*** This story has also been posted on another site under the pen name Hal C. Rex. Hal and Stat are the same person. *** Part. 1 -- The Poker Game "Zack's not coming," I said angrily while putting away my cell phone. Damn all women and their meddling, controlling, and manipulating ways. "His new fiancée has better things for him to do." Our once regular...
The thumping bass sound announced the approach of Miguel's car long before Damon saw it come around the corner and pull up to the side of the basketball court. Damon took one last shot, banking the ball off the backboard and through the hoop before jogging over to the high chain link fence surrounding the court where Miguel's car sat on the other side. The p...
*Author's note: I prefer writing stories that are unlikely but plausible, and this one fits the bill. Nineteen-year old men don't marry 90-year old women—ever. But (sometimes much) younger men and (sometimes much) older women (and vice versa) hook up a lot more often than people think, and occasionally even marry. I have a cousin, who when she was 19, marrie...
Dear reader, For legal reasons I have to assure you that all characters in this story are over 18 years old. For every other reason, though, I must remind you that the law has no jurisdiction over your imagination. ***** The black shoe swung in and out of the overhead light. It was a slender-heeled pump hugging a nylon-clad foot attached to a nylon-c...
1. Another God-damned War As soon as mankind stopped fighting itself, we met aliens who didn't like us. Lt. Jake Buck had finally graduated from the United Earth Marine flight school. He would soon be a first lieutenant and be issued his Scorpion 2 fighter. The Scorpion 2 was the latest marvel of Earth technology. It had two methods of propulsion, a fusion...
I understand why people read the Loving Wives genre (betrayal and revenge are an emotional turn-on). But a lot of its stories border on the misogynistic (look it up cowboy). So, I thought I'd take a stab at writing a genuine, non-cynical "loving wife" tale - just as a change of pace. The Hemingway short story with the same title may have been the first (on...
Note: This story is a re-telling of Aurelius1982 Indian Wife is a Diwali Night Treat from the wife's perspective. One of his readers. Mili, sent him a suggestion for having the wife's narrative too, similar to my first story which Aurelius helped with. He asked me to do it, so here it is. Obviously, the main characters are Aurelius' creations and he deserves...
Cynthia Jamison and I were entering a new dimension in our relationship. We had been married for eighteen years, and mostly faithful throughout. I had strayed at about the eight year point, when I was traveling a lot in South East Asia; it was a year late for the seven year itch, and I was traveling for my company, and setting up foreign manufacturing facili...
Walt has been a loner since he graduated from high school. He's not had any close friends, just a few people that he knows in town. It never really bothered him much at all. The only time it does, is when he needs female company. Then there are the local bars that Walt visits on the weekends, and most of the time he can find a woman to go home with. He owns...
Note from Slickman: Thought I would do a “first time” story that included a spin the bottle game. Everyone in the story is at least 18 years old so enjoy. All copyright rules apply. ***** It was Mike Brown’s first job at the age of 16 years old. Luckily for him his grandfather owned the small shoe store located near the Catholic High School he went to. H...