Elderly couple donates their land for a public park on Earth Day. Earth Day had a different meaning for Fern and Frank. Married for more than sixty years and in poor health for the last ten years, they made a pact. A man on a mission for all that Fern had done for him throughout their lives together, the cooking, the cleaning, the caring, and the loving sup...
Chapter 39 O'Leary's Savings and Loan Michael did not tell anyone about the thirty-five million dollars or about the idea of starting a new neighborhood bank. He wanted to wait until after the wedding when he would tell Gabriella everything while away on their honeymoon in Ireland and Italy. They had agreed that they wanted to show one another the countries...
Neighborhood Watch I've read so many stories that involve a community party gone bad that I had to try my hand at it. As seems to be the case lately, I do like to celebrate good friends and faithful wives. There is no explicit sex in this story, so if that's what you're looking for you'd best move along. >>> >>> >>> Friday eveni...
The house was a steal. I couldn't believe that the seller took my low ball offer. The house was great. It had hardwood floors throughout the first floor of the ranch. The layout was open and airy with tons of room. The basement was equally as big. Actually the basement was enormous with a large open room with a bar and 2 rather large rooms in the back of the...
Observations of a Sidewalk Café Girl Watcher This story is an elegy to a beautiful young girl, who lives and works in the coffeehouse neighborhood of the City. If I were a poet, I would write a proper elegy, but I am not so this humble little story will have to suffice. I have seen her often around the neighborhood. She wore tight-fitting blue jean shorts,...
Chapter Two - My Four Horny Friends Now that I remember her and recall her face and her figure in more detail, she was a good looking woman, a huge understatement, and one who haunted my dreams and fantasies for years, after our brief sexual interlude. Even now, remembering her, as I would an old, favorite teacher, I remember her with love, lust, and affec...
Actually, for the past 34 years, since President Nixon declared a wage freeze in 1973, Jack's life and the lives of most of the middle class baby boomers began a downward spiral of misery, misfortune, and poverty. In 2000, Jack turned 60-years-old, his wife died of cancer, and the city broke ground to develop low income and section 8 housing the next street...
Chapter 11 Neighborhood Bank The subterranean basement of Neighborhood Bank, three floors below ground level, where the armored car drivers took the freight elevator down to deposit monies received from the Federal Reserve Bank, served as a bomb shelter during both World Wars. The employees, who worked with piped in music and filtered air, believed that Hor...
This is a Valentine's Day contest story. Please give me the support of your vote. There are no underage characters in this story. All characters depicted are over the age of 18-years-old. "Baby! Baby! Come Back to Me!" Fed up with him forgetting her birthday and their anniversaries, a woman leaves her man after he forgets that today is Valentine's Day, t...
(If this is not your first time here, just go to the bottom and pick the next job.) Chuck paused from mowing the wide, green expanse of lawn to wipe the sweat from his brow. His bandanna was soaked and not doing much good; his t-shirt was also very wet and only after an hour. He removed his shirt over his head, and he hung it on a nearby bush, along with the...