£18000.
He could not even translate it. It was what one might call a specific knowledge, the fact that he did not understand ...
£18,000. That is what the twisted gold wire bracelet was worth to me. Commonly known as a torc. Iron age. It was easy...
£18000. That's all it would take. But it was more than Charles had, that was certain. He gazed in wonder at that glos...
I knew that my outfit was risky, the plunging black bra exposing large breasts and cleavage. White sheer dress with b...
"You don't like her, do you?" "I don't have to." He glanced at her, although kept his eyes on the road. "You ha...
We almost died on the way to Guayaquil. I think we would have been more worried if there hadn't been a near-accident....
The implant's biggest drawbacks were the headaches. The gear-man had assured her that would abate in time, but meanwh...
Geraldine, I'm serious give me that back, I don't have time for this... Because it's mine. Give it back now. It's rin...
Johnny, my boyfriend was aptly named. Laura, my dad's girlfriend called him 'The Pirate' because of his long dark cu...
As Thomas was smoking in an alleyway, he heard a scream. He walked out of the alleyway slowly, being observant of his...
The old trash can on Drake and Washington avenue was the witness to the biggest mistake of George's life. Sadly, he t...
I waited on the corner of Drake Street and Something. I shielded my eyes from the bright gray to see the paintings on...
She'd always come running when I called.
She'd always come running when I called. That's why when she didn't come, I freaked out. My girlfriend was kind and g...
since the days have past, a girl of a young of her time has to run away as if she ever knew what was going on. She ha...
She'd always come running when I called. That one girl I relied on throughout the toughest of times. I couldn't imagi...
They crouched to peer beneath the stairs.
They crouched to peer beneath the stairs, the grime and dirt on the old hardwood floor unsettling beneath their feet....
They crouched to peer beneath the stairs, their eyes reflecting the light like stars in the darkness. Not that anyone...
There was only a sliver of space between the floorboards and the door under the stairs. It wasn't even really a door....
Mallard Duck · BP · Heroism on a Ducky Scale
The oil had come months ago now. They had thought it would disappear. It had always done so before. But it had remai...
"Mallard duck," she said, just before she placed the binoculars back down on the car hood. "No doubt about it." This...
"Quack quack quack!" *Translation: OH NO! BP! "Quack quack quack quack." *Translation: I'll have to move to anothe...
Fancy dress at Tom's party was optional, but all the children wore something wacky. First prize was for the circus ri...
Dear Mom, Do you remember this picture? I do. I remember a lot about those days, when we were a family. Yesterday, I ...
"What the hell kind of superhero costume is that?!" My dad was yelling so loud I could hear him from my room. When th...
Wine.
If money was the root of all evil, then wine must surely be a close second. Jasper gazed through the rosy depths o...
Wine makes you drunk if you drink too much. I like wine. Its like grape juice with alcohol. They should put it in jui...
Wine. Specifically, white. She hated white wine. She wanted red. The buzzing warm feeling was building. Building the ...
Portraits
My life has always been a mess. First, my parents get into a big fight and are now divorced. Then I had no choice but...
It was his job to paint portraits of people. They'd give him huge sums to paint them. Just look in the mirror, idiots...
Whoever said a picture was worth a thousand words had never met Frank. The man had never met a camera he didn't lik...