It takes a special kind of crazy to be a Starfleet fighter pilot. When a direct hit from a starship's phaser or disruptor banks can kill you in one shot, things can get insane in a hurry. Lieutenant Jason MacKenzie was that kind of crazy, which was the main reason he earned the callsign "Friday". He seemed to have no fear of anything. His former academy in...
There is a knock on the door. I smile and rise from my chair across the room. At last we will be meeting again. I glide to the door, feeling the nap of the carpet beneath my bare feet. All my senses are heightened, knowing you are on the other side of that steel door. I feel the cool blowing of the AC vent on my face as I go by, the swish of the hem of my ro...
Now I don't mind lending a mate money if he's in a jam but I do expect him to pay it back once he's out of that jam. I've even been known to 'lend' a mate money knowing that there was no way on God's earth that he'd be able to repay. The guy was in a real bind and I was happy to help. I also know that if he ever got things together he'd either pay me back as...
I always hated my sister, Mekayla. She always received the most attention from my mother in college. She was always getting the newest fashions and accessories from mom - and I, her twin brother, had to buy off the sale racks. I always ended up doing all of her chores, too. This always happened, and it made me angrier and angrier until I finally cracked. O...
It was the week of Thanksgiving and I had planned on going home to visit the folks as was customary. Recently with the advent of Facebook, many of my old high school classmates had been in touch with each other and had also set a meet during the holiday break. The place that was selected was an old dive bar attached to a restaurant. After checking in with th...
It was a Saturday afternoon; I was just relaxing at the house waiting on Michelle to get home from work. She walked in casually and sat down on the couch beside me kissing me lovingly on the lips then laid her head on my chest as we talked about our days, as normal. She then got up saying she was going to go take a bath I said, "ok yell if you need anything....
Summer of 2007. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was, to me, the best year in my life. 18 years old, steady income, good friends. I had everything a teen could ask for. I was in grade 12, Math class, the final class of my final year of high school. Finally. The anticipation of going camping with friends to my buddy's chalet right after school was to...
"You have the duty?" McCorkle asked? "I'm afraid so," Brian answered. "The official greeter." "So what'd you do last night?" McCorkle baited him. "Worked out." Brian recalled his two hours in the gym. "I had a workout of my own," McCorkle gloated. "Lieutenant Traffensteadt from communications. Damn, she was hot." Brian tried to recall the week he had l...
We used to live in a house where across the street were just fields. At the far end of our street was a busy road then more fields with a paved walking path through them. There was a street that somewhat paralleled the path but wasn't too close. The path wandered and there we a couple of covered picnic areas and play areas along its path. My wife Jill and I...
Cindy had enjoyed growing up out in the country, her daddy being a dairy farmer. The only part about that life was that her dad had to be there at milking time twice a day, every day, and it was difficult to plan family outings that included him. Life out there was simple, quieter, and under the very watchful eyes of her very strict parents. Oh, she got out...