Fiction: A Single Ticket to Infinity #1

A Bloodhounds mystery featuring Dr Benjamin Webster and Arthur Fransure.                Chapter One The Cheerful Landlord It was a particularly heavy snowfall and despite being a very competent driver, Dr. Webster was beginning to find it difficult to go on. Even with the wipers on at full he was the snowflakes were still filling the …

Cabin Fever

Teresa's Page and Line Challenge #1 The premise: For this challenge, grab the book you’re reading or a random book off your shelf and turn to page 182 (or location if you’re using an ebook). Scroll down to line 16 and write a story using that line somewhere in it. Be sure to share the original line along with …

The Storm Breaks

Thursday is Travel Thursday. Your challenge today is to conjure up the best or worst trip imaginable and write a story or poem sharing it with the world The following post contains very strong language. My good lady and I lay on our beach towels looking at the sky, the sound of the breaking waves …

All Along the Watch Tower

Jack McKinley hated night duty. He hated it even more when he was assigned to the radar room. Tonight, he was especially more irritated then usual about the posting because it was Valentines night and he'd arranged a romantic night out with a student he'd met in town. Now he was stuck watching the radar …

The Big Apple

"Ah New York, the city so good they named it twice," said the Doctor with a small giggle. "I didn't think we'd see it again, and so soon," Stated Vicki. "Well my dear the ship can be a curious piece of equipment at times," He rose a finger to his lip and paused, "I wonder …

The Resident

Very few of the guests at Sweetwater Ranch have their accommodation booked by choice and fewer of them ever check out, at least not in the conventional manner. Today it was my pleasure to pay visit to one of the Ranch's more fabled guests, I checked in at the reception and made my way to …

FowC: Girl Talk

Krissy had mingled among the party crowd, accepted a few drinks and fought off more than a few stray hands attempting to cop a feel and the constant queries asking if her next spell would be to make her clothes disappear. Her ladyship was now on her mind and Krissy had a feeling that there …

FowC: Talks

A waiter appeared with two large Scotches on a tray. "I took the liberty of pre-ordering these," said Gervase smugly. "You had me fooled with your costume..." "Ok Gervase, no need to patronise me." Gervase was shocked, "Arthur, I have never lied to you. I meant it. The girl, isn't she a bit young? I …

FowC/WotD: Arrangements

Continuing in from The Master Staircase Krissy and Lady Midnight departed from the Boudoir and headed down the hall, lady Midnight fished a key from the small purse on her dress. Krissy smiled mischievously, how far could she push her ladyship before she snapped. "Was he any good?" "I beg your pardon?" replied Lady Midnight. …

FOWC: The Master Staircase

Continuing on from the West Wing Krissy could help but take one look back at Lady Midnight and her suitor as they continued their activity, she couldn't quite associate her stuffy mystery and the wild display on show. Evidently Krissy had lingered too long as Lady Midnight looked up and gasped as she saw Krissy, …