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Revelling in the wonder and beauty that spread before me, I took a deep breath and pondered my changed circumstances. The differences were intensified by the busyness of the living splendour that
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(This short story has multiple pages.) April, 2010 Editors' Choice Award I first learned the secret in the late fall of ’32. I was a pig-tailed ten, going on twenty-five, or so I imagined, and I was peacock proud to be sitting at the adult table for the first time. I faced the bronzed, crackled turkey Continue reading The Secret of Me, the Tree, and the Beady-Eyed Whatever Caden was an seven-year old boy who had Editors’ Choice Award everything in the world he wanted. He had an I-pad, a Game Boy, and lots of friends. He had a really big room with a TV, Blue-Ray DVD player, and shelves stacked with books and the Continue reading Caden Finds a Friend―A Dog Story Moon base Jastrow Station had a problem, and Bandit knew she and Bucket had to fix it or be stranded. The question was who could be trusted to help and who was the traitor who sabotaged the station. Continue reading The Peak of Eternal Light FADE IN: EXT. WU TAI SHAN MOUNTAIN RANGE – NIGHT Title over: “WU TAI SHAN MOUNTAINS – CHINA – HAN DYNASTY” A small crescent moon illuminates the night. Two young men in dark clothing, YING KAI and XIAOGOU, are climbing up a sheer cliff in the heart of the mountainous region of Wu Tai Shan in Northern China. Continue reading Excerpt: GIRL IN THE IVORY TOWER (screenplay) A reoccurring dream of a fictional aerial dogfight over France during the World War Continue reading Excerpt: War Eagles – Chapter 4 – Free Fall A blustery wind blew across the River Thames as Diane Firestone, carrying a yellow wicker picnic basket, walked back to a leased 1936 Riley Kestrel parked near a large hackberry tree off to the side of the road. The breeze was strong enough to make it difficult for her to hold the trunk lid open Continue reading Wrong Place, Wrong Time – The d’Arc – Chapter 1 (excerpt) Previously on Quest for Onepus… After having rescued Tawni and the Ryson family, Larson has volunteered to escort them all to Galindor, one stop short of the infamous Onepus. The days passed by – almost pleasantly I might add – as we drifted through space, the Rysons’ ship keeping time with mine. Tawni and I had Continue reading Quest for Onepus – Part 6 I had been travelling the galaxy for some time now, alone, occasionally stopping on an inhabited planet for food and supplies. I’d had a pretty good system going for a few years. I didn’t have a crew, although the ship is large enough for one, but still small enough for me to handle on my Continue reading Quest for Onepus – Part 1 // Abigail quietly and carefully led her horse, Sky, out of the stable and across the pasture to the gate. She opened the gate, led Sky through it and closed it securely again. She looked briefly over her shoulder to the house a distance away from the pasture gate. The house was quiet in the Continue reading Freedom Bound – Part One |
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