A Story of Shadow, Part II

He looked down at shadow, who was still standing in the doorway, and patted the desktop, {come on up, i don't like talking down unless i need to.} blinking a few times, shadow walked up to the desk, and jumped up.

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Shifting 1

Then it came to life, the desktop showing, icons of games, applications along with the aero task bar of a windows 7 terminal. the time in the bottom right showed 5:17 am, he had a little under three quarters of an hour before he had to move again.

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Exposure - Chapter Two

One by one, he tossed the laminated photos out on the desktop like he was dealing cards on a las vegas poker table.

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Dragon of Ossogoth: Part 3

Said the computer via the captain’s personal communication desktop. “a little bruised, but i’m alright?” i said. “maybe it’s time for that explanation?”

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The Gift of a Stranger - Chapter 4

A long wooden desk sat at one end of the room and the doctor and his receptionist conversed in low voices behind it, nearly hidden from view behind the stacks of paperwork arranged neatly on the desktop.

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The Battle for Arc

I said, resting my hands on the desktop and leaning slightly forward. "there are about a hundred things that could go wrong that i can name off the top of my head, and most of them have to do with that damn intel satellite we have to rely on.

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Getting Prepared

The desktop was clean and simple. everything organized into folders and tucked away. the background was some stunning vista overlooking a beach.

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Escaping the Storm: Part 10

He reached past the sparkling metal to pull out a photo, one that appeared to come from the collection left discarded upon the desktop.

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A Journey Begun - Chapter 15 - A Crime Most Ruthless

It was already on and on the desktop, so i took out my phone and called the number. within seconds the guy answered. "you at a computer?" "yeah." i kept my voice low. this was a library, after all, and i had manners, a little bit anyway.

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For Your Paws Only - Chapter 2

When it asked for a password he entered the figures from the paper and was pleased to see the security screen dissolve into a standard desktop. now, he thought, where to look.

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Eyewatch: Fider Fox

Instead of entering in, i stopped upon the edge of the entrance and kept my eyes upon the dead small fox at the desktop before me. i exhaled, turned my attention elsewhere, and spotted another pathway towards my right.

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Chapter 6 - Wildflowers

One was a picture of her she had given him a few weeks after they started dating, now mounted in a nice if probably inexpensive desktop frame. the other had a skunk couple with a three-year-old boy.

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