imag ref You observe the young man from across the table. He is quite handsome and seems at least twenty years your senior. The dinner party he is attending is for the sole purpose of seeking a wife. It

imag ref Althea Dewar eased herself out of her bed that night with a light groan, rubbing her eyes. It was strange. Almost as if things were getting easier as she got older. There was still that nagging

imag ref Liam chose the smallest booth, sinking into the cushioned seat and waiting for Dominic, who had ordered at the counter. Dark blue plastic panels on the walls, three tables with equally-blue, plastic

imag ref Your men have spent an agonisingly long time trying to break down the heavily secure door. The door is somehow resisting their forces. Each of your men is sweating profusely, even more than usual.

imag ref It was a sunny day in May, 1887. I was a midshipman, in the Royal Air Force, one of the thousands of young men and women in the growing forces of the British Empire. We had long been threatening

imag ref The female voice rose from the water to remind me that I was far from home, nothing like the warm bath my mother prepared me for. Swimming held a language of its own, a language that not even

imag ref She sat on the bench, one leg crossed over the other, admiring the statue of the god. It was a statue of Zeus, a god well know for his skills in both fatherhood and lovemaking. She knew that the

imag ref They came in the night, a large contingent of armed, heavily armored human-looking soldiers. They destroyed a nearby force of our people and killed those who were still vulnerable. We quickly

imag ref "That it?" I ask my father as I hold my breath and carefully inspect the collection of rings, necklaces and pendants on the table. "Well, if that's all you have, then yes, we're

imag ref Bob was terrified by what he saw. His mind was filled with thoughts of abject terror, and right there in front of him was the reason why he was terrified. A large, maroon-colored, sinister looking

imag ref It's about two days after I accepted her contract. Even though it's a bit early for an interview, she told me to start getting things ready for the trial, and to make sure she had a private place

imag ref It was a normal day in Princeton, New Jersey in the year 2100. There are only 400,000 individuals living within the city limits. The temperature was a balmy eighty-two degrees, not too warm at

imag ref I pushed the down button on the elevator and looked down at my phone. The text message was still on the screen. “Meet me at the building today. 5PM’’ I sighed, and looked up at the arrival board.

imag ref Hardly any of the noise escaped the insular consciousness of Kanno, and only his son, Ryota, recognized it. It had been a bizarre day for the 28-year old Kanno, who woke up, still feeling groggy,

imag ref The light of the stars illuminated the cosmic dust of this unknown sector far from the known universe. The blue glow of the nebula enhanced the auroras dancing amongst the clouds of hydrogen and

imag ref Kira strolled around the flower garden, towards the stinging nettle. It had taken her three days to get to the house, and another week to reach this spot. She'd been struggling through the underbrush

imag ref March 2, 1634 My Love, I was very saddened from your letter yesterday. It was a great blow to hear that you are ill, and it pains me that I cannot be there with you. I wish earnestly that I could.

imag ref I shook the locket, trying to get it to open. “Come on ...” It fell under the weight of my grip and the chain broke. I gasped, startled, and covered my mouth. The glass of the locket, the one

imag ref "No, I can't do that," Fonke said. "It would be a waste of time, trying to figure out where it is going to go next to eat." "Perhaps it is good that we have not found

imag ref The pig-sized snake is trying to eat Zann, but with his excellent mastery of unarmed combat, he is able to fight the snake off with furious punches and kicks that stun it in place. While the snake