Click here to read Part 1.Click here to read Part 2. Loir-et-Cher, France 1742Château de Chambord, in search of the alchemist Count of St. Germain A return to the northern European climate was a relief, not only for the familiar trees and air, but because the black stone had lost so much of its…

Click here to read Part 1. Rochester, New York, United StatesApril, 1885Isabella Cooper-Oakley, age 31 I had suspected, upon finally meeting Giovanini, that I would have left feeling somehow disappointed, but the more we interacted, the more he made peculiar allusions, the more his dark eyes twinkled at John and…

“He is the man who knows everything, and never dies.” -Voltaire Lahore, India May, 1869Isabella Cooper, age 15 I first learned of the mysterious Count of St. Germain, while neglecting my Latin studies in favor of eavesdropping. I stopped fanning myself with my straw bonnet, attention piqued, and glanced around the…

4.   A hum begins, white noise smoothing away the vestiges of an already waning dream.  The hum becomes a grating vibration as somewhere nearby machinery shifts into active gear.  Mower.  Gray breathes in and rises from sleep.  Noise swells and recedes but never ceases.  Arms stretch and legs touch floor as he sits up amid…

Chapter 10 When coerced into being party to, or rather the center of, a time traveling misadventure, one would imagine that the simplicities of normal life would be forgotten to the curiosity of such an adventure. However, in Candace’s case, her body remembered only that she had been at the…

Language Warning.This story contains language that may put off some readers. Be aware it takes place 60 years ago, and things weren’t seen the same as they are now. Also, any discerning fiction reader should know that the opinions expressed by our characters don’t always reflect the opinions of management.…

1.   He is a salesman, he tells people, and it’s more or less true.  He tells them his name is Gray, when they ask, which it isn’t, and they rarely do.  He says the past doesn’t matter and he leaves it at that, but it does, it matters, and it is always…

Language Warning. This story contains language that may put off some readers. Be aware it takes place 60 years ago, and things weren’t seen the same as they are now. Also, any discerning fiction reader should know that the opinions expressed by our characters don’t always reflect the opinions of…

Chapter 6 In a primeval rainforest filled with beings that would eventually tread the earth again as rubber and oil, a dejected Ca’al mourned the loss of his mate to a rogue landslide. The mourning was brief as he was momentarily crushed beneath the foot of a large herbivorous lizard. …

Chapter 3 After a lengthy application process that involved background checks spanning lifetimes he had never experienced, Cal received his license. This took the form of a device that appeared to be a white pocket watch with no discernable features on the face whatsoever. With some time, he learned how…