"Pamela receives some troublesome news."
The poster on the sterile gray wall featured a chiropractic chart of the vertebrae column and a list of its most common ailments, such as osteoporosis, scoliosis, and disc herniation. Pamela took a moment to eyeball the central illustration and...
"A look into the mind of a lonely man."
“Are you sure you’re okay? Want me to pull over? There’s a rest stop about a mile up the road.”“No, no. I’m fine. I really am.” Lindsay Anastacio pressed her forehead to the passenger side window and rubbed two fingertips...
"Val, Bane, Rune, and Kay search for a future. Together."
Things never turn out the way you expect, or so the saying goes.The saying should be expanded. Sometimes, things turn out in ways you couldn’t possibly expect, and then become things that, prior to them turning out, you didn’t even...
"What lies ahead?"
When Y’Dryth’s gravity finally lets go of us entirely and we’re slingshotted back into empty space, the last of the shaking abates. Neither Bane nor Rune answers my questions about our attackers/pursuers – no surprise there – but from the...
"The new passenger puts Val, Bane and Rune to an acid test."
Deviously using food as a distraction for my boys – works every single time – I provide myself with some time and space for my visit to the storage room, aka the female’s lair. The estrogen hideout. The lady cave....
"Even interstellar journeys can hit roadblocks, apparently."
“That’s a human.” I actually smush my fingertip against the screen where he had just been like I could pin him down. The static electricity of it tingles coldly against my skin and the picture warps slightly. “That was… a...
"Val, Bane and Rune's journey (finally!) continues! ...but it looks like it might be a rough ride..."
“God. Fucking. Dammit!” I screech. And then I cough because screeching requires a lot of breath, and breathing in a lot while your face is very close to the ground is not a terribly bright idea.You know how they say...
"Matt deals with the aftermath of Justine's revelation as Amanda deals with Justine."
A myriad of emotions swept over me as Justine hugged me. I was angry, confused, heartbroken, sad, and shocked all at once. Stepping back from the embrace, I took stock of myself and the situation. Had Justine used this revelation...
"Amanda discloses to Matt a story about an encounter with her late husband and a female stranger."
Chapter 9: After The Party It’s The Hotel Lobby BarWhen I got home and finally checked my phone, my other issue suddenly came to the forefront. Amanda had both called and messaged me again both asking me to call her...
"Matt's dream is a flashback to a hot photoshoot with his wife and the maid of honor"
“It’s expensive and I don’t think we need to spend the money, Matt,” Jenn said firmly.Wedding planning had come in spurts, but the majority was done and with only two months to go I was glad that we were in...