A Post Apocalyptic Tale of Community and Corruption ~ 2145 ~ Governments of the world endeavour to reclaim tainted land a century after the holocaust of The Great Pathogen. In the southwest of England a community has survived outside the government’s notice, and have grown fearful of what should happen were they discovered.A Post Apocalyptic Tale of Community and Corruption.2140 CEFor a century the world has been savaged by the S18K4 virus. The Great Pathogen swept across the globe like a planetary cancer. Populations dwindled, societies fell, economies plummeted, and ideologies crumbled.It is now the age of reclamation. Governments strive to take back land and yet, in the south-west of England, their efforts are obstructed.A coastal village has thrived in the intervening years and, secluded from the rest of the world, have grown fearful of what might befall them were they exposed.None have discovered them for a century, yet when two castaways appear a week after the mysterious death of Richard Kelly, the prospect of the village seems ill-fated to all. Views: 403
A protector in medieval times attacked an immortal, but missed his target, and accidentally killed his eternal mate. The primary target was damaged also, and had to be cured by a dark wizard who put hin in a coma for 1,000 years. When he awakened in the 24th century, He went after all the protector's descendants to destroy them. The last descendant has to find a way to defeat the eternal.In the medieval times, there was an immortal that was the perceived scourge back then. Chorlisr, a protector from the Ktaldeik (Tal-DEEK) had to defend the village against the eternal. He had to use witchcraft in order to damage him.The immortal, Gavis, was just sitting by a fire with his eternal mate in a cottage outside the village when Chorlisr attacked them without provocation.Chorlisr attacked, and inadvertently killer his eternal mate, Renae,. As Gavis vowed revenge, Chorlisr used witchcraft once more to destroy Gavis. He was affected, but ran into the wood to a dark wizard so he could be healed. He took a potion, but slept in a mountain range for one thousand years.In the 24th century, Chorlisr was long since dead so Gavis had to find his descendants to wipe out Chorlisr's lineage for good. He destroyed all but one.Adama Aruna was a history mentor, and also Chorlisr's last descendant. She became Gavis' target for his deadly malevolence, so he engaged her at a club to administer annihilation.Adama escaped the murderous deluge, and now has to learn magick to defeat the bitter eternal with a perpetual grudge. Can she do it in time? Views: 403
Keela Daley is the black sheep of her family. She has always come second to her younger cousin Micah. Even in the eyes of her mother, Micah shone bright, and Keela faded to black. Now, in adulthood, Micah is a bride-to-be and the spotlight is solely on her. Keela is a low priority...or so she thinks.
Alec Slater is a bachelor, never one to bed the same woman, or man, twice. He is a free agent who does what he pleases and answers to no one; that is until a fiery Irish redhead with a temper to match her hair colour knocks him on his arse. Literally.
She hates to admit it, but Keela needs a favour from the cocky Slater brother, a huge favour. She needs him to not only escort her to Micah's wedding, but to also pose as her boyfriend. Alec agrees to help Keela, but has certain conditions for her to abide by. He wants her body and plans to have it before anyone can say I do.
What he doesn't plan on is losing his heart as well as the possibility of losing his family when someone from his past threatens his future.
Alec owns Keela, and what Alec owns, Alec keeps. Views: 403
Larry is part man, part turtle and Chef Jeff wants to catch him and turn him into soup! Will he escape?I was invited as a guest speaker by Mrs. Terry's and Mrs Garcia's 5th Grade classes. This story comes from their creative minds! Larry works as a transporter repair man. One day he accidentally became fused with a turtle in a faulty transporter. Chef Jeff, the creator of Jeff's famous turtle soup, found out about the big turtle and wants to make soup out of him. Can he get away? Views: 403
Getting To Cozy With Her Rival?On Her Second Run-In With Her One-Night Stand, They Go From The Bedroom To The War Room!It's bad enough that high-powered attorney Isabel Blackwell is spending her Christmas on a high-stakes case. Then she discovers she's up against the man who took her breath away one very special night. As a litigator, Jeremy Sharp shouldn't be underestimated, but as lovers, Jeremy and Isabel can't resist another rendezvous. Will this duel mean playing to win–or playing for keeps? Views: 402
