1972 - in upstate New York *** "You should leave, Timmy" Mr. Duke said as I stood before him, my knees shaking so badly and my head spinning so much that it was a wonder that I was able to remain standing. I couldn't leave, and it wasn't because my Science teacher had a hold of my belt, because I wanted to be there more than anything. After all, this is w...
Sharing most everything and a twin! It was Thursday. Why do Thursdays seem to take so long to come around? Maybe because I so look forward to seeing Badger. I helped him a lot on his allotment plot last week and he showed me how to prick out new seedlings in his shed. He showed me how to prepare a box of soil, firm it down and make several small holes w...
*Hey all. Apologies for not writing recently. I've had this story in my head for a while so I thought I'd run with it. I will return to dusk before dawn but I'm enjoying this more at the moment so bare with me on that. Comments and criticism welcome.* "Perimeter gates closing. Perimeter gates closing. All personnel please return to base in 5 minutes. Repea...
Even though Toby and I were fully confident Mr. Doherty was deviously playing matchmaker with us, it didn't stop our play from turning to actual panic when, across the house, we heard the familiar sound of keys rattling. Conveniently, after a few hours of rollicking about I was still somehow free of wearing spandex gear—Toby liked to hold it against me after...
Author's Note: All characters described are over 18. If you're going to play in real life make sure things are safe, sane, and consensual. But in this fantasy, just enjoy. * George would be the first to admit that he didn't spend as much time with his son growing up as he probably should have. For most of his formative years, he was in places that he can'...
The three of them were sprawled out on the richly patterned Oriental carpet on the rise of the sand dune with the vista of the pyramids of Giza stretching out before them—and beyond that the Nile and beyond that yet the teeming city of Cairo, the sun shining on Cairo, giving it a false sense of cleanliness and purity. Below the dune behind them buzzed a phal...
2014 "Mom..." In a fog, Connor barely recognized his own voice. It was harsh, croaking, and weak. "Connor, baby, I'm here," she said. "I'm right here." "Connor, can you hear us? Do you know where you are?" Connor knew that voice. "Da... Dad..." "Yes, it's me. Connor, we're here." "Wh... where... where are..." Each word was a struggle, and Connor was...
It was hot that Wednesday, July 14th, when we flew into New York City, two soldiers coming home from Pakistan; just Jimmy Murphy and me. Once we were processed into the United States officially we were told that our connecting flights to Denver and St. Louis were delayed due to weather. Well, how about that, a delay, what else is new? Jimmy turned to me and...
Even as they were neighbors, Marks house was ten minutes away by car. He had a sweet little queenslander and a seriously flashy looking ute for a farmer that must have cost at least double the price of my special edition Falcon. Jona told me that Mark had a Swede living with him and I'd be tagging along with her and or Mark to see how the farm worked. Appar...
"So the room is three-hundred-fifty bucks a month?" Luke found it a little hard to believe. The house was located on a quiet residential street, close to the bus stop for excursions into town, and only a ten-minute walk to the university. The room he was looking at was spacious and fully furnished. It was perfect. "Aside from the room, you share the kitche...