Roswell Fanatics

<center> Chapter 46 </center> Germany, August 1943 The monastery’s gardens were empty. Painfully so. Occasionally, an early bird would fly up and cross the garden with several flaps of its wings, but other than that, the world around her was utterly, perfectly quiet. A light fog hung just above the ...

Thank you all so much for your feedback! I just wanted to drop by and tell you I've made a little plan of the labor camp because I started to confuse myself. I based it upon what I remembered seeing in Terezín and what I've heard there. There are women in the camp, but I forgot to put them on the pl...

<center> Chapter 44 </center> Germany, June 1943 “Take off your coifs.” The nuns looked at each other, shocked, and Mother Veronica drew a sharp breath. “You cannot ask us to do that.” Glaring at her, the SS officer – whose moustache reached all the way up to his ears – raised one eyebrow. “I’m not ...

<center>Chapter 43 </center> His breath swept across her skin, gently ruffling the hair at the nape of her neck. She liked it. She liked it all; just being there with him. A shiver ran down her spine, even though his breath was warm. “I love you,” he whispered. “I love you, Liz.” She didn’t open he...

<center> Chapter 42 </center> Poland, April 1943 The smell of sweat thickened the air around him, but he was unable to notice; his breaths simply grew deeper. The uniforms of the other prisoners had become a blur of blue and gray stripes. For some reason, it was somewhat comforting to know that he w...

<center> Chapter 41 </center> Poland, April 1943 “Who is she?” Reluctantly, Max opened his eyes, immediately losing his grip on the reality he had made up for himself. With his eyes still adjusting to the lack of light in the cabin, he peered through the darkness, finding Trevor staring at him. “Who...

<center> Chapter 40 </center> Germany, April 1943 The loud, penetrating sound of church bells ringing awoke her. The low, rich timbre filled her ears, and she squeezed her eyes shut before heaving a sigh and opening them with reluctance. The bed she slept in, the room she stayed in… they weren’t fam...

Author's Note: The separating in the beginning was done to see who were useful for the Nazi's, and who weren't. The elderly, handicapped and sick were deported to extermination camps whereas the healthy prisoners stayed to work in a labor camp. Most Germans didn't know about the existence of exterm...

Thank you for the tutorial, Cris! I'll have to try it out once I have time. I rarely work with the contrast/brightness option. It's a good tip!

And about the art you did - wow. Even your tutorials look stunning!

<center> Chapter 38 </center> Germany, March 1943 She couldn’t really remember what had happened after falling. Maria had taken her in her arms - she knew that much - Maria had tried to comfort her. Fingers had sifted through her hair, had massaged her scalp. Pain had ruptured her body, waves and wa...