A band's demo tape is intended to introduce listeners to their music. Likewise, this collection of short pieces allows readers into the fictional world of Trevor Wolff and his band, ShapeShifter.From the day Trevor and Mitchell meet to the pinnacle of success, these loosely linked stories will let you hang with a rock band. Vive la Trevolution!Something is happening to Carl. His eyes, his hearing, his smell...they all seem to be fading away. It could be his diet. It could be something entirely different.Find out what happens to Carl in this chapbook by Mel Bosworth & Christy Crutchfield. Mel Bosworth is the author of the fiction chapbook When The Cats Razzed The Chickens (Folded Word Press, 2009), the novella Grease Stains, Kismet and Maternal Wisdom (Brown Paper Publishing, 2010) and the novel Freight (Folded Word Press, 2011). His writing has appeared or is forthcoming in elimae, PANK, Per Contra, Wigleaf, BLIP Magazine, Annalemma, decomP, Dark Sky Magazine, >kill author, Emprise Review, and Night Train among others. Mel lives, breathes, writes and works in Western Massachusetts. Christy Crutchfield writes and teaches in Western Massachusetts. her works have appeared in Mississippi Review online, Everyday Genius, PANK, the Goodman Project and Wigfleaf, among others. She is the Fiction Editor for Dark Sky Magazine. She blogs about writing and other monsters at thehopelessmonster.blogspot.com. Views: 402
A collection of poems, essays, and short stories, many guaranteed to bring you tears, while others will inspire, encourage, and bring you to your feet. From 'The Artist' to 'A Stranger's Love' there something for everyone in this collection that spans over three years of the author's life.A collection filled with poems, short stories, and essays covering a variety of topics, but all guaranteed to make you think. From the thought provoking story 'The Pool of Reflection' to 'When I Look At You,' Soul Reflection has something for every reader. If you're looking for something to inspire you 'Shine' and 'Goodbye' are great poems to start with, and 'A Stranger's Love' will leave you in tears. Spanning over three years of the author's life, you will find yourself in the valleys Ireland, your breath catching as you read 'Moment' and 'Where the Heart is' will have you reaching for a tissue. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, this book will inspire, encourage, and move you think thoughts you've never had before. Views: 402
"Chamber Music" is a collection of poems by James Joyce, originally composed of thirty-four love poems. Although it is widely reported that the title refers to the sound of urine tinkling in a chamber pot, this is a later Joycean embellishment, lending an earthiness to a title first suggested by his brother Stanislaus and which Joyce had come to dislike: "The reason I dislike Chamber Music as a title is that it is too complacent." "Pomes Penyeach" is a collection of thirteen short poems written by James Joyce. It was written over a twenty-year period from 1904 to 1924. Although paid scant attention on its initial publication, this slender volume has proven surprisingly durable, and a number of its poems continue to appear in anthologies to this day. James Joyce (1882-1941) was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. Content: Chamber Music Pomes Penyeach Hue's Hue? or Dalton's Dilemma Buy a book in brown paper As I was going to Joyce Saint James' Father O'Ford Humptydump Dublin squeaks through his norse Pennipomes Twoguineaseach Pour la rîme seulement A Portrait of the Artist as an Ancient Mariner Have you heard of one Humpty Dumpty Goodbye Zürich, I must leave you O, it is cold and still—alas! She is at peace where she is sleeping There was a kind lady called Gregory There was a young priest named Delaney There is a weird poet called Russell Have you heard of the admiral There once was a Celtic librarian I said: I will go down to where Though we are leaving youth behind The flower I gave rejected lies O, there are two brothers, the Fays C'era una volta, una bella bambina Dear, I am asking a favour The Holy Office Gas from a Burner There is a young gallant named Sax Claude Sykes Solomon Now let awhile my messmates be... Views: 402
Le fiancé de Hulda Hansen est porté disparu, il était à bord d\'un bateau de pêche naufragé au large de Terre-Neuve; la seule trace qui reste de lui est un billet de loterie qu\'il avait laissé dans une bouteille jetée à l\'eau au moment du naufrage. La loterie ne sera tirée que quelques mois plus tard. Hulda et son frère sauvent le député Sylvius Hog d\'une noyade dans la rivière Rjukan Views: 402
An elegantly hair-raising collection of Edith Wharton's ghost stories, selected and with a preface written by the author herself.No history of the American uncanny tale would be complete without mention of Edith Wharton, yet many of Wharton’s most dedicated admirers are unaware that she was a master of the form. In fact, one of Wharton’s final literary acts was assembling Ghosts, a personal selection of her most chilling stories, written between 1902 and 1937.In “The Lady’s Maid’s Bell,” the earliest tale included here, a servant’s dedication to her mistress continues from beyond the grave, and in “All Souls,” the last story Wharton wrote, an elderly woman treads the permeable line between life and the hereafter.In all her writing, Wharton’s great gift was to mercilessly illuminate the motives of men and women, and her ghost stories never stray far from the preoccupations of the living... Views: 402
