A few days earlier, I had instructed my chief medic to perform a "short arm" inspection on all the male soldiers assigned to my company. I could tell he was embarrassed being told by a female officer to conduct a "short arms" inspection. A "short arm" inspection is a medical examination of the penis to determine if the male has any sexually transmitted dise...
V The twins came two years later, deep in the night of the seventh day of the seventh month. The midwife spoke softly of how gently the first had come, and how harshly the second; all Anna Podgolskiv could think about was her husband, and what had taken him from this moment. What was love that it could be so easily sundered? A bureaucrat from the city, som...
Plans Change They woke up at the crack of dawn as per usual and went for their morning workout. Pretty much everyone participated in the workout now, so the showers were getting a bit crowded. But soon they were enjoying a nice breakfast of french toast. Again the breakfast club were all thanking Mark for taking care of them and giving them jobs where there...
It was a little more than half past one in the morning and the entire neighborhood, half the police and fire precinct were outside, watching the blazing building. People filled the street, cops were running about, trying in vain to keep the people back, and firefighters shouted to each other, "Get that damn ladder up!" and "Where the hell is that woman going...
chapter five The various outcomes of the so-called Tet Offensive of January 1968 will be debated by historians for as long as students gather and talk about that pivotal year in America History. What had been an at-best tepid anti-war movement in America blossomed, after Tet, into the raging inferno of anti-establishment riots that shredded American society...
I don't remember a great deal about the accident. My memory provides me with occasional fleeting glimpses of my car as it ploughed into the side of the refuse truck and then only senses of pain in my arms and legs until the sirens of the ambulance..... My wife, Joy and I had been out for the evening at a local restaurant. We had enjoyed a first class meal,...
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Passion in James County XVI Martin Flannigan was just getting off the Interstate when alert tones began coming from the two-way radio mounted in his car. "Emergency Operations dispatching Medic One, Ambulance Twelve, Engine Twelve, Rescue Two," the dispatcher said. "We have a report of a vehicle over the bank on Route 11, about a mile up the mountain." "O...
Here you go, Thank you for ratings and comments! Tharo virtually dragged her to the orc camp, and stayed within touching distance once they were there, putting a hand on her shoulder if she got too far away, making it clear she was with him. He approached the food wagon and grabbed a bowl, addressing the scarred cook at the pot. "Aiga Goiga ash tor Oag."...
Note: Originally written in 2000... A one off short story in my Knight Squadron series. *** Someone is sabotaging the Valkyrie fighters of the Luftwaffe. Or that's what Johann Strauss thinks, and he thinks he knows who it is too. Of course, it's a little more complicated than that. *** Part 1... The Valkyrie streaked back toward the base on the moon of...