Part I From my window over the manufacturing floor I could make out the two figures huddled together at the far end of the #1 Line with their animated gestures and exaggerated responses. If the conversation limited itself to just that, all was probably fine. If it escalated then I would need the shop foreman to step into intervention mode no matter how much...
Note: This is a work of FICTION! Although the areas this story takes place in are real; all of the landscapes depicted, the people described, and everything else this story uses to make it enjoyable reading for you are NOT REAL. As you read this story, try to remember: THIS IS A NOVEL! 38. Pain-ting The building was not fully cleared, but the service ele...
Just a story told from multiple vantage points. No burnt bitches. Well, not burnt by another character. Karma on the other hand... No costly reconciliations. Like most (maybe even all) of my stories, the ultimate goal is happiness for our hero, the male protagonist, whatever that may entail. I debated about whether to put this in Romance or Loving Wi...
-Part 1- "I'm sorry, Mr. Connors, but I'm afraid there's little more we can do to diagnose and treat your condition." Though I was not completely surprised to hear them, Dr. Bennefield's words still left me stunned. I sat briefly and absorbed his conclusion. I'd heard it before from other doctors. Then I just nodded, mumbled insincere thanks, arose from m...
I'm declaring a contest of my own... of sorts. If you go to my author's page, I have submitted the first chapter of 3 stories on the same day (10/30/15). I will write and post the next chapter of the highest rated story every week or two (or maybe three) until all the stories are done. These should all be pretty short stories, around 3-4 chapters. If there...
"Mr. Stewart? You ready to go, sir?" "You bet. Lead the way!" The 96-year old man didn't need a walker, and only used a cane when he expected to have to walk enough to cause age-related aches and pains. This trip to Washington DC was one of those times, so he grabbed it, stood up, and made his way toward the waiting jet. "Good morning," they heard a fligh...
This story may not be copied to or posted on any site without my express permission. ---000--- The townhouse I was living in had a large kitchen window opening out onto a large grassy area, with a few trees for shade. There was another townhouse just across the grassy area that had been sold a couple of weeks earlier. I had seen a very pretty woma...
Author's Note: Thanks to Techsan and Lady Cibelle for their great editing assistance – they are the best! Enjoy! * WHAT PRICE PARADISE? "If I commit suicide, it will not be to destroy myself but to put myself back together again." - Antonin Artaud I lay there in the tub, thinking how my life had gone bad so fast. Even now, two months later, I was st...
Editor's note: this story contains scenes of incest or incest content. ***** Chapter 21 - Acolytes Alice, Joan, and Pam sat in the living room of the core nursing Johnny, Lauren, and Robbie, respectively. They'd been chatting when Dave came in and sat with them. Dave asked, "Everything all right? Need me to get you anything?" Alice responded, "We're fin...
Editor's note: this story contains scenes of incest or incest content. ***** Chapter 26 – Hidden Talent Owen strolled onto the patio Tuesday evening. Alice had heard his corporate jet land a half-hour earlier. With the daylight savings time and summer hours, the sky was light until almost nine o'clock at night. There was a comfortable dusk that evening, a...