「ザキさん、こんなクソ寒い夜中になんの用ですか」 空気も凍るような寒さの夜、理由も告げずに俺を稽古場へ呼び出した小劇団の先輩、崎山に不満を隠さず声を掛けた。そこは、稽古場というより廃倉庫といったほうがしっくりくるボロ屋で、風が吹かないだけ外よりマシという状況だった。貧乏劇団ゆえ暖房器具など置いてすらない。 「おう、すまねぇな、森田。ちょっと見せたいもんがあってな」 「金貸してくれってのは無しですよ」 「そんなんじゃねぇよ。芝居の話だ、芝居の」 崎山はもう四十も半ば、芽の出ない役者だ。売れない理由は、今時となっては珍しい「飲む」「打つ」「買う」と三拍子を見事に揃えた素行の悪さが、業界中に知れ渡っているせいだった。どこぞの脚本家の奥さんに横恋慕して旦那に殺されかけただの、賭場で負けて裸で電車に乗って留置所に入れられ...
As she drifted in and out of comatose sleep, she thought that she was dreaming, she could hear waves crashing. She strained to open her eyes but in the moon less night all she could make out was the stars melding into the dark horizon. She lifted her head up it felt like a large over ripe melon. She had no idea how long she was out, her skin burned from the...
You told me nothing except that we are going to spend the night at the beach. Normally I like to be in complete control of my life and don't like surprises. But you were determined and had made all the arrangements. It took only an hour to drive to the coast and find the small, beach-side hotel you had booked. It was four o'clock in the afternoon and the he...
This is a fictional account. * "These are the culprits!" Em exclaimed teasingly and gave John's testicles a firm but gentle squeeze as he lay on the frond mat by the fire pit. They had just finished another glorious bout of lovemaking and both their tanned bodies glistened with perspiration in the late morning sun. John lay back with his arms under his h...
I met Travis at a farmers market, of all places. He was much different from anyone I'd dated since moving to the city. He wore a knit cap, rode a bike, had a beard, and worked at a vegetable co-op; in short, almost the complete opposite of my button-down, professional lifestyle. He loved reflecting on the unfortunate nature of city life, and how we should al...
On both sides of the river, the landscape was now gradually changing again. Boulders with plenty of grass in between them were replacing most of the trees. The bank on each side was also beginning to slope higher and steeper. In some places it rose as much as five feet. It seemed that the river had eaten the rock over the ages and had carved its way through...
It was late in the summer, and I’d been working construction along the LeHigh River, not far from Fontana Dam. A former teacher, I had become used to the cycle of nine months of inside work and three outdoors. This year, my marriage was suffering a bit more than usual as I’d taken a job that separated me from my wife and family but brought in the income ne...
The weather turned nasty on day four. And it was due to stay that way for another four days according to the coast guard at Bermuda. Apparently there was a storm moving into the Atlantic from the States and this storm was the tail end of a storm going up to Greenland. Maggie suddenly panicked about the size of the Atlantic. It wasn't the Mediterranean where...
Jessica was reveling in her success with the LRG Enterprises sales team. The corporate supply chain had shattered its quarterly sales expectations. This was largely the result of Laura, along with John, Dan, Mike, Austin, and Steve. Together, they'd not only outsold the other teams, but broken all prior sales records. A celebration was certainly called for....
Ken couldn't take it any longer. He wondered if the video was still being displayed in the lodge. Keeping his phone connected to the video, he left his room and headed to the main area of the lodge. There, his worst fears were confirmed. His wife's ass was displayed on a large screen in the front of the building. There had to be thirty people there staring a...