Authors Note: Thanks to all those who commented on Chapter 1. And thanks for all of the constructive criticism. I noted that some readers were a bit concerned about a couple of things. First, the stereotypes...My apologies if I offended anyone. I need the stereotypes to create the imagery I want for the characters. That style will continue. So, if it's not y...
In 1947, returning war veteran, Roy Shannon quits his job with the Chicago Tribune to write the great American novel. His premise: to help solve the Black Dahlia Murder. Enroute to Los Angeles, he encounters an Alien near Roswell, New Mexico. As a reward for helping him escape the US Military, the alien provides Roy with what he calls the story of a lifetime...
This is the second part of the Chicago trip in the Wanda series after Target. Wanda woke to a steady knocking at the door. It took her a few moments to realized she was in a hotel room. Her roommate for the trip was her former rival from teachers school Ashley. Ashley was already getting ready for the college recruiting convention that had brought them to C...
All characters involved in sexual contact, over the age of 18. Based on a true story with a lot of fiction. ***** Where do you feel you're best? Where do you feel at home? For me, it was on the baseball field, up on the pitcher's mound. On a brisk February day, right in the middle of the month, I stood on that mound as a king. I wanted nothing more but to...
*Author's Note: After saying I was stuck and unable to finish a story, I remembered this one was nearly complete and managed to grind it out. As I reread it, I teared up a couple of times. If you're an emotional reader, grab a tissue! ***** "Logan! Can you give us a statement? Is it true you're retiring at the end of this season?" "Logan? Is it true you a...
"The Rookie" is Part One of the sexual story of my life. I am purging my soul. Telling of my past "sins" is part of my repentance. I was physically ready for the big show when I became a teenager, but not mentally. That took more than a few years. I was a late bloomer. The life of a baseball rookie is practice, practice, practice. Me too. My girlfriends an...
Author's notes: This is a sequel to "Baseball Annie." All characters in this work of fiction are at least 18 years old. ***** William "Stretch" Simpson, the rookie first baseman with the Las Vegas Comets, felt really good about what he had done that day and the previous night. In the baseball game, the second of the home stand, he had gotten five hits in...
Back on the road. Another weekend, another baseball tournament. She loved watching her kid play, as most parents do. She just wished she didn't have to go alone all the time. Kendra was accustomed to that now. She was also comfortable with her recent decisions to take advantage of whatever opportunity might come her way. The last time they had to travel, s...
Kendra had found a new sense of freedom on her trips the previous summers attending her son's baseball games. Devoted to her son and his team, she seemed to always be playing the Baseball Mom that all the other parents went to for information about the next game or the next tournament. She enjoyed the other parents, they were a good group, but she did get...
Jack Shaw was a standout collegiate athlete, poised for the professional ranks in either football or baseball. At 6'5" 215 pounds of chizzled manlyness he was wetting the tongues of every professional team from coast to coast. A left hander, he threw in the low 90's and was a lock to be a pitcher in the minor leagues. The Phillies had even offered him a...