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...

The pistol was cocked, ready to go. Aiming at the highway man was easy, pulling the trigger was the problem. I couldn...

The pistol was cocked, ready to go. “Your turn” she said, as my hands trembled in fear. Why was I here? Who was she? ...

The pistol was cocked, ready to go. I was going to show him. I was angry, no, furious. He cut me off! In this city, t...

The daring were punished. Oh, how they were punished. For their transgression of assumption: public mockery. For thei...

The daring were punished. It seemed almost contradictory, but that was how They wanted it. Ever since the capital-t-...

"What are you laughing about Jes?", inquired Sally. "I just had the most wonderful dream", replied Jes. "Can you ...

I step back and look. It seems complete. Ms. Johnson comes over and looks at it. She barely glances before saying, "...

He stared at his reflection in the water for a long moment. He studied his eyes (the same dark brown that they had al...

The world was so close to perfect, he hated having to point out the flaws to the designer. It was his least favorite ...

Beatirix shuddered as a cold wind whipped across the stage, and she clasped her hat tightly to her head. Stage fright...

"Hello?" There was nothing on the other end of the line but silence. "Hey, can you here me? Is anyone there?" Martin ...

me and my sister have always been fighting. scince the day we could walk we always fought untill now. we were walking...

Drowning in the sea. That was the trick of it. To be seen to swoon, to fall to the bottom. The pretend to expire. It ...

Drowning in the sea. That was the trick of it. To be seen to swoon, to fall to the bottom. The pretend to expire. It ...

Marjorie was drowning. She felt the pull of the water on her legs and the icy shock in her heart. She hadn't even fe...

I walked along the flat stones that made up the busy road and let the bustling crowds swallow me whole. My heart poun...

Walking towards the light, the people wondered if they would be provided clothes or would they have to keep walking i...

Gavin was gloating. "Enjoy your final moments, Kevin ... maybe use them to wonder how I found you. Good-bye ..." He ...

The young woman stood in the garden, clutching a bunch of dead flowers. "This place needs a LOT of work," she thoug...

I've love photography ever since my father got me into it a few years ago. It would be hard to fill in his shoes. Aft...

I clutched onto the flowers. Today was the day. I am only 19 but I am getting married right now. My father was a rich...

"there was blood on my pillow and a noose in my heart" These country singers were getting downright moros, good thou...

There was blood on my pillow. It's 6 a.m. and there is blood on my pillow. I started to try and remember what happene...

Whitechapel 1888. There was blood on my pillow again this morning when I awoke. My landlady has already been asking ...

Once upon a time there was a bug who wanted to live on my finger. I called the little fella over and asked him to sta...

It was a swarm. They were trying to get in. Surrounding the house. I was running frantically throughout the house, ma...

He didn't know what to say. No one did. It had never landed on anyone's finger before. The fabled winged bug, unlike ...