Bearing down on the botanical skewer with a savage right elbow of foolhardy conviction, Boyd used brute force to power through the abnormal branch – dropping the soldier into the brace of his bent left arm as a result. He soon reverted back to the projectile finesse of his LUNC when aiming overhead and firing [...]
Once upon a time there lived a lovely, yet very lonely, broken-hearted little girl. She had green eyes that sparkled when she smiled and red hair to match her feisty attitude. But the one thing that set her apart from all the other pretty faces was her heart. You see for several years this girl [...]
This three hundred and sixty nine word reflection was initially named 11:11:11. I see it as a renewal while others may receive the words as destruction. ~~~~~~~*******~~~~~~~ Rivulets of steamy sweat cascade ever downward, pooling under arms, breasts, and small dimpled areas while, yet, a cool breeze caresses the fevered brow. I’ve known this moment. [...]
This Conan Doyle story has always fascinated me. Hound of the Baskervilles, Sign of the four, Lady on the bicycle and others have been done many times. Yet this to my knowledge has only been done once, in all the Sherlock Holmes films and TV series. The story centres around a body found impaled to [...]
Backstop chronicles the rookie season of the hero known only as Backstop, takes the reader to Chicago where he finds romance, and reveals the heartbreak he endured in the aftermath of an adulterous affair. PrologueOctober 27, 1996, Detroit, MichiganI’ve played 14 years in the big leagues, 12 behind the plate and, when my knees started to wear, [...]
“We’re going to settle up later, Human,” Burdlit warned.“I envision you having a lovely funeral,” Boyd countered. They danced away from one another toward a neutral, less engaged position – side-by-side. To Burdlit who now stood on the right, this intruder seemed like a nonstop source of amusement. Only, Boyd was serious about wanting the [...]
Scientists say our brains are sort of like super-sophisticated computers and that everything we have experienced since birth, and maybe even before that, is stored away in our hard-drives. People under hypnosis have described in detail events from early childhood; parents and other adults present when the events occurred later confirmed the accuracy of the [...]
On so many occasions we have attempted to put into words, the wretched torture love has inflicted upon the heart, and even the depths of many souls. Is it perhaps the utterances that are of feeling complete devastation, hopelessness and angst of the human spirit are ones not meant to be expressed? If we could [...]
A frantic man phones the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department reporting his brother is armed with a large dagger and on his way there, intent to sacrifice himself. Sergeant Corinne Aleckson takes the call, learning the alarming reasons behind the young man’s death wish. When the department investigates, they plunge into the alleged criminal activities of [...]
The light of early dawn woke him as its first rays caressed his closed eyes. Today was an auspicious one for him. It was the day when he would set out on his inevitable journey. All his life he had been preparing for this very day. He wasn’t filled with dread over it, far from [...]
