings, but this one was a particularly dull affair. It was supposed to be a lively dinner party to celebrate her older sister Elsa’s first year on the throne as Queen of Arendelle, but the 22-year-old queen was, so far, failing to make an appearance. … Read more
Part 4—the rest of our NYC trip; two great new friends. CHAPTER 11 It was almost 3:00 a.m. by the time the police and hospital were finished with us. I suggested that Charlie and Toni stay over at the Plaza as my guests. I thought it was the least I could do after all they … Read more
“Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand.” -WB Yeats, “The Stolen Child” *** William didn’t tell anyone that the baby spoke to him. Who would believe it? Instead he ran away. His parents would … Read more
Jill beamed. He turned to me. “Mr. McLoughlin, you did an excellent job as well. I’ll call you the next time I need an engineer.” “As long as the State’s not involved. I learned my lesson this time. These enforced separations are no fun at all.” “Well, I can tell you what I did when … Read more
1 Anne yawns softly as she rummages through her closet “Mom!!” she cries as she goes into the hallway and walks down the stairs “I can’t find my ceremonial crown!! The princess never makes an appearance without her-” she stops and stares at the handsome man in the foyer. “Anne, this is Kail. He’s going … Read more
“Jon, who’s the chick?” I gave my older brother the same look I had given him before we even left the house. Before I could tell him, once again, that he could have left me at home, he wrapped an arm around my shoulder and looked to the guy who’d asked the question. “This is … Read more
In the fire light she danced as the flame, spinning countlessly into the cold brisk night air. Damien gazed upon her bronze skin and watched her long dark hair flow behind her. He thought of nothing but the rising temptation to rise from his seat and to take her by the hips, tugging her into … Read more
The next day, I walked into my Media Lit class and sat down. My back still hurt from the day prior. I waited for my friend Jackie to come in. “Woah Meg, are you okay?” she asked me when she sat down. “Jackie…I need to tell you something but I don’t know … Read more
===Ryan=== I’d been working there for a year or so when Heather was hired. The company was growing fast and she, and earlier I, were among a number of new web developers we brought on. I was more into the coding side of the job and she was an accomplished graphic artist though we both … Read more
The rest of the day was full of all my kids pulling me here and there to see all that they could see. Even though they all wanted to ride the adult rides they had to deal with the kiddie ones. As the afternoon grew to evening it was time to meet up with the … Read more
“But still.” “It’s a different business, and if we have to I’ll sub-contract that type of work out to any number of shops that can do it. So if we had say, a thousand tee off blocks to do. Yeah, we’ll sub it out. Even if I just make two bucks a block, it’s just … Read more
Joseph was so energized and excited. He could hardly believe this was happening. He couldn’t even have every imagined being in a nice hotel room like this in bed with a young woman who could have been a model. Just the smoothness of her skin and the shape of her body was feminine perfection. By … Read more
I n our last chapter we discovered Sam was afraid of thunderstorms. Hopefully not as much after we try to calm her down and show there was not much to be afraid of. But I got a feeling every night there’s a strong thunderstorm Sam will be sleeping on my chest, not that I mind. … Read more
The Ten of Them: Chapter 21 For whatever reason, Sam hadn’t experienced a Christmas in her life. Most parents love the excuse to spoil their kids that Christmas gives them. After Sam’s visit to her grandmother’s home I think I understand why Sam hasn’t had a Christmas. Her grandmother appeared to barely make ends meet … Read more
