Liam had always subscribed to the Woody Allen theory that 90% of life is showing up. Basically it was a metaphor for the idea that perseverance pays off. Liam had used it in his school career, his professional career and in his sports endeavors and had always, eventually, been rewarded. Even in his sex life with his wife Liz, it always seemed to work. But...
Thanks again to my editor CWatson – what a big job he took on -- but he says I'm getting better too. A 'ute' is a typical Australian abbreviation of 'utility', a duel purpose vehicle with car type cabin at the front, and a tray back for rough luggage -- like a pickup in USA It did a novice writers confidence no end of good to get the votes on Chp 1,...
"I don't get a kiss goodbye again?" she asked politely. "Again? You make it sound like that's a regular occurrence," her husband said before kissing her on the cheek. "Lately, it's more often than not," she said without being accusatory. "I think someone is exaggerating—again," he told her before kissing their three children. Kenny Adkins would be five a...
Experiments show that our senses only detect a tiny portion of what's out there. Worse, our brains manage to process just a fraction of that. It's astonishing how much escapes our notice - and escapes it so completely that we don't even realize we missed anything. Surely it wouldn't take much to exploit those limitations... (This story takes place in t...
Edited by Michael-Leonard * Chapter 1 Paul Cullen was a self-employed programmer and computer consultant. He lived in a small two bedroom apartment in a fifty year-old garden apartment complex in northern New Jersey. The neighbors, mostly young adults, single or recently married and just starting out their lives, kept to themselves. The complex had been b...
Authors Notes: Disclaimer: Celebrity appearances in this series are in no any way to be considered realistic. They are included for the entertainment of open-minded adults only. Their thoughts, words, and deeds are in no way indicative of the real celebrity. They exist here only to build a story around. Over the next couple of weeks, things came together v...
*Author's Note: I saw a movie by this name several months ago and tried to watch it. I only made it about fifteen minutes before losing interest, but it gave me an idea for a story (completely unrelated to the movie.) I hope you enjoy it. ***** "So what did you think?" "It was okay." "Just okay?" "Yeah, I mean I don't really like doing the machines. The...
For all of you who have followed this story since the beginning, those of you who have discovered it along the way, and those of you who will find it in the future, I appreciate your readership. This is the final chapter of UCLA to Big D. I strongly encourage you to read the epilogue as well...the final chapter is dedicated to all of you supposed know-it-all...
1996-1998 Angus hadn't wanted to accept Peter's loan and for a while I'd thought I had no chance of convincing him, but his parents had stepped in and encouraged their son to take advantage of it. 'If you have a house, you have security,' Auntie Rose told him. 'Nobody is the boss but you.' We bought a small house in Loganholme; three bedrooms, one bath...
My wife Kerri and I were quite the match. With me at twenty-one and she at twenty we were off to a great start with our marriage. There had never had a disagreement of any kind and as far as sex goes we were at each other every day, sometimes twice, and a couple of weekend sessions that were amazing. That wasn't surprising. We were engaged to be married for...