My stories are autobiographical. I have changed a name here in there to respect the privacy and rights of others. Chapter the First: Cruising for a Bruising It was an online service on which one could post advertisements for all manner of things: gigs for musicians, electronics and computers for sale, houses and apartments for rent and for sale, and, yes,...
It was just another morning at the gym. I was off that day so I went just a little later. I took the opportunity to work out a little harder because I knew I did not have to go to work. When I finished, I was looking forward to a nice long, hot shower. I was probably in the shower for five minutes enjoying the relaxing effects of the strong current of the sh...
The noise was loud enough to wake him up. Dennis opened his eyes and waited for the sound to repeat. A few seconds later, he heard a much different sound. This time, he recognized it. It sounded like the back gate opening and closing. It usually made a creaking noise whenever he himself would open or close it. He lifted his head up from his pillow. Now fully...
Seth I was embracing myself to face the questions I knew I was gonna get when meeting the family for another birthday party. Having a big family was a great thing if you needed help or someone to talk to. But sometimes it was a pain to keep up with all the parties and gatherings that was bound to happen if you were a greek-american living in a smallish town...
Dave's Lover Returns Leroy arrived home after being on deployment for a year and dropped off his duffle along with a few other things in his room. He looked around the house, and he was amazed it was decently kept clean for two bachelors living there. Leroy knew Dave was at work, but he didn't know where his brother, Chris, was. He doubted, but he checked...
Author's note: This is a story I posted on another site, but I think it would be a good addition to here. It's a mix of truth and fiction. Enjoy! Sean was a good friend of mine from high school. A year ahead of me, we generally hung out a lot, were in the same clubs and organizations. He was a good looking guy, solidly built, really intelligent, but had a...
It was 1987. I was married to my first wife and living in a small town in the south of Alberta. My wife and I had been invited to a costume party at my brothers’ house in Calgary. As much as we would know nobody at the party other than Ron my wife was anxious to go so we agreed. She had decided to dress as Vampirella and I went as the bearded lady from the c...
I was becoming quite a regular visitor to Brighton. Well it was only a few hours travel by train and there were always cheap fares on offer, more so during the Winter, but also during the Summer. I had finished a tough month at work. The office politics were becoming tiresome and the workload excessive. I needed a break and booked a couple of days holiday mi...
Sometime later, I was awakened by Eric pressing on my shoulder. I raised my arms to bring him into bed with me, but he shushed me and said in a low voice, "No, not that. We hear something downstairs. Claude's gone ahead to check it out. He wants us to follow him down. When we got to the first floor, we could see Claude at the back of the house, near a door t...
Fall 2005 A year after Ryan moved out of his mother's house into his own apartment, his father called out of the blue and asked to meet him for the first time since he was a baby. His first reaction was to tell his father to go fuck himself. Ryan didn't blame the guy for leaving Mom, because anyone would have left. Ryan himself had signed the lease for his...