has quite a reputation for lawlessness thanks to Hollywood and popular legends. The truth is a little different, though. While there were some gunfighters and desperados causing trouble, most people were honest citizens, who didn’t tolerate criminals in their towns. Outlaws were quickly dealt wi...
Charlotte Bronte- “Jane Eyre” Tessie hated the night. No matter where she was, she never felt safe enough to close her eyes for long. The darkness scared Tessie. There wasn’t a lot of logic to her fear, since she knew that the sunlight wouldn’...
Down to the deepest element of death these men descend. Then blackness seized them and they vanished forever from the bright light of the sun. Hesiod-“Works and Days” Chason stood under the shower, his hands braced against the wall, and let the water pound against the back of his skull. It f...
From the Journal of Miss Lucinda Wentworth Jamie hated killing people. Usually, he tried to avoid it at all costs. It seemed that July 4th 1789 was the day he was about break his own rules, though. He was mad enough to shoot every single citizen of Harrisonburg without a flicker of remorse. N...
Theodore Roosevelt- “An Autobiography" “Look, can you use it or not?” Abel gestured to the walkie-talkie, rapidly losing his patience. “You are a damn Wave Phase, right? You should be able to use whatever GOS bullshit this thing is emitting to find the other one.” “The GPS is working fine....
“Oh, Slade. Thank you for your heroic rescue.” Her gaze cut over to where To’kel’s body lay. The human waiters had covered the dreadful thing with a tablecloth, lest the ball be ruined by his dead, gaping eyes staring at the dancers. Still, it was a dark cloud against the shining sun of their...
Andy Adams- “Wells Brothers” Christmas Morning: Six Hours into the Investigation “I don’t have to tell you anything! I have fucking rights. This is unlawful imprisonment and I don’t have to put up it!” “No one’s arrested you, Djinn. Not yet, anyway.” Job wished to Gaia that somebody else ...
Kingu had no idea why he’d agreed to this insanity. Zakkery had showed up at the fortress, insisting that Kingu watch the irrelevant, bungling assassin’s execution. And for some reason Kingu didn’t understand, he’d agreed to come along. It was unacceptable. Especially, since the moron seemed ...
Robert Louis Stevenson- ‘The Master of Ballantrae’ Isaacs hurt and it scared him. He’d lost a lot of blood. The sword wounds in his side and shoulder would take weeks to heal properly without a doctor. Since medical professionals weren’t exactly lying thick on the ground in the Air Kingdom ...
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His mate. Rhawn scrapes his teeth against her throat like an animal. He feels like an animal. Wild, Raw. A low sound escapes him, almost a snarl. She answers with a small whimper, accepting his dominance, and he barely holds onto reason. If he cannot have her soon, he will explode. “Vando.” ...
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