During the midst of the crash of the economy, my world was quickly falling apart. I had took a risk with a career change and after only one year I found myself out of a job. What was I going to do? I hoped what my past would help me in my future. I grew up building houses and learning the craft of being a handyman. I had skills, so why not use them. The mone...
[This is the prologue to a GM historical novel in eleven chapters of the men of Shernhaven, Massachusetts, as the leading families of the harbor town are established over waves of immigration. Posting of the chapters will be completed by mid-November 2015.] ***** The Trailways bus came in south from Boston on the Boston Road, turned right onto Cushing Stre...
My name is Devo and I had just moved to these apartments a few months ago with my mother. My father had died a few years ago so it was just her and me. Our last apartment had too many memories so we believed that it was time for us to move out. I am 19 yrs. old with an okay body I guess, not to skinny but not real muscled up. I had run a lot in my high schoo...
"I shoulda gone out to do the fishin' today. It's a great fishin' day." "You fished Sunday to free up today—and you brought in a big catch that day." "I don't think this is a good idea." "You've been thinking this was a good idea for a couple of weeks. You couldn't help but show your interest when I mentioned it. I bet you've been hard ever since." "I do...
Spy? The man at the lectern was saying that my father had been an intelligence agent. I knew what an intelligence agent was. It was a spy. And I'd never even suspected that my father had been one of those. I figured he'd been something more than just a sportsman and dilettante, but I hadn't given that much thought to it. Both of my parents had been flitting...
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Somehow, I ended up at a birthday celebration with my cousin, Susan, who had actually been invited. Her "boyfriend" couldn't attend, so she asked me to be her companion for the night. It was a casual event but classy. A band played soft jazz and some people danced around while the bulk of the celebrants mingled around the pool area. There was soft lighting...
"The interview went well?" "Yes, it did." "You didn't think it would, did you? You thought Cole would queer it." Tab and Ben Semple were sitting out on the deck of Tab's waterside cottage overlooking the north end of Plymouth Bay on the estate of the man Tab had found handyman work with and who wanted Tab near enough to visit when his family wouldn't miss...
Installing a ceiling fan is something I suppose that I could have done myself, but after I passed 60 I've discovered that getting up on ladders doesn't have the appeal that it once did, so with that in mind I decided to let a professional do it this time. When the man arrived last Tuesday morning, I was positive that I had made the right decision, because...
"Bummer," I exclaimed with a pout, as I threw the telephone book half way across the room and collapsed onto the sofa. "What's up?" Nick asked, looking up from his computer where he was checking out the latest Literotica stories. "I've got the service worker itch, and they don't list who the hunky, well-hung plumbers and electricians are in the phone book...