"How many more, Raymond?" You ask, idly studying your fingernails. The shirtless man standing in the courtyard, breathing heavily, turns to face you. "Only one, my Queen. A stable boy accused of theft by his employer." Without looking up, you reply, "Very well. Have him brought in. And get this one out of my sight." Your eyes fl...
Won a slave auction to benefit a charity at Mephisto's? OK, but what about a charitable contribution deduction on your income tax? Francine Traline tried it, the IRS denied it, and Francine and her attorney Franklin Moore took them to Tax Court. Here's the decision (I wish; this is a JOKE, son). PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 7463(b), THIS OPINIO...
"Not bad." Sandra Hamilton whispers to herself as the new and improved Chyoa format appears on her laptop as the buxom coed leans back against the pillow covered backboard of her bed. It has been a few weeks since she has logged onto her most shameful secret; that she loves interactive pornography. With finals now over, and nothing to do, the chest...
Here's a somewhat novel claim made by a working girl in Texas who got stiffed by her john in more ways than one. The names have been changed to protect the guilty. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS JUDICIAL CENTRE OF EL PASO MONA S. SLEAZY Plaintiff VERSUS JOHN BRUTUS Defendant STATEMENT OF CLAIM 1. The Plaintiff claims from the Defendant t...
Chapter 11 - An evening with Dr. Jim Halsey Ruth Burnside quietly finished putting away Cecilia's papers and locked her file cabinets. She pondered the strange events that had transpired over the last 24 hours. It was about 9:00 p.m., exactly 24 hours since she had received that ominous e-mail from the director of the department concerning her computer. The...
This is my first submission. I would like to thank xtchr for the very patient editing and the remarkable job he did catching my bad capitalization and punctuation. Unfortunately I added to this after he finished so a few mistakes may have sneaked in. He also gave me much needed encouragement. That said this is fiction. Yes I borrowed some from reality, but n...
Author's Note: This is Part 2 of a three part series. It is recommended that you read the first part before reading this so that you understand the back-story. ***** Arizona State University, Earth "Hey, it's Mario, right?" "Yeah, that's me." Mario barely recognized the guy, but he suspected he knew what he wanted. The requests were coming with increasin...
Chapter 13 -- The American Financial Expert Kim always marveled at the ability of her friends to bounce back after each punishment. The very next evening all 15 members of Eloisa's musical group were at rehearsal, following an ordinary day at work for each of the band's members. It was no surprise that the women should be ready to rehearse, given their swit...
Notes on the Grand Duchy of Upper Danubia as a society (the stuff that didn't make it into the novel) Readers have commented and asked me questions about my imaginary country, the Grand Duchy of Upper Danubia. Here are some details to give you an idea of what this imaginary society is like, of what I envisioned when I created it. I want to emphasize that...
Chapter 5: Old Friends and Silver Mines On an unusually cool morning in June Arthur stood on the patterned brick walkway that he helped build. It was the 8th, exactly one month since his arrest. In that time the brown and yellow path had advanced a hundred meters closer to the war memorial. Though there was a slight glow in the east all the brighter stars...