Tim slid from between Alice’s thighs, and she looked down at the faint pink mark at the centre of a wet patch on the sheet. “All I seem to be doing is making things messy,” she sighed. Then she gave a quiet squeak. “Oh no…” “What?” I queried. “Oh, don’t worry.” Some of Tim’s stuff had slipped back out of her, creamy blobs sliding to add stickiness to the wet patch. “Tim can sleep in that bit,” I smirked. Tim wrapped his arms around Alice. “Thank you,” he murmured, “I’m really grateful you shared that with me.” She hugged him in turn. “It’s OK.” Her still-flushed cheeks turned pinker. “I…

“How’s the gym?” Nora asked, idly stirring the straw in her choco-caramel milkshake. She wished she hadn’t let him order it for her. Some traditions should be changed, she had decided, but she was already halfway through this calorific, creamy beverage and hating every second of enjoying it. “Gym’s great. Business is steady,” Adrian answered after swallowing his big bite of greasy burger. It wasn’t a cheat day, since he didn’t bother with those any more and just let himself indulge every now and then. He had kept a controlled diet for most of his life anyway and continued to do so. He didn’t offer much more about work than…

The indigo black lakeside sky was littered beautifully with twilight stars. Inhaling deeply, I tried my best to relax before walking the cobbled path down to the lower floor of the cabin where our bedroom was. These old cabins were always piecemealed together, jumbled without much thought. Unfortunately, for me, there was no chance of accidentally bumping into my daughter late at night with this type of room arrangement. With the granddaughters fast asleep, I imagined that my daughter, her husband were settling in for the night. I wondered if she would dream about me? About us. Subconsciously my hand slid under the elastic waistband of my pjays ever so…

“Oops, sorry!” Bella said as she ran right into her brother, Ben. He had just come out of the bathroom after his shower, his hair wet and plastered to his face. As usual, he was only wearing a towel around his waist, as his room was just down the hall. “Really, Isabelle? Watch where you’re going!” He grumbled. “I said sorry, didn’t I?” She replied with a quirky smile. She stepped to the side of the hall and bowed at the waist, her arms gesturing his way down the hall, and her head bent in supplication. “After you, my good sir.” Ben snorted, but then realized that her posture gave…

The Family: Bill Branch was born September 18, 1963 6’1″ 185 pounds Black hair blue eyes he is a corporate office manager and married Bonnie November 20, 1984 settling down in Kansas City. Bonnie Branch was born October 3, 1963 5’7″ 140 pounds 38-26-40 Blonde hair and Green eyes she is a dentist’s secretary but considers her first job caring for her husband and their three kids. Bobby Branch was born August 9, 1985 6’2′ 195 pounds Black hair and blue eyes he is Bill and Bonnie’s oldest child about to enter his third year of college where he is on the swim team and is admired by girls as…

I love looking out my bedroom window at the streetlamp on the corner. Especially on a rainy night when the drops fall down in sheets, and are illuminated like tiny, little crystals suspended in the air. I usually sit alone in my comfy old chair in the corner, sipping hot cocoa from a mug, and warming my feet by the fire as I enjoy the glorious sight. It was a Friday night, exactly like that one, when a man showed up on my doorstep, wearing a wide brimmed hat, and a long trench coat. He held a black umbrella in one hand, a tattered suitcase in the other, and my…

Sarah is a 38 year old beauty. She is 5 feet 6 inches tall and has D cup breasts. He waist is 34 inches and her hips are 38 inches. She is smokin hot. Her bright red hair and green eyes attracted every male eye within sight. She was widowed 4 years ago. Her husband was coming home from work and a drunk driver crossed the center line at 80 miles per hour and hit him head on. Both were killed instantly. It took her and Gary about a year to get over it. Between his life insurance and the sale of her husbands business she is set financially. She…

It’s getting warmer. If it keeps up it might even break the zero mark today, I thought, as I entered the key code for the big blast door. I didn’t know what had caused it to happen, but daily evidence was always there – gray snow in August; a constant “dirtiness” on everything; giant salt-water lakes hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean. Whatever had caused the change had happened 22 years earlier and had been catastrophic. The Yellowstone Caldera, the Hawaiian Islands, hell, the entire Yucatan peninsula all gone. Millions of people killed in huge volcanic eruptions. Massive tsunamis decimated millions more. The continual winter, caused by the ash…

It was a Friday night and I wasn’t on a date. It was only a few weeks until graduation, but I wasn’t at a party. I was eighteen years old, but you wouldn’t have guessed it. Instead of being out with my girlfriend or with my friends, I was babysitting for my two cousins. It wasn’t because I liked the kids, even though I did. The main reason that I was here almost every weekend was to have a chance to spend some time with my Aunt Michelle. My Aunt was in her late 30’s, maybe, but didn’t look a year older than 25. Her husband, my Uncle, was always…

********* Author’s Note This chapter concludes part one of the new Autumn, which kicks off a re-telling of the Homelands series. I’m proud of the original versions but don’t feel that they lived up to their full potential. This time around, you can expect a slower pace, stronger characterization, and a less grandiose plot. This is no longer an epic fantasy, with a huge battle between good and evil waiting at the end. If you read the original versions, you should feel as though you’re revisiting old friends, but you shouldn’t assume that you know how their story ends. If you haven’t, there is no need to do so. This…