The typical how-to is an instruction manual of sorts, and its underlying assumption is that the reader wants something, and the author's goal is to relate, step by step, how the reader can get it. Our culture values the idea that when you want something, you go after it, or at the very least, you ask for what you want. That is one way of thinking -- sometim...
"Welcome to Dr. Sugimoto's Fertility Clinic," a petite buxom nurse greeted Kenji with a bow when he entered the office. "Have you been here before?" "Um, no. This is my first time" he replied nervously. "I have an appointment at three." "You must be Mr. Kataoka. I am Nurse Ai Koyanagi. Please fill out these forms,...
Chapter 2. "Origins" ---------------------------------- Here's a helpful hint for this novel to help avoid any confusion: Each chapter takes place in a different time and place than the one before it. Chapter 1 was set in November 2018 whereas chapter 2 -- this one - takes place eight years prior in June 2010. So, this chapter is a "flashback" and explor...
As I was slowly regaining consciousness, I tried to look around, but it seemed as if every little movement was a new experience in pain. Giving it up as a bad idea, I quickly drifted off to sleep, again. The next time I regained consciousness, I noticed a woman whom I did not recognize. I tried to call out, but what came out of my mouth, was more of a dry...
My name is Cody Johnson. I'm a big and tall young Black man living in Champion City, Massachusetts. I'm a student at Sanders College, a historically Black private school. It's the setting of this brother's adventures. I'm captain of the Men's intercollegiate Football team, and a man in my position is quite popular on campus. And that's part of the problem. E...
Chapter 1 -- Kim's Arrest Kimberly Lee and her two friends from high school, Susan Taylor and Tiffany Walker, had been touring Western Europe for nearly a month when they decided to expand their explorations into Eastern Europe. They looked through their tour book, finally settling on visiting Prague and Budapest. Almost as an after-thought Tiffany suggeste...
Jenny's husband had called her from work later that day, and gave her the name and phone number of a Dr. Stevens. "Several of the office girls have been treated by him, and they all said he was great. This is his office number. They should still be open if you want to make an appointment." When Jenny called, the nurse was very nice. She even mentioned that...
When Dickinson walked into CID just before shift change in Tuesday, he found Ed McCarley waiting for him in the hallway. "Have a good day off, rook?" McCarley said - in his usual passive-gruff voice. Dickinson smiled when he saw his old FTO, if only because Ed was his favorite cop in the world. "What's up? You look worried." "Maybe because I am. There was...
Thank you Tigerssan for all your help and with some of the technical terms in this story. ***** Kathy felt uneasy about being the captain of 'The Phoenix'. She came over with Lee when 'The Firebrand' had to go into dry dock after the surprise attack. The Captain made sure Kathy stayed well away from the bridge. Now because of a freak accident, she has rep...
Dr Velma Valdez tossed back her lustrous, chestnut brown hair and adjusted her tortoiseshell-rimmed glasses as she sauntered towards the entrance to the lecture theatre in her precariously high-heeled patent green stilettos. It was quite a vision to behold, a curvaceous woman in her early forties swaying from side to side, her equine buttocks accentuated by...