"So, do they have classes in lighthouses here?" I looked up from where I was scanning the brochure for a lighthouse off the coast at the mouth of Plymouth Bay where one could vacation for a night or more. But I had photos and layouts of other lighthouses surrounding me at the library table, as well. He looked vaguely familiar, like I'd seen him around the c...
Heinz Trebel and his Algerian bodyguard, Jordo, went straight to the Terra Nova All Suites Hotel in Kingston upon landing in Jamaica. Jordo left Heinz there to recover at the pool from the long private jet flight from Frankfurt while Jordo contacted the local "finder" to make sure the snatch was on for the next day. Everything had been carefully orchestrate...
Weary, Hardesty let himself into the fifteenth-floor apartment in Crystal City, across the Potomac from Washington, D.C., in Alexandria, Virginia. The apartment had spectacular views from all rooms across the Ronald Reagan Airport runways to the national memorials and the Mall. He was happy to see that the warning light by the door wasn't on. He needed some...
Prologue Two house mates live in Chicago. Rio McCullough is a 23 year old, recent graduate. He is 5'9, with a light-skinned brown complexion. Originally from Florida, he is handsome - a pretty boy with a nicely toned body, short dreadlocks and a slim waist that sits on top of well-toned legs and a thick, bubble booty. Jermaine Brookes is his closest friend...
All rights reserved – this story is a work of fiction and remains the property of the writer. My wife and I had fallen behind on the rent and she was getting very stressed out about the possibility that we'd be evicted. I was trying to catch up and had taken a second job to try to make ends meet, but we weren't making a lot of progress. As a last ditch ef...
"Welcome home," said Kevin as Nathan pulled the car into the driveway of his home. "It feels like I've been away longer than a week," said Nathan. Nathan opened the door and let Kevin into the house. "Welcome back, how was the holiday?" said Jeff calling out from the living room. "Oh yeah, I told Jeff we went away for a week holiday. Just play along. Or...
Author's Note: Sorry it took so long to upload anything new. I was working on a story when my computer crashed [Always back up your work!] I'm working on other stories, but I wrote this one just to remind myself that I could finish one. Hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think! Constructive criticism is always helpful. ***** "I'm not a prostitute," I...
**Toby** "Damn it son, pull your head out of your ass. You're twenty-six years old." My dad paced around my apartment yelling at me. "I'm not going to move on, Jack will be back. He always comes back." Defending Jack from my family is hard sometimes, but this time wasn't a possibility. "You hid the fact he has been fucking around on you again and then you...
Special note: This is a love story between two men who were brought together in the aftermath of tragedy. A lot of the subject matter deals with depression and the struggles that come with mental illness, but it also is a story of hope, second chances, and a bond that is stronger than sorrow, hopelessness, and even death. While there will be some steamy part...
Content Warning: Domestic Abuse Chapter 20 -- Fragments Bright red spots on a field of old linoleum. I continue digging with tweezers, the tips falling to get a hold on the tiny sliver. Stainless steel scrapes on jagged glass. More blood drips off my heel. No matter how many times I clean them up, fragments remain. I'll be walking on broken glass...