A short tale in a somewhat over-done sub-genre. I hope I put enough of a spin on it to keep it from being a cliché. Let me know if I failed, but gently, please. Thanks, as always, to LarryInSeattle. Enjoy. ============== "Mister, uh, Herrera, can you tell me what's been bothering you?" I pulled the exam bay's glass sliding door closed as I spoke and pull...
The offices of Feldman and Rosenbaum were located downtown in a tall, sparkling granite building boasting burled oak and brushed stainless steel. Shawn had worked most of the morning, attending to patients before driving down to the lawyer’s office and listening to reading of Alan Dunlop’s will. Conor had been there also, a mass of emotions as he heard the...
My wife and I recently took a city break to Helsinki. Not the most obvious destination, but direct flights go from our local airport in Edinburgh, and we thought it would be interesting to see somewhere 'different'. We had a pleasant first day wandering around the city centre, taking in the sights, and arranging a ferry trip a couple of days later to Tallin...
Standing in my front garden in a late August afternoon in Central Texas, I feel sweat run from my face all the way down my body. It was hot and, in spite of a cool beer in one hand and a water hose in the other, there was just no escaping it. Reduced by the heat to sweaty puddles, most normal citizens try to limit their outdoor activities to a minimum, only...
It was Monday of the second week of August when Gabe knocked on my open door, a week before training was supposed to start. I looked up and was startled to see his familiar bulk in my doorway. "Hey coach," he said. He had a huge grin on his face. "Gabe!" I said, and leapt up to greet him. We hugged. Maybe we held the hug a bit long. It had been several m...
Eddie pretended to lift weights as he vaguely listened to his friends banter about what guys they'd met the night before and what they'd done with them and how they'd gotten rid of them in the morning. They periodically chastised their resident romantic for turning down the various propositions he'd been offered. "…what was wrong with him?" "He was boring a...
It's not the first time he's been here. James found himself in a dark bedroom, naked as he lay down on a velvety soft bed. He felt the figure against him before he saw them. They sat over his thighs so that their body weight pressed him down into the bed. Their hands caressed his sides and moved up to run across his stomach. He couldn't make out much of thei...
Authors Note: I'd like to thank my friend and editor Jim, (Mojavejoe420) for his help with this piece. This is a short story I submitted for a contest on another website. It's my first foray into this genre, but I wanted to write something new and hopefully challenge myself. You're critiques and criticisms are welcomed and appreciated. - - - - - "Thunk...
pt.1 Seduction The beginning of the summer in 1962, I was 18, living in a small town between Ft. Lauderdale and Miami. As usual I was by myself, which was nothing new, considering I had been raised in the military, and was used to not having many friends, being the "new guy" all the time. I had decided that I wanted to get on the swim team, and I had the w...
We all just stand there staring at each other, wondering who was going to speak first. This hot stud just stood there eyeing us up and down and then gave a cheeky half smile; I stand there frozen with fear until I look up and see him smiling. I stand there pondering, "Does he want to join?" I turn to Callum to see if he is thinking the same as me. He lo...