After surviving an unexpected and brutal encounter with a monster, a young man is drawn into the world of the Val Kyr.

Even the strangest of voyages take time to reach their destination.

While, mysteries are abound, those on board Hanna's ship have to wait to reach Birdy Cephon's homeworld of Oriotera, before they can start to solve their own problems. As such, the group has a chance to get to know each other, at little better.

Chapter 30 - Kidnapped

Daisy wanted to make a good impression on whoever Ivan had invited to the party on his yacht. If she looked too shabby or slutty, it could mean that the work she had done to get close to Ivan could go down the drain.

I spent the rest of the day stressing over my lack of ….documentation.

I would rather go through life with no documentation than saddled with Joe Jr's birth certificate and history.

A father is asked what he would do to save his son

This is a gentle coming of age story tale about a young boys search the become the girl he knows he should have been, with the help of his two girl friends he becomes Susanna the girls teach him all about life as a girl.

Please note this is a gentle tale sentimental with some sexual content but where there is it any it is inferred sex NOT graphic sex and will be tagged as such.

Josh Peterson has just scored the job of a lifetime - or at least the best job he can hope for without leaning on his parents for references - as a janitor at The Magic Kingdom, but when fate intervenes and he finds himself alone with the costume of his favorite Pixie Hollow character, his life takes a whole new turn.

Alright, so chapter 5 of this one. Fair warning, Vic turns his potty mouth up a notch. While not my style to write paragraphs of swear words, be advised there are a few sprinkled in here and there. If that type of thing doesn't offend you, enjoy.

Jessica's Story - Part 11

Christmas continues with the girls having their friends over for Boxing Day, though they are asked to avoid mentioning Michael/Michelle. The new year begins with Anne opting to make a proposal rather than a resolution, when it appears that her relationship is going to be accepted.

The European tour was nearly finished, but after I filled Dennis in on Matt's discovery, he collaborated with me to feign a severe case of what seemed to be norovirus, and Katherine – and her entourage – were excused from the last 10 days of the press tour, to take the gulfstream back home and recuperate. ...also sparing the rest of the company from coming in contact with this possibly highly contagious digestive scourge.

Introduction: So, what happened? I guess we can be thankful for a very resourceful Aunt Caitriona and modern medicine. Things certainly could have ended up worse. Once the authorities were straightened out. Everything returned to a semblance of normal. The two families will be joined, just not in the way Giovani and Sean thought they would. Now, to clean up this mess.

The story is not mine. It is based on a very old tale that might have been part of English/Irish lore, it might be French or German. It might even be Persian in origin. I’ll leave it to you to try to figure out what tale it is. The answer is at the end.

Although there are characters from other stories who make brief appearances, this is a stand-alone story.