INTRODUCTION Probably the least successful of all dude ranches in America has been Sarah McKenzie's Dude Ranch on Lake Knead Island in Kansas. It's had four initiated foreclosures on it in the past seven years and in the tradition of singer Loretta Lynn's dad, Sarah's dad who was a resident in a nursing home, always managed to find the money from somewhere...
Chapter 1 Alex laid in bed his left arm resting across his chest his index finger tracing the shape of the chain link brand on his right side something he only did when he was tense. As he did he kept flashing back to the moment it was put there. The branding iron covered in molten rose gold and the faces of Janus and Klaus as they used it on his skin. He s...
When we get to the pub we sit down and talk quietly among ourselves. David and Lisa are there with us. When Kim comes by and takes our orders, she tells us that we are always the most relaxed and happy group that ever comes there. She leaves to get our drinks and we continue talking. David speaks up, "So far we have gotten two of the four busts poured and d...
Chapter 12 A cock in the hand is worth two in the bush Author's note: Several months ago, I left off this story after chapter 9. Thanks to the encouraging reader feedback, the muse has returned, and I have finished the story. * They fled the nightmare of the city. The Singing Selkie proved herself a nimble and true boat, surging out into the brisk fall...
Author's Note: This is the first chapter in the blossoming and soon-to-be-enduring romance of Peggy and Alex. At the end of this chapter, there is a question. Your comments will help shape Chapter 2, and your votes are always appreciated. ---------- Peggy and I had been married for six years when it happened. During those six years, our sex life had become...
I enjoyed the solitude of winter in the north, and really missed my fishing and ice fishing after moving south for my job. Now the only way to get my ice and snow fix was to take a trip every year or two for a week of camping and ice fishing in the dead of winter. My choice this year was a lake deep in the northeastern finger of Minnesota. Most of my friends...
One of my readers requested adding pictures of the new characters, but this is not allowed by Literotica. When a new character is introduced, I will put in parenthesis the character's real name so you can look them up on the internet. ***** Eric's head was spinning. He never, ever thought what Kate was suggesting would fall in his lap. This all along was...
--- Violet I was going to see what David's life was like. What it really was like, not just how he behaved at university surrounded by other students. Last time I was there, I only got a glimpse. We didn't take a train that time. Amelia was in a nearby town for something to do with work, so late afternoon she arrived with Zack's car to pick us up. She was...
I came out of the shower wearing only a towel. On Alex's bed there were some clothes that she had left out for me. I recognized them. They were mine. As i put on the t shirt and shorts, my attention was pulled towards her nightstand. My novel was there. I picked it up as I sat on the bed. This bed where we had shared so many beautiful moments together. I fli...
John sat in his apartment, his laptop on his lap. The sunrise just beginning, he thought today is a new day. He opened Craigslist and scanned the personals, not expecting to find anything and then there it was. He sat quietly staring at the screen, for the first time in a long time indecision weighed on him. "W4M - Couple looking for a Top to teach my wife h...