It was nearly noon by the time we both started to stumble out of bed. Sharon was the first one up and while she made the coffee I shuffled into the shower. My calf was still sore from the hardcore charlie horse I had gotten last night and the hot water was doing it some good. I was almost done when Sharon joined me, so I traded spots with her to give her the...
Dear reader: you are about to read the conclusion of a story that has a plot line. You will enjoy it much more if you first read part one, part two, and part three. * The knock on the door seemed unnaturally loud, interrupting, as it did, such a pleasant afterglow. Scott and Audry both took a split second to react; then Scott, nimbly and noiselessly, was s...
My nonsensical tale continues. There will be more cheating and probably cuckoldry at some point even if it doesn't occur in this chapter. So you have been warned. Folk should really look at the tags that go with any story. It is lazy not laziness not to. As always constructive criticism welcome. Good ideas even more welcome. Chapter 6 and 7 are complete and...
King of the castle? We both got up and dressed, downstairs Bri was watching TV. "That was quick," she commented as we entered the room. "It was long enough for a round one. What you watching?" "Oh, some old detective thingy, why do you want to watch anything?" "Put VH1 on, there's usually some nice music on at this time." She thumbed through the menus...
My wife left the local newspaper on the kitchen table opened to the obituaries. My aunt had passed away at the ripe old age of 93. I was never fond of my Aunt but I would attend the funeral anyway. As I was turning the page, I saw an article and when I read the name, I reread the article just to be sure: "...named by Board of Regents to the post of...."...
It is Halloween. I am very tired. I just want to go home and rest. And maybe hand out candy to trick-or-treaters. I walk out of the building. Sam Smith walks up beside me. He is one of the nicer fellows from the engineering group. I enjoyed his company at lunch sometimes. He asks, "Mattie, Do you want to go to a Halloween party tonight at the Eastside Inn?...
I'd like to thank everyone for their great feedback on my first piece, U-Turn. This is still new terrain for me, so any comments are welcome Erik * * * * * Finding an apartment isn't easy. It had been two years since my roommate had gotten married and I was still stuck back at my parents' house. It can be pretty easy to get at home: free food and no rent c...
Shotgun blasts erupt into the night sky in Redneck Riviera Trailer Park. I bought the place and named it that. Very loud, powerful blasts fill the sky. Damn, I love shootin my shotgun. It's a stress reliever. My wife Bernie (Bernadette From The Big Bang Theory) might disagree with that though. She comes running out of our trailer, her hands over her pretty l...
After tidying up quickly I closed the bedroom door and met up with Malcolm. "Did you want me to leave for your meeting?" I asked. "No baby, you are fine. I just need to pay a favor back." He tapped the couch beside him. After about 15 minutes there was a knock at the door. Malcolm jumped up and answered it. I couldn't see who it was, but the voice was fa...
I was nervous when I pulled into her driveway. Lets be honest, I was nervous the whole ride over. I mean, who wouldn't be. I had confessed one of my deepest secrets to one of my best friends and was now going to hang out with her face to face. It was obviously going to come up in conversation at some point. Even the idea of talking about it with her gave m...