I don’t know how long it had been observing me, but now it peered at me with some alarm. Then the little animal–only slightly larger than a house cat–threw back its head, gave a single, shrill bark, and disappeared in a trot over a ridge. I chased after it over the hummocky tundra, but when […] Read more

Eve “DID I SAY TILT IT BACK?” Dad roared. “ROLL IT, YOU IDIOT!” My first instinct was to grab the shovel lying nearby and smash it repeatedly over his head until he crumpled on the ground bleeding, after which I would tie a rope around his body, throw him off a cliff, then bring him […] Read more

Consider a certain night in August. Princess Leigh-Cheri was gazing out of her attic window. The moon was full. The moon was so bloated it was about to tip over. Imagine awakening to find the moon flat on its face on the bathroom floor, like the late Elvis Presley poisoned by banana splits. It was […] Read more

How would you like to own part of a company without having to sit down with a board of directors, other people within the business, financial advisor, or accountant? You can do this by purchasing stock through a broker or through the company directly, which is known as a direct stock purchase plan. Another benefit […] Read more

The mirror reflects, but does not reveal. The soap washes my hands, but does not cleanse. The water rinses, but does not refresh. I don’t know who I see in the looking glass anymore. The widened eyes are a foreigner’s. My pupils shrink in the fluorescent light. My face is that of someone else. My […] Read more

For His Love…. Astride a stolen horse, encircled by the shackled arms of Broderick Maxwell, A Scottish spy escaping certain death in the Tower of London, Lisbeth Ives rides to the north, hidden by the darkness. By stealth and cunning, the daughter of the Lord High Executioner has undone her father’s cruel work, compelled to […] Read more

Sophia DeBussi’s husband was gone. As in…disappeared. Nowhere to be found. At ninety feet, the Legacy was a sizable yacht—Skip never bought anything except the very best—but not so sizable that a full-grown man could easily be overlooked. The six-member crew had just helped Sophia and her thirteen-year-old daughter scour every inch of the boat. […] Read more

This is a read I’m doing for Librivox for practice. First thing I’ve tried longer than a paragraph so I’m sure you’ll have feedback for me! (not recorded) “The Story of the Romans, by H. A. Guerber. Tarquin and the Eagle” * start * TARQUIN AND THE EAGLE AS Tullus Hostilius was dead, the Romans […] Read more

Of course, I can’t look forward to a pension, and I have to pay my own medical insurance, and I don’t get any fringe benefits or sick leave or paid vacations. Nor am I guaranteed a day’s pay just by showing up for work in the morning; if I don’t produce anything, neither do I […] Read more