It was a pleasant surprise.Cal always thought that it was a place where millions of people were squeezed together in tenements and there was nothing o... the ground but concrete and asphalt. A fight could break out at any second and vulgar people would shout obscenities over the din of blaring car horns.His surroundings were more as peacefulas what he might have expected in Appleton—only nicer. There was a large park across the street. There were a few pedestrians on the sidewalk who minded their. I favor her anthology, Slutty Machismo to Fluff & Doc but that’s just me.’ Penny’s jaw dropped. ‘You’d better get it before one of the local dykes does. I can’t keep it in stock, especially now that she’s becoming a he,’ Marilyn explained. Penny’s eyes grew wide and she scurried for the book. Only one copy, and as she knelt to find it, she felt a darkness cover her, and Marilyn loomed over, the rattan cane with it’s silver head in her hand providing her balance. Marilyn’s eyes bored into the. "And each fireball was bigger than the previous one, right?"Holly nodded, not understanding why Elaine would ask, but for the first time, she remembered that each fireball was worse than the one before."The fairies weren't shooting fireballs at her, or stinging her with them," Elaine suggested. "They were taking her Phoenix fire – right out of her living cells – and attacking her with it. That's why it's taking her so long to recuperate, and why she doesn't have any energy. The fairies stole it. I quickly applied for several scholarships and grants with the hopes of keeping me at my school.The money I made from the resort was okay but nowhere near what I would need to stay in school. I made friends with the head hostess. Her name was Lisa; she was in her mid-thirties. She suggested that I flirt more to get better tips. Many of the guests were there on business and liked to flirt with the girls. She was right, especially the middle-aged guys. I’m petite, 5’ 1” with natural red hair. I.