Since I haven't seen The Night Gallery I will go with The Twilight Zone.

Mermaid man or Superman?

This has nothing to do with the previous post and sincerely wish you well, Maryruth. <img src="/images/emoticons/hello.gif" alt="hello2">

Hilarity

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Wintery. I love snow.

WYR Live in an old house or a new one (Style wise not repair wise)

Rises - Sired

Congratulations. That is quite an achievement. Well done, Anna.

Thank you, Larry! <img src="/images/emoticons/hello.gif" alt="hello2">

I didn't see this post before now so I thank you, Rumple, for posting this.
Just to Update:

The Nurses 1-42
https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/drama/-the-nurses-.aspx

Kindred Spirits, Distant Hearts 1-33
https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/drama/kindred-spirits-distant-hearts.aspx

The Long Road Home 1-? (5 to date)
https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/drama/the-long-road-home-chapter-1.aspx

As a moderator, I had the great pleasure of verifying 'Black Dog' by DearStarling and it really is a fascinating and very well written series.
I am sad to say that she has not returned to SS since writing this because it really is worthy of greater attention.

Unfortunately, we are haemorrhaging members at a great rate now and we really need to turn this around.

I would agree to an extent. Since my stories are counted in the hundreds, even 2500 would be an unlikely achievement. <img src="/images/emoticons/laughing9.gif" alt="laughing8">

It would appear that I underestimated myself. The first chapter of 'The Nurses' has now exceeded 2500 reads. I am stunned, humbled and yet proud, all at the same time. <img src="/images/emoticons/dontknow.gif" alt="dontknow"> <img src="/images/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="icon_smile">

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Rome. May 19 th 1943   Maria had been right. The camp, a compound comprising of ten, makeshift wooden huts arranged in two rows, was situated adjacent to Ciampino aerodrome for the very purpose of repatriating the more seriously wounded. It transpired that their presence there was no accident. They had been sent there because of their experience in Libya and their training in...

Added 13 Apr 2019 | Category Drama | Votes 5 | Avg Score 5 | Views 423 | 6 Comments

I placed my left foot into the stirrup then, taking hold of Fleet-Foot's snow white mane and with my other hand on the saddle, bent my knee and pushed up, swinging my leg easily over his back, the loose material of my dress spreading out over the saddle. I took a moment to settle myself and adjust my cloak over my horse's back, then looked across at Astrid. She was already mounted and...

Added 29 Mar 2019 | Category Fantasy | Votes 4 | Avg Score 5 | Views 402 | 5 Comments

“No! Get off me!” Bessie screamed as she ducked and wriggled her way free of her abusive husband's clutches. The bar-room was in an uproar, a myriad of drunken sailors guffawed as Tobias Nelson dragged his wife from the room. “If I've told yer once, I've told yer a thousand times about spillin' good beer when yer clearin' the damned tables!” Bessie Nelson's eyes flashed wildly in the...

Added 18 Mar 2019 | Category Flash Fiction | Votes 7 | Avg Score 5 | Views 462 | 8 Comments

Rome. January 19 h 1943 It was well after midnight when, with a short, sharp blast of the locomotive's whistle, the train signalled it was ready to leave. The carriage in which the two young sisters were sitting gave a sudden jolt and then, with another, began to move. Almost imperceptibly at first, it rolled slowly along the quayside before turning away from the water and...

Added 13 Mar 2019 | Category Drama | Votes 6 | Avg Score 5 | Views 863 | 7 Comments

There was no point in trying to sleep. I had rested well the night before and my nerves were on edge anyway, thinking about what lay ahead. About me, I could hear the sounds of preparation for battle and wondered what the next few days would bring and, turning my head to the side, I looked across to Astrid who was lying on her back, the sword belt around her waist and the gleaming hilt,...

Added 10 Mar 2019 | Category Fantasy | Votes 5 | Avg Score 5 | Views 469 | 5 Comments

Taranto. January 17 th , 1943   Maria stood on the quayside and watched the ship slowly disappearing into the distance, unaware of the approaching danger. Suddenly, her superior officer, Oberstabsarzt Bernhardt Ritter, grabbed her arm. “Come on,” he said as he pulled her urgently towards the small Kübelwagen standing silently behind them. “What?” she said, puzzled but then,...

Added 16 Feb 2019 | Category Drama | Votes 4 | Avg Score 5 | Views 888 | 5 Comments

As I lay on the thick straw mattress, sleep would not come. I listened to the sounds about me, the creaking of the timbers of the great hall, the faint sounds, beyond our chamber, of the soldiers sleeping and guards moving about as they changed watch. I could hear sounds in the forest outside, birds fluttering between the trees and animals scurrying through the undergrowth but mostly I...

Added 12 Feb 2019 | Category Fantasy | Votes 5 | Avg Score 5 | Views 559 | 5 Comments

The Mediterranean. January 17 th , 1943 As the setting sun began to dip below the horizon, SS Aegean Sea reduced her engine revolutions to slow. The frothing, white water that had hitherto washed along her flanks disappeared as her speed reduced to almost a standstill. Captain Konstantinos Theodopolis opened his bible and read.   “ The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I...

Added 02 Feb 2019 | Category Drama | Votes 6 | Avg Score 5 | Views 1,044 | 7 Comments

“They're going to hate me!” “What? Why” “Well, look at them out there. Thousands of people. I haven't entertained thousands of people in my life. Okay,okay. So I sang for a few people in clubs and bars. They were out for a good time and I just happened to be their entertainment for half an hour but these people...” “Yes, these people... These people who paid good money just to hear you...

Added 26 Jan 2019 | Category Micro Fiction | Votes 13 | Avg Score 5 | Views 384 | 17 Comments

It was cold, so cold, as the sun began to rise in the east, casting the first rays of warmth across the rolling hills. The mist was lying in the valleys and as I rode slowly along the twisting, rutted road weird shapes seemed to appear suddenly then disappear just as quickly, as the thin mist twisted the beams of light into contorted shadows. In the far distance I could see the dark green...

Added 20 Jan 2019 | Category Fantasy | Votes 8 | Avg Score 5 | Views 523 | 9 Comments

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