Lakewood Plaza Turbo was a bustling city in the retro-futuristic year of 201X. Among the many shops and buildings, there was one that stood out - Gar's Bodega, a hero supply shop run by Mr. Gar. It was here that the titular character, K.O., worked with the hopes of becoming the world's greatest hero. But little did anyone know, K.O. was struggling with secre...
I learned about my identity when I was six years old. A boy pointed at me: "You are a JAP!" We were next to the wooden playground tower with the orange roof. The snow had have melted so that all the dirt on the surface condensed together. Another little boy with payot and a kippah looked up at me, the green snot running down his nose. I felt the burn on my c...
This is the last in the series of stories about the adventures of the man who couldn't say "no." Undoubtedly, he has many more stories that could be told, but there comes a time when the author needs to move on to other characters and other situations. This chapter contains a brief epilogue to tie up a few loose ends. I was puttering about in the kitchen o...
I had always been in love with Mia. She grew up just a few doors down from me. We went to the same schools, lived on the same street, had the same friends. Even our moms were best friends. Then she met Eddie. Ninth grade, first week of school. He had moved to Brooklyn from the Bronx. He was a tough guy, proved it the first day. Took out three mooks, that w...
In the part of Texas we were staying (Houston) locals called a bottle of Budweiser a, "goose neck Bud." I was a damn Yankee; this is not to be confused with a Yankee. Damn Yankee is a northerner that stays and stays. A regular Yankee stays for the winter. Since I was a damn Yankee on contract fixing F-4C's at Ellington AFB, I strived to act like a local. "S...
It was a beautiful, warm, Saturday morning in northern California when my wife Barbie and I decided to drive up the coast to Bodega Bay. Best known as being the location for Alfred Hitchcock’s film “The Birds,” Bodega Bay while being a haven for tourists has its own quaint charm for we locals too. On this particular day we decided to drive just north of th...
This story is based on fact with very little embellishment and is therefore quite mild in comparison to other stories. Also I would be very interested in any feedback you may like to offer. I feel you may enjoy this story more if you read Part 1 first After the afternoon's excitement we were more than just looking forward to a very sexy evening. You know...
Mi nombre es Charly, soy un estudiante de ultimo año de secundaria que trabaja a medio tiempo en la biblioteca loca de mi cuidad y mi vida dio un giro inesperado cuando encontré un antiguo pergamino mientra limpiaba la bodega de la biblioteca. El pergamino es origen Sumeria, mi obsesión por las civilizaciones antiguas me llevó verlo no esperaba que cambiaría...
What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon then going out to a baseball game with your girlfriend? Especially if the Yankee's are playing the Mets at Yankee Stadium. I had gotten the tickets from a friend of mine, because he and his wife had to go out of town. So me and Michelle where planing on having a good time at the ball park. When I met Michelle a...
My fiancé Ben is taking a nap with Luna sleeping on his chest after spending most of today on an extension-ladder painting the intricate gingerbread work on the second story of our house. Luna is our four month old female beagle puppy; we bought her to celebrate our engagement. Goodness, our little dog follows Ben everywhere. Luna would have climbed up the...