"Woah!" exclaimed Sergeant First Class John Doe, as the ground gave way under him. He had been seperated from his troops during an ambush, somewhere in the mountains of the Oruzgan province of Afghanistan. They hadn't expected much resistance in such a scarcely populated area and John certainly didn't expect a mortar round exploding less than 20 f...
Mine was like thousands of other apartment buildings in large cities. People moved in, stayed a short time and then moved out. In between, they rarely made friends with neighbors. Separated by single walls, but yet so far away. The dial on my alarm clock read 2:30 AM when I rose, abandoning a useless effort to sleep. I wandered aimlessly to the living room...
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = This story was inspired by a friend of mine who says that she keeps dreaming that she used to be a man - a very unhappy man. She said she didn't know if it was "past life memories" or her subconscious telling her that she is lucky to be a woman. I thought of another possible explanation. = = = = = = = = = = = = = =...
Aidan hurried home from the pawn shop, clutching his find so tight his knuckles turned white. He was so excited, he nearly dropped his keys trying to unlock his apartment. Locking the door back, he shrugged out of his coat and tossed it onto the floor in the vague direction of his coat rack, too focused on the brown paper bag in his hands. He tried to withdr...
Matt and Sophie didn't have sex that night. Instead, they merely stripped naked, got under Sophie's duvet, and cuddled and kissed one-another until they fell asleep. Neither of them were really sure if they'd done the right thing, so the physical intimacy was re-assuring to them, reminding them that they weren't alone. Matt woke up the next morning to the f...
Amber and I got off at the gas station but I was clearly in the dog house. This had to be the strangest situation I have ever been in. Amber stayed outside and sat on a nearby bench while I called CAA. I must have been on the phone for at least thirty minutes, trying to explain the location where my car was. Luckily the time I was inside gave Amber time to c...
"Trust me," Kei whispered. "I'll be just fine." She had told me several times in recent months about the "special place" not far from her second home on the mountainside. When we stepped out of the car, I could feel the energy and magic of the area, but it was unlike anything I had ever previously experienced. I had to wonder if this was one of those fairl...
"Submit!" A whirlwind of sand surrounded them. Unstoppable street urchin, powerless Genie. "A-Aladdin, why?" The Genie's voice dimmed with every passing moment, but his ephemeral face, fading though it was, cracked with the pain of Aladdin's cruel betrayal. Cheeks streaked with tears, Aladdin clenched an ancient gem within his fist. "...
As he walked back toward his own house, Bret struggled with his conscience about his next move. Ordinarily, he would have showered, gotten something to eat, and settled in to watch any one of a number of play-off games on TV. The satellite made program selections much more complex than was necessary, he thought – kind of like fast food menu options these day...
Following the party at Isabella's castle, Nadia and Slave boy returned to Nadia's home. Nadia instructed Slave boy to rinse off with the hose while she went inside and drew herself a bath. Once Slave boy had washed the evenings work from his twenty year old body, he went inside. He saw his Mistress. Everything stopped. Nadia stood at the hallway's entrance,...