In the typical manner of all red-blooded American males, the two young men greeted each other with a half hug and a hard clap on the back. "Damn, bro, it's good to see you!" said Deke. "Likewise," said Robert, stepping back. "Looking good, man. How's it going for you up there at the university?" "Pretty fucking sweet," said Deke. "I'm still warming a benc...
My life had ground to a halt. I had a wife, three kids, a dead end job, and not a whole lot of hopes for the future. I seriously hated my wife. The kids were headed in the same direction as it seemed with their mom as the influence they did a lot of pretty stupid things. Twelve years after my marriage at nineteen I was looking for a way out. I tell this sto...
Mona slumped to the carpeted stairs leading from the eighth deck up to the ninth of the Glory of the Seas, still winded. "Shit. And just how was I supposed to have known the cabins wouldn't be ready until 1:30?" she muttered—under her breath, she thought, but apparently not nearly enough under her breath. "It was in the fine print on the sea pass documents,...
(I have to thank Lewunrem for her invaluable help editing this story. I hope this turns into an enjoyable read for you folks. If it does, then we got it right. If it doesn't, then perhaps next time.) My Dad once told me that my honesty was simply too much for most folks. Kinda dumb when you think he was t...
The Arts Ardane: Kampar's Wand AUTHOR'S NOTES: This story is erotic fantasy, set in a world of magic. This tale takes place many years before my core Danica story here on Lit, when Danica was still a teenager and her sister Devan had just reached her majority. This story centers on Devan, who makes only rare appearances for quite some time in the core t...
Though it had been another long week, it could definitely be described as a good one. All of my long-range work projects had progressed reasonably, my emergency requests had been mostly completed and only a couple of them were going into the weekend unresolved. I smiled to myself, feeling as though I had earned the weekend with its extra day off. I had some...
It was dark, rainy and cold here in New York City. I hated it. I had been living in Honolulu for the last 8 years and gotten used to the beautiful weather there. I also objected to the fact that I was sitting in the back seat of a dirty taxi making my way from Kennedy Airport to a hotel in midtown. But what the hell it was only for two weeks and then I coul...
Prologue The stealth ship approached Earth in a weird orbit, first hiding behind the moon and then, after careful analysis of its collected data, in the tiny, constantly moving shade behind a group of geo-stationary satellites where no radar would be able to detect it. Once inside the geo-stationary layer it drifted among the debris, slowly descending witho...
The setting is a small city in New Zealand. The hero with the odd name of Dio falls into an usual occupation that connects him to an assortment of offbeat characters. Dio enjoys a life richer in many ways than most people around him. He and twenty year old Carra break-down the hostility of Carra's parents over the 12-year age difference between her and Dio a...
(Fictional story about fictional characters) Penny Hofstadter was laying back, lounging on the comfy, worn leather sofa in Apartment 4A which she shared with her husband Leonard. At the moment, he was sitting between her feet meticulously applying bright red polish to her toenails. He had completed a thorough pedicure and had her right foot cradled lovingly...