Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 16 of 37
~ **Chapter 16 ~** The Litchfield Branch Library rose, though awkwardly squat among the adjacent skyscrapers, an imposing white against a brilliant blue sky. It was only five stories compared to its neighbors, but its Italian Renaissance revival...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 11 of 37
~ **Chapter 11 ~** I stood by the window in Cade's bedroom smoking a cig. The early morning was giving way to mid-morning. Out Cade's window and through the trees lining the property division was the house next door. No windows on their side. A...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 33 of 37
**~ Chapter 33 ~** "I'm going home soon," Becky said with conviction. "What?" I looked up from the checker board sitting on Becky's swivel-tray. She was red, I was black. She was winning, of course, but I almost had a piece on her...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 6 of 37
~ **Chapter 6 ~** At 10:00 am I got off the bus in front of the zoo entrance. The parking lot was shimmering in the heat as if I was looking through a veil of water. My sandals quickly warmed up on the sidewalk and I was glad I didn't drive. Tar on...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 10 of 37
~ **Chapter 10 ~** The park was dimly lit by tarry, yellow tungsten glows from squared black lampposts illuminating the jogging trail. Park hours were almost up as the sun dipped below the horizon. We didn't care, having the park to ourselves in...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 29 of 37
**~ Chapter 29 ~** I didn't have a car to take me to Chesim this time, but at least the day was hovering around a comfortable seventy degrees; actually a somewhat warm day after a cold spell. I chewed on a couple of mints and settled in for a...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 34 of 37
**~ Chapter 34 ~** I loved him. Then I killed him.
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 19 of 37
~ **Chapter 19 ~** Zephrys Shipping was actually part of a larger company, Hughes International, owned by one Marcus Hughes. Unlike the warehouses that were located in an industrial park by the river, railroads, and power stations, the...
In Serpent's Embrace: Chapter 1-Intro
In Serpent's Embrace Chapter 1: Intro For a long time, the human race wondered if they were alone. They wondered if there was anyone else out there in the great beyond. ...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 32 of 37
**~ Chapter 32 ~** The best view of the city is, hands down, the Cliffside Promenade on Mt. Adams just East of the city. Mt. Adams was more of a giant, steep hill than it was a proper mountain. Despite the steep geography surrounding the...
The Howl in the Night-Chapter 1
The Howl in the Night Chapter One The howl pierced threw the night air making the unfortunate hunter's heart to stop. He rapidly looks around for the source of the howl as silence fell. The sound of rustling bushes makes him to spin around and trip...
Those Bygone Dog-Star Days - Chapter 2 of 37
**~ Chapter 2 ~** Four Thirty and the day droned on. Handling irate customer phone calls wasn't my idea of a fun time by any length. After eight hours I was ready to suffer the mid-day heat to get out of the cool but cramped hell that was customer...