Any pop psychologist knows of the catch phrase, "The broken wing complex." It refers mostly to a man who will go out and shoot quail, pheasant, ducks and geese, never giving a thought to the pain and death of the bird's experience. But if the same man comes across a bird with a broken wing, out of pity and compassion, he may very well nurse the bird back to...
Chapter 1 We met at church camp many years ago. I won't say what year; but I remember having to chase the dinosaur out of the dining hall a few times that year. Well, maybe that was the year before. We were young and dumb back then. All of us were going to change the world. Peace, love and stop the war were common themes. Now we have calls for brotherhood...
Please Note: Last minute submission for Halloween. Thought I'd have some fun and try my hand at horror, using an idea I got while posting on the AH one day. It's a quick little story but I hope you all enjoy it. Special thanks to one of my forum buddies (you know who you are) for the inspiration. Happy Halloween! * "For gods sakes get your feet off the tab...
[I'm the same guy who posted stories as Scorpio44. This story isn't about sex. It's about respect. No slut women, no cheating husbands, no first time sex. ] Every friend I have now says the same things about me. "He's as big as a bear and as tough as a teddy." "I've never heard him raise his voice, ever." All the way up into high school any kid who wanted t...
I remember shopping for school clothing; we were so excited. We thought that we would be in different classes, but Mom arranged it so we would have the same kindergarten teacher. I don't remember much of the accident. I remember screaming and pain and blood; blood everywhere, on everything, on me. But none of it was mine. It was all Cheryl's. They say that s...
The clock in the corner of her screen move slowly as she waits for noon. Her fingers rap against the desk, her leg bouncing, thinking of the "date" she has set up on lunch. So far her needs haven't interfered with work too badly. A few missed deadlines and the occasional long lunch out of the office haven't gone unnoticed, but her boss has been lenient. Acce...
As Max's parties went, this was pretty much the usual. He calls them "Meet and Greets". I call them "Novocains". Of course, I would never tell Max that. It's just that they have this irritating tendency to deaden all my senses. My current lover has his own Los Angeles-based public relations firm with an A-list cast of corporate and entertainment industry cli...
A man struggles with his obsession to make love to another man and finds a hermaphrodite, unknowingly. Frankie pulled into the first motel he found, it was late and he had been driving all day. After checking in, he went to the room and tossed his suitcase on the desk and flopped on the bed. Frankie was on the road for one reason, he just left his wife of e...
Trans-Atlantic flights always sucked. I hated travelling overseas, especially when you needed to get up and stretch your legs and all you could do was walk to the bathroom and back, and not like that was any better. I'm digressing from my point though. My name is Kevin and I'm a businessman. I don't own a Fortune 500 company or anything, but I do get to see...
He woke up in a bed with his hands and feet secured by cuffs and his head immobilized by something he couldn't see. It was dark. He could hear a small machine nearby. Something was in his nose and throat that felt like a tube and his first thought was that he had had an accident but he wasn't in a hospital. He felt doped and his stomach felt full and uncomfo...