My thanks to NaughtyAngel1369 for al her help with this story. The story is set in the 1960s when things were a lot different. It reads a lot better following her assistance. I hope you enjoy it. Chapter 1 - A Working Man's Tale My given name is Charles or Charlie Givens, but due to circumstances I have been nicknamed Gimpy for so many years now that I re...
Chapter 2 concluded with Gwen departing the conference for home. ------------------------ When I left Gwen's room I returned to mine and realized that I had never before felt a void inside me. What had happened? There was simply no logical explanation for the undeniable fact that I had met Gwen forty-eight hours before, had shared unspeakable intimacies w...
I like hardboiled film noir, especially Raymond Chandler. Noir means "dark "and this piece is certainly that. I am exploring why people do self-destructive things. None of the characters are angels. But no one is completely evil either; with one glaring exception – Thanks for reading me – DT ***** I was at a two-top in Sheffield's. They were sitting in the...
"Aren't you going to answer your phone?" her friend asked after it rang the fourth time. "No. No, I'm not." She didn't bother explaining why. The call was from her mother, and she hadn't spoken to her mom since she told her daughter she was leaving her father ten years ago. That news had broken her heart, and she still blamed her mom for the divorce. And i...
(This story is a combination of characters created by me and Cbsummers, and it is actually a prequel to Cbsummers' story Field Trip Follies. To say that he helped me by editing this story doesn't even cover how much he did. He was in reality my co-author. Thanks, Cb. I hope everyone enjoys reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.) * It was the beginning...
Love is the Key "I'm Kara Mills for K. A. K. E. We are YOUR local station, and that's your weekend weather." "Nice job, Kara!" the chief meteorologist for KAKE TV, usually pronounced 'cake', told her new hire. "Was I really okay?" Kara asked hopefully. "Okay? You were great!" her new boss told her. "Thank you, Jill. Thank you so much! And thank you agai...
Hi from the girls and me. I get a lot of emails directly to me, I like them, so please keep sending them. Some emails from some loyal readers have said that all the detail I am putting in the adventures now is too much, but many of you like all the detail. Email me or comment and let me know what you think about the format. I thought the length would let eve...
*Author's note: As with the story I wrote called Revenge, this contains one violent episode, but the intent is not to be graphic. It's to show that the police can't be in all places at all times with the obvious implication that an honest, caring citizen with a gun can and often does save lives. That fact is very underreported and, imho, that's due to an obv...
Editing magic performed by KJ24 and Shyqash, plus contributions by the regular gang of brigands and neer-do-wells. Flood tide: The period between the low tide and rising of the water to high tide. This tale is an espionage fantasy under assault by reality. The 'hero' of this tale might be considered a Libertarian, though the label means nothing to him. He...
Chapter 7 "Hey! Anyone home?" I was at Melissa and Cal's front door, banging on the screen door hard enough to rattle the windows. I was grinning for all I was worth. I hadn't seen my friends in a long, long time and I was anxious to see them. I heard the rustle of movement behind the closed door before it was pulled open. "RON!" I couldn't tell at fi...