Author: Brandie

  • Chapter 14: The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall

    The moment Jeremy had set foot outside Brynne’s apartment with Cal, he’d regretted it. They didn’t know what they were walking into. Both of them had been to Washington, D.C. before, yes – but that was the D.C. of 1912, which was now history, over 90 years having passed. Jeremy had an uneasy feeling about it, but he didn’t voice any concerns to Cal until they were out on the street and caught a glimpse of what they were getting themselves into. The sheer noise of unfamiliar 21st-century street sounds assailed them first, but the sight of all the cars startled them the most. (more…)

  • Chapter 13: Missing

    Brynne looked up at Payton, as he crossed back and forth in front of her, pacing. His face left no mysteries as to what he felt. He was pissed. (more…)

  • Chapter 12: Biting Off More Than You Can Chew

    The press lined New York pier, photographers jockeying for position so that they could get the best shot of Titanic. People huddled under a landscape of endless umbrellas, and lines of cars waited for affluent passengers to disembark. One of those cars waited to take Brynne to the Waldorf-Astoria. The night of Tuesday, April 17th would have been perfect, had the rain not been falling in steady, heavy sheets. (more…)

  • All Done … Maybe

    I’ve posted what is, for now, the final chapter of the “Journal” series.  I say “maybe” in the title of this post because there’s a possibility that I’ll write another story for this series sometime down the road, but I can’t promise anything.  I said this in my author’s note, but I’ll say it again here:  there will probably be a sequel to Fumbling, but it will not be about Titanic.  Thanks for reading, readers!

  • Chapter 11: Now

    Brynne stood outside Jeremy’s door, scrutinizing the actions she was about to take. She raised her hand to knock on the door, but then lowered it and turned on her heel to walk away. This was crazy. She couldn’t do this. She took a few steps … but stopped and turned back to the door. (more…)