"I think I'm beginning to understand the problem," the neurologist said to my mother. "So you think you can cure him of his sleepwalking?" she asked. "No, but I am beginning to understand the problem." "What did you see in the MRI?" "We, uh, couldn't get anything." "What!" "I'm sorry. We tried it three times, but your son just didn't want to cooperate....
Copyright © 2020 FORWARD: First, I want to thank blackrandI1958 for inviting me to join this fun project and for her editing skills. I chose a traveling song as the template for my story, "Taxi," by Harry Chapin. It's a sad song that I think, probably stirs a small feeling of regret in all of us. No matter how our lives turn out, I would almost bet most o...
Chapter 1 One Monday evening, in a quiet south-west London pub, a woman, having a gin and tonic 'night cap', watched a pleasant looking guy approach her table. He asked politely with an accent Riley Ranfurly (32), couldn't quite identify, "Is this chair taken?" It was, because no one was sitting on it or the other five vacant chairs around the table. Rile...
I would have done the same thing if I was in her place, but the shock and disappointment hit me like the proverbial tonne of bricks. "Josie, we've had the same conversation every six months for the last two years! You need to take some time off as you have built up almost five months of annual leave and your long-service leave is in play too. You're having...
Pierce Freeman was confused. His previous life was already in disarray and the e-mail he had received early in the morning portended to compound the disarray. He had worked for the same company for ten years and had risen to the rank of project manager. In his company, this level was certainly well into middle management, but not yet at the level of the top...
Authors Note: "The Rachel Chronicles" is a multi-part series of stories involving the titular character (a young woman named Rachel) and her various sexual adventures. The stories are themed mainly around oral sex, with the occasional tale involving other forms of sexual activity. Each chapter is somewhat lengthy and detailed and it is my hope that such deta...
(co)Author's note: A few months ago I wrote a story that led to a fruitful correspondence with fellow authors Friskee_cpl. When we discovered we have similar tastes and styles, they were kind enough to propose a collaboration on a story idea they'd been considering. Needless to say, I jumped at the chance. Below is the result of the artistic coupling of the...
Hi Everybody, As the title suggests this time I'm revisiting one of my old stories. My Dilemma was posted at the end of May last year to mixed comments with many readers not happy that I left the end of the story up to their imagination. At the time I really couldn't decide how I could do it. Recently an idea for an ending occurred to me and My Dilemma Re...
The dying man got dressed. Not that dying was going to be very hard, Bill Carter thought with a weak thread of his old humor. Easier than dressing, at least. Pain hampering every move in his hands and wrists, he managed to zip and button his heavy parka. A thick wool cap was forced over his head and ears, and he pulled the hood of his coat over it all. He e...
This story is a continuation of the characters and plots developed in the story "Rebecca Becomes a Party Girl," Chapters 1 through 6 (under username edisonCaroline). This story will make more sense if you have read those chapters first. ***** I. Rebecca Initiated into Service Rebecca awakened Saturday morning full of anticipation. Marcy told her that tod...