My wife and I were still renting a house here in Southern Vietnam, even though buying was actually the thing to do. We had been looking for land or a house on and off, but we didn't really agree where to buy. My wife wanted a house in town, while I wanted to live in the countryside. But prices were inflated anyway at the moment as our area near the coast was...
This is a story about Tina, and her family. Tina is a little bit different from the rest of her family. Her qualities are unique from theirs. One of her unique qualities that she is most proud about is sanity. Not only is she proud to be sane, but also she's proud that it's unique. She loves having a crazy family, and now Tina is going to tell you why. Hi,...
At five the next morning Taggart slipped the dock lines from their cleats; he hopped back on board and into the cockpit, and once there he put the transmission into reverse. Using the bow thruster, he kept Time Bandit centered in the slip as he backed-down into the marina's entrance channel, then he pointed the bow upriver and motored towards Gothenburg's ci...
[This is a story, "based on actual events.' I put it in Romance because that's where I want the story to be. There were times, years, when it was not a romance. The wedding didn't happen where the story says it happened. Names have been changed to protect both the innocent and the guilty.] * We got married. I had been stationed overseas and had written Mar...
This chapter took a while. I had to do more research than I normally do in order to get the mindset and flavor right for WWI. It was not a pretty war. Although dear readers you won't receive this for a few days, I finished it on Veterans Day. My partner, a Marine (as there is no such thing as an ex-marine), has been very good in helping me work through some...
I haven't posted a new story in a while. We have been preoccupied with other things lately. As I write this and submit this story, we are in the midst of getting ready for our big day. That's right, in a couple of hours I will wed my queen, 18 years, 1 month and 10 days after our first date. Our life hasn't always been easy, but it has been worth it. The tho...
"You're everything I hoped for. You're everything I need. You are so beautiful, to me." (B. Preston -- B. Fisher) sung by Joe Cocker. Sorry for the delay in getting this chapter out. I thought that I had submitted this chapter. Must be my advanced age. I'm loosing it...Lost it? * That evening Maggie and I were getting ready to go to Jess' party, Maggie w...
Introduction: This story takes place in a sleepy rural area of upstate New York and involves two people - a most oddly matched pair you might say - who come together for a rather unpleasant reason. While they couldn't be more different from each other in the more obvious ways, they did have something in common besides Marie Comstock. Marie Comstock had pas...
The alarm clock beeped incessantly, startling her awake as she groaned, slapping her hand against it repeatedly. "Shut up!" Tiredly, she regarded the time, snuggling comfortably under her blanket in preparation to fall back asleep until reality dawned on her and her brown eyes popped open in surprise. 10:25 A.M., she read then reread as shock caused her to...
The alarm clock beeped incessantly, startling her awake as she groaned, slapping her hand against it repeatedly. "Shut up!" Tiredly, she regarded the time, snuggling comfortably under her blanket in preparation to fall back asleep until reality dawned on her and her brown eyes popped open in surprise. 10:25 A.M., she read then reread, turning over on her si...