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Mary’s excited blathering rang through the house as I hurried down the hallway. I could see the bathroom at the end and three closed doors along the way. Great. Did…

Nepotism is prejudice used when selecting applicants for a certain position where favor is granted to an employers’ relatives or a current employee of the company or institution. In cases…

Instinct made me drive back to Queen Anne. I operated on autopilot, my mind blank. It was only when I’d parked and gotten out of the car that my senses…

Hearing Cedric assure me I couldn’t die lifted a huge weight off my shoulders. I left the Cellar with much less anxiety, though I still had no intention of doing…

Searching the Internet didn’t turn up much, just as I’d feared. Still, I took some satisfaction in at least doing something. It kept my mind off my possibly impending death….

The Oracle Database or Oracle refers to an object-relational and database management system abbreviated as ORDBMS, which is produced and also marketed by the renowned Oracle Corporation. The Oracle Database…

Cody asked the obvious question.”So…if he’s gone …how did that happen?” Hugh rubbed his eyes. “He was summoned.” “Oh, shit,” said Peter. His fun-in-the-sun joy disappeared. He looked as grim…

Introduction Stock markets are a key part of the capitalistic economic system as they bring together those in need of capital and those with surplus capital to invest. Initial public…

Dante promptly passed out after sex later that night, but I stayed awake for a while. Rolling over at last, I turned my back to him and stared at my…

I was starting to envy the teleportation that higher immortals used. I’d always complained about it in the past (it tended to be a bit disorienting), but suddenly, a spot…

There are many examples that indicate the contradictions between the Book of Jasher and the Old Testament. Thus, the provided examples are enough to label the 1829 Book of Jasher…

Grace called me that night while I was on my way to talk to Isabelle.”Hello, Georgina. This is Grace.” I waited patiently for Mei’s complementary greeting. When it didn’t come,…

“More Timbits?”I shook my head for the third time. If I’d learned anything about the Satanists-excuse me, the Army of Darkness-in my breakfast meeting with them two days later, it…

It was dark by now, so I headed straight for my car and drove over to the vampires’ apartment in Capitol Hill. Well, technically it was Peter’s apartment. Cody was…

Jerome was waiting for me in my apartment as soon as I stepped through the door.”You have some nerve,” he growled. I set my suitcase down. Normally that tone of…

“Can I call you?”The Sorta-Seth-Lookalike lay naked in bed, still worn out even though he’d come hours ago. I stood near the door, fully dressed, slipping on my shoes. It…

I neither packed nor called Dante when I got home. I was exhausted. Talking to Seth had been too depressing. I lived too close to the bookstore, I decided. What…

I don’t really have anything against Canadians. They’re nice. Really nice. But that didn’t mean I wanted to go curling with them, and there was always a danger that if…

Sleeping with my therapist was a bad idea.I knew it too, but I couldn’t really help it. There were only so many times I could hear “Why don’t you explain…

New Year’s Eve.Warren, Emerald City’s owner, had thrown a swank party at his house and invited the whole staff, along with about fifty others. His house was enormous, and he’d…