Camping Trip – Chapter 2

"The seduction of April continues while preparing for the trip."

*Tuesday Morning*  The sunbeams filtered into the room waking me from a restful sleep.As I lay there, my thoughts drifted to dinner with Beth. Asking myself, was it the alcohol that encouraged her to flirt with me or was she aware...

Camping Trip – Chapter 6

"The last day is one April and Beth will never forget."

The day before Beth and I were to leave Yellowstone, we planned to go on a four-mile hike round trip. It was a warm sunny day as we signed in at the trail head. With backpacks on we headed out....

DarkFyre Chapter Thirteen

"Rael and Silmaria make their escape from Trellings Rest."

The mild weather snuck away in the night, setting the stage for their departure, to be a much more bitterly cold and uncomfortable affair. After sundown the temperature dropped until snow fell in a scintillating curtain of white, crystal-soft flakes....

Camping Trip – Chapter 1

"April celebrates her new job with her friend Beth."

I just graduated from college with a kindergarten to twelfth grade physical education degree. The pressure was on to find a job before the next school year. I had been to nine interviews all in the Chicago suburbs with no...

DarkFyre Chapter Eleven

"Rael and Silmaria seek shelter and help in Trellings Rest."

In the late morning hours the sun shone bright and glorious on Trelling’s Rest. The overcast clouds of yesterday’s snowfall had fled in the face of a clear and temperate day, the sort of mild and cheerful day DarkFyre Dale...

DarkFyre Chapter Ten

"Rael and Silmaria face danger as the situation around them spirals out of control."

Wordless, Silmaria burst into motion, springing forward to dash down to her burning home. Or tried to, at least. Before she’d gone two strides, Lord Rael’s hand shot out and grabbed her by the wrist in a grip like steel....