How it all began, Nick had just gotten out of the shower when the boss rang his phone. "No... Not now." He said with a groan to himself, having made plans to go out to the local bar tonight to find some lucky lady to wine and dine. Reluctantly though he answered the phone anyways. "Yeah, hi, okay Boss, what is it?" Rolling his eyes as he...
Billy Bob was quite pleased with the new, or nearly new, VCR that he had acquired at the local pawnshop. It was in its original box and still had the shrink-wrapped owners manual. And, it had cost him twenty-five dollars less than a brand new one. He stopped at an electronics store on the way home and bought a few things to hook it up to the television and t...
This is a Earth Day contest story. Please vote. * Finally free, my life without the telephone, the television, and the Internet is better. In my new daily celebration of Earth Day, not wasting water and electricity, and driving an economical car, I conserve energy and preserve natural resources whenever I can. Other than recycling, which I do, I don't wea...
The large delivery truck was just pulling away as the redhead drove up to the house. As she walked in the front door, the first thing that caught her eye was the large wooden crate occupying the space that The Chair had formerly occupied. He was busy opening the crate with a crowbar and screwdriver. He stopped long enough to give her a hug and a big wet kiss...
Back in Greenville I only spent about half my time on billable hours. The rest of the time and evenings I spent with new computer equipment and software. I converted my working laptop to be able to use a WiFi connection to the Internet. Additionally, by the end of the week, I had a small portable hooked up to a decent video camera also using WiFi to access t...
Search and Rescue 'Dispatch for car six-eleven-seven.' came out of the police radio in Adalet's car. She put away the beef and lettuce sandwich she had barely taken a bite out of and picked up the microphone. 'Six-eleven-seven, Adalet here. What's up dispatch?' 'Can you assist Frazella with a drug bust? There's a couple of junkies that need to be taken in...
iBod - A Life Changing Music Player by moonpotrz/potrzebie Aaron swore as his music player failed to obey him on his fifth attempt at a reboot. The thing still briefly displayed a mocking, X-eyed, sad face and promptly shut off. He was a bit obsessive about his music, and losing this crucial piece of technology put him at quite a loss. There would be no qu...
18-year-old Rachel Clark was home alone on a Friday night. Rachel stands at 5.8, brunette, skinny, 36B size breast. long legs. Her mom Abigail was away on a business trip. She would be back on Monday morning. Being bored Rachel decides to go to her local movie theater. Rachel exits her house and gets her in the car. 10 minutes later Rachel is at the local th...
Previously on "Come As You Are" - Four lifelong friends reunite for their ten-year high school reunion -- professional chef Brenda Lattimore, celebrity video game streamer Sadie Green (nee Bedford), recently engaged ski instructor Michelle Min, and local business owner Collette Hansen. Over drinks and dinner the night before the reunion, the girls discover t...
Chapter 01: The Beginning I sat behind a desk. It had a lamp, a tablet, and a few pictures on it. Behind me on the wall were some paintings. Starry Night by Van Gogh. Haystacks, by Monet. Paintings that had brought me a lot of comfort over the years. I had a suit on, but no tie. I wanted to be comfortable, and I never liked wearing a tie. It wasn't a real...