Once again, I found myself onboard an airliner on my way to Europe. This time was a little different because I wasn't flying with my wife Jane, but was flying with our friends Astrid and Axel who were returning home to Sweden. Axel just had his PhD in physics conferred upon him and was on his way to Uppsala, Sweden to take up a teaching post at the universit...
Day or Night, you could always tell the Chicago skyline. I was on my way back home from a conference for medical devices. Before I knew it, I could tell the difference between a scapula and a speculum This was for a job that I never wanted, but really couldn't pass up because it let me wear women's clothes all the time. I actually preferred the old-style nu...
Chapter 20: The DARKNESS Describing the nighttime sea as 'dark' does a disservice to dark things. There is darkness in the pit of a well, but that darkness is betrayed by the well opening— an escape route back into the light. Darkness exists in the long hallway at night, though it is banished with the flick of a switch. Even the vast expanse of space is lit...
A collective groan went up as soon as the monitors started flashing. "May I have your attention please," the voice over the PA said. Although she sounded cheery, everyone could hear the underlying dismay. As if she knew that she and every other ticket agent was about to be swamped with complaints, even though there was nothing anyone could do about it. "Due...
Note: This is an entry for the Valentine's Day Contest 2014. Enjoy! ***** The taxi came speeding down the city street straight at me, and there was no way it was stopping in time to miss me. My life began to flash before my eyes. In second grade I had pushed Emily down and denied the whole thing, I still feel bad about that. In third grade I..... Instinc...
"Honestly, I think this is good for both of us. I'm gone a lot, and you need a job. Plus, I'm happy to help out a young man willing to work his way through college. I gotta warn you, though, it's tough work." "I can handle the work, sir, so that won't be a problem. My dad taught me how to work hard and smart, so I'll do a good job for you." "Okay. You're h...
Suzi had never even been to an auto show before, never mind modeled at one. But the three-day assignment sounded simple enough. Dress sexy. Hang around the cars. Attract the attention of every male within 300 feet. Then let the salesman take over. She knew she could do the first three. She was willing to try the fourth. She had chosen her tiniest bikini, th...
Contents : 1. Getting Up 2. Breakfast 3. After Breakfast 4. Before Dinner 5. After Dinner -- Lecture 6. After The Lecture 7. Afternoon Curriculum 8. Evening Approaches 1. Getting Up The water was hot, almost too hot! He'd adjusted the power on the shower so that the jets of liquid positively danced off his skin, the steam almost obliterating h...
The Gorean Tavern "'Though I am slave,' she said, 'yet for the first time in my life, I am free.'" — John Norman, Nomads of Gor After he lost his job at the Wooden Pony Club, Richard moved back in with me. I was by now renting a house on the edge of the university campus, and with Matthew out of my life there was room enough. And while taking him in undou...
Sorry, everyone, for the 'cliffhanger' in the last chapter. It was not my intention when I submitted it, it was just a natural stopping point in an already long chapter, and created a natural starting point for the next. But I digress... As it wasn't my intention to tease with the ending, I am pushing up the submission of the next chapter. Be warned, though...