I know of no vetted statistical information on it, but my belief based upon empirical evidence is that the majority of marriages, even among people who truly are in love, go stale after a while. When they go stale depends upon the people, especially their goals, what they are exposed to in the media and daily life, and their upbringing. After twenty years of...
The girls left an hour or so later and Bobby occupied himself for the remainder of the weekend. When Sunday afternoon finally arrived he pulled two thick filets from the freezer and then scouted the refrigerator and pantry making certain he could pull together Deb's favorite steak meal for dinner that evening. Mistress was a connoisseur when it came to a gre...
Author's Note: This is my seventh semi-annual "invitational." The initial one was based on the Statler Brother's song, "This Bed of Rose's." The most recent invitational included songs written or performed by Willie Nelson. The current effort consists of stories based on song titles that have a weather term in them, such as "Stormy Weather, "Foggy Mountain...
OK, my pervy readers. I hope the 1 week wait didn't kill you. Here's the final chapter for this section of the story. Thanks go to the handsome Brit for his editing skills. Enjoy. ******* The receptionist looks over the license and hits a button on the phone. "Mr. Kerchenko, I'm sorry to bother you. There's a young girl here to see you, she doesn't have...
"There are some kinks to be worked out, for sure," Bill Forrester agreed with the group of men and women around him. "Side effects, bodily responses, more accurate predictions, et cetera, et cetera. But we're not going to be able to isolate the secondary responses to the deuterotone without further testing." "Meaning...?" This came from Ken Hastings, Forres...
When Air Force One touched down in Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport, it was immediately apparent the people of Paris were going all out to welcome President Hammer, along with her husband and her band. A large billboard faced the tarmac as Gwen and Steve descended the stairs to greet French President Reynaud. Saint pointed it out to his parents. The billboa...
Caroline's Total The complete Caroline stories. ************************************************* Copyright Oggbashan October 2005; September 2006; December 2012; January 2013. This omnibus edition September 2015. The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. This is a work of fiction. The events described here are imag...
Peter's shoulder hurt like hell, but he refused to stay in the hospital. "I'm fine and I want to be there when that bastard is interrogated. I have a few questions for him myself." "Pete you need to take it easy. You can talk to him tomorrow." Trevor said. "I'm going... where are my clothes? Peter asked looking around the small cubicle. No amount of talk...
Author's note: I would like to thank those of you who have read my other stories, particularly those who have provided comment and feedback. As a result of some feedback, I have written this final chapter to the "Driving Jackie" series. Several people commented that the earlier chapters did not have any drama and thus were not reflective of real life. I do...
"Wake up! Wake up!" I heard a voice say. I struggled to open my eyes but the intensity of the glow forced me to keep them shut. "Holly, wake up! We're in danger!" Suddenly I felt someone grab me hard by my arm. The brilliant light wavered then flickered out. "Get up you idiot!" "What? What?" I muttered, as I felt my aching body react with resistance to...