Authors Note: Thanks to everyone for the comments and encouragement it is much appreciated. I have definitely adopted some of the ideas proffered; even using a few of the abusive comments, within the text. I haven't used every idea, as it would change the story too much, you can't please all the people all the time, though some of these observations and idea...
...And when she had made all of Heaven and Earth and even the fell shadow realms including the Abyss, The Divinity looked upon all she'd created and desired to go out and walk among her creations, experiencing them first hand. Thus she left on sabbatical, leaving all of creation under the watchful eye of her 2nd in command, The Jade Warlord. The Holy Texts...
F. Scott Fitzgerald once said ""The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function..." The eternal argument about open vs closed marriage; about sharing vs exclusivity is one where I honestly can see both sides. I'm no genius; my wife - and every one else - is very...
I stared at my reflection in the mirror on Saturday night as I carefully put the final touches to my make-up and fastened my necklace and bracelet in place. To my relief the hickeys Darren had given me were already beginning to fade. The overdose of concealer I had applied had done a good enough job, at least for the most obvious mark and the two dark patch...
Authors note: No pickaxe handles or guatamalen whorehouses in this one. Just some straight up consequences of life choices. The characters are based on actual people and pretty much all of the events have happened to people I know personally. I tried for a wife that wasn't hit by the martian slut ray but the story led me closer to the beam than I would have...
Down and Out Good lord, of course I want to get out of bed. This is going on two weeks and shows no sign of letting up. Sean's been bringing food, water, hell, he'd bring wine and cheese if I asked. He thinks I might be sick, doesn't understand that I wish I were sick—I'd be so, so good at sick. I wish there were something I could point to and say that! Tha...
Michael sat at his desk working out the logic of another for loop. The digital clock changed to five fifteen but Michael didn't notice. He was focused on the computer screen in front of him. A deep voice behind him startled him and he jumped. "Mike it's Friday, why don't you go home." It was Ray, his boss. Ray was a good boss but he insisted on calling Mic...
["Retribution: deserved punishment for evil done." That's what this story is about. Opinions may vary about the punishment fitting the crime. In the original story many people thought the punishment was too harsh. Some thought it "over the top but good." I listen. Here is a different take on the same situation. Your comments and votes are encouraged.] It di...
"Ya know," I said to my wife, "I'll bet this movie was a little controversial in its time. The premise of a woman sleeping with two separate men that knew about one another had to be pretty risqué back then." We were sitting on the sofa watching Paint Your Wagon, an old musical comedy in which two unlikely prospector partners share the same wife in a Califo...
Preface - This is the Indianization of the basic plot of a story I read many years ago. A big thank you to aurelius1982 who helped me write it up. The story centers around certain events that befall an Indian couple in Las Vegas. First the husband will narrate. And then in part 2, the wife will narrate her side. The two perspectives, as you will notice, are...