No graphic sex. This short story is based on a conversation with the son of a woman who had been a client before I retired as a barrister. As usual I must stipulate that these characters are works of fiction and have no resemblance to persons living or dead. ***** Lynn would take her M.B.A. degree in three weeks. As most working people know, you don't ju...
The next morning, Joe slept in past 9 am. The rest of the guys had a 10 am tee time, so they would be gone until at least 2 pm. Several of their wives had plans and Joe encouraged Karyn to join them. He figured with the beach, pool, Jacuzzi and a nap, he would be fine. Joe walked down the street for a Starbucks to start his day, figuring Karyn would head out...
I sat in alone in my office at 11:00 p.m. on a Thursday night in April, preparing an important motion in a multi-million dollar malpractice suit. After editing the final draft I sat back and took a deep breath. I was exhausted, and, oddly enough, pretty horny. The wife was out of town and somehow I couldn't stand the thought of spending the night with just m...
Without emotion or surprise the national news reported the start of the fourth year of the recession and that unemployment was holding at 12.5%. No one believes that. Many have given up looking or are recent graduates choosing not to start. Even medical care providers have downsized. People with jobs are holding every dollar close because they feel insecure...
THE SHAVE After the gang fucking in New York, Zeke and I spent the next few days enjoying the countryside of New England. I reward Zeke for taking me there many times over. Then Zeke finally made a request, "Tammy could you please do me a favor?" "What is it Zeke?" I said answering his question with a question. "We need to stop in Pennsylvania on the wa...
In a few months, Tom would be graduating high school and on his way to University, where he received a full scholarship. Until now, Tom had only focused on grades and high school sports. A military upbringing kept Tom on a very regimented, strict routine. Playing soccer and running track every year kept Tom in great shape. He was considered good looking, dec...
This is a story about a young Marine Corps pilot during the era between the Korean War and the Viet Nam War. Reading the previous parts will lead to a better understanding of the plot and the characters.. Mica watched as his wife, Melissa, entered the bar at the Officer's Club. She paused and scanned the room looking for him. Young officers from all over th...
This is the third installment of my story about a family with an interesting dynamic. In this chapter, I continue to tell you the backstory of the title character and his family, and we learn how joy and tragedy continue to mold him into the man he is today. ***** The Professor's Women Chapter Three: Love and Loss As they pulled up in front of her sister...
Previously on Vice Cop, Hudson moved from his family home and into Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, to a house of his own. He had flashbacks of his days at the Academy and his assignments as a rookie cop. He remembered his fellow officer and friend Kyle Lennox, who had been his partner for a long time before his death by the alluring but dangerous Candy Spears, hersel...
'What's the matter, Margaret,' I said, the absence of cooking smells and the sober skirt and blouse evidence that something had upset her equilibrium. I am not such an unreconstructed sexist as to necessarily expect to come home to a cooked dinner, and my wife dressed to thrill, but I had been married long enough to know when Margaret was agitated. She was...