Chapter 5 It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my… Continue Reading
She hovered around the kitchen window to squint out at the whiteness while sipping tea and working through the day’s agenda. It was sunny that morning, deceivingly warm looking despite everything outside being covered in snow and the temperature well in the minus. The frozen over hanging trees with the… Continue Reading
Chapter 4 From this day natural philosophy, and particularly chemistry, in the most comprehensive sense of the term, became nearly my sole occupation. I read with ardour those works, so full of genius and discrimination, which modern inquirers have written on these subjects. I attended the lectures and cultivated the… Continue Reading
Penialation: Episode 1 Two Weeks on X-13 by Matt Wall As rocket ship X-13 sped through the galaxy faster than any other X rocket before it, the captain of the ship, Captain Dick Rod, walked his broad and tall frame into the workshop. There was a man, shorter and wider… Continue Reading
Chapter 3 When I had attained the age of seventeen my parents resolved that I should become a student at the university of Ingolstadt. I had hitherto attended the schools of Geneva, but my father thought it necessary for the completion of my education that I should be made acquainted… Continue Reading
I was with a good friend of mine, let’s call him George, and it was Halloween night. We had just pulled up to a mutual acquaintance’s house after having left the downtown district of McAllen, TX. A few other friends of mine were winding down and a few of their friends were… Continue Reading
Chapter 2 We were brought up together; there was not quite a year difference in our ages. I need not say that we were strangers to any species of disunion or dispute. Harmony was the soul of our companionship, and the diversity and contrast that subsisted in our characters drew… Continue Reading
So there I was. I was there because I knew I was there. I knew that if it got out that I was doing this, there would be a shit storm of astronomical proportions. I didn’t realize the scale of that said shit storm. I was so excited. It was… Continue Reading
Chapter 1 I am by birth a Genevese, and my family is one of the most distinguished of that republic. My ancestors had been for many years counsellors and syndics, and my father had filled several public situations with honour and reputation. He was respected by all who knew him… Continue Reading
Marina was furious at her husband for not repairing the back step and causing her to fall on her haunches, hurting her pride and her dignity. Especially so as their sexually attractive and appealing nosy neighbour was just passing the house. She had the audacity to approach her, feigning concern…. Continue Reading
