Duncan Cyrus, age 28, Gambling I don't like taking risks with my money. I'm all about saving it and that's really it and spending it on certain things. The only reason why I have investments is through my job. Later on I did decided to take some small risks in some companies because I buy their products. Anyway, before that all happened, I made plans to go...
I was tired, bored, and thirsty when I saw the neon sign of the roadhouse up ahead. I pulled my truck into the parking lot and went in. I had been driving for 12 hours straight, and it felt really good to be able to stretch my legs. It took a few moments for my eyes to adjust to the low light in there. As I stepped to the side out of the way of the door and...
Author's Note: This is my fifth semi-annual "invitational." The initial one was based on the Statler Brother's song, "This Bed of Rose's." The second used the Marty Robbins El Paso trilogy: "El Paso" "El Paso City " and "Faleena." The third had stories based on the various versions of "Maggie May" or "Maggie Mae." The fourth invitational was based on any Co...
Chapter 20 – What Happens in Vegas That weekend and the next two weeks were spent running at a much slower pace. Penny wanted me to fully recover so activity within the game was suspended and I went about life with a single objective, get 100% healthy for the Vegas conference. The ladies continually checked on me, ensuring that I did not exhaust myself in a...
The author gratefully acknowledges the editorial assistance and collaboration of WhiteWave48. These installments build on character development and a theme or plot. To enhance your personal enjoyment of this installment, the reader is encouraged to first read Executive Privilege Ch. 01 - The Arrangement. A Nice Ride Neva Lohr called Lisa on a Wednesday....
+++++++ The six men walked down into the London Metro system Oxford Circus station during the late afternoon going home rush. As they stood on the platform in the crushing sea of humanity, they casually and smoothly pulled weapons, automatic assault rifles, out from under their coats and began to fire into the crowd. The oldest one, presumably the leader, h...
Main Cast of Characters Scott Stevens...Young 24 year old Mechanical Engineer /Lottery winner Makala Jones...One of the 18 year old twins helped with payment at Pizza Hut Makenz Jones...The other 18 year old twin (Identical twins) Lance Stevens...Scott's younger brother Betty Stevens...Lance's wife Betsy Mullen...The twin's grandmother (Gram's) This s...
Chapter 3: Fourth Date "I hear you helped the Browns start their car today," Peggy said. They were on their way to Brian's house. He wondered how she could speak so casually about something he had done that day. Had she forgotten what they were about to do? "Yes, I had to push their car out of the garage so the jumper cables would reach. I'm going over i...
Prelude Anna Nicole Smith walked through the doors into the concert hall. The marquee above read “Megadeth-Live Tonight Only”. Anna wore a pair of form-fitting black leather pants and a Metallica T-shirt that was several sizes too small and clung like shrink wrap to her massive breasts. Beneath the shirt she wore no bra and her nipples clearly poked against...
I received a call from my car dealer. He had a car I might be interested in. I told him I would be in later in the day to check it out. I arrived around 5 p.m. and it was pretty quiet. We went out to look at a nice Corvette. I think he was more interested in my attire though. Probably shouldn't have worn a low cut dress, but hey, if it gets me a good deal. L...