Chapter 8: The Interns Stew, the pipefitter, drained his mug of beer and set it back down on the bar. It had been a long, tough week, and he was ready for his Friday night hand job. "Carl!" he called down the length of the bar, to the ancient bartender, "Is Nancy here yet?" Carl was wiping out a glass with a bar rag. He nodded, and wagged his head toward...
The causes and effect of childhood poverty. "Millions of children around the world miss out on their childhood as a result of poverty. Poverty deprives them of the capabilities needed to survive, develop and thrive. It prevents them from enjoying equal opportunities. It makes children more vulnerable to exploitation, abuse, violence, discrimination and stig...
All names have been changed to protect the guilty. ***** Being a very short guy (5'3") with a small frame has been a major handicap in my quest for female companionship. Having a micro penis was the nail in my coffin. Throughout my youth, I was ignored or rejected by girls. I had my first girlfriend in college, Caroline Fletcher. She was smart, beautiful,...
There are worlds out there, strange and savage worlds that are inhabited by creatures that have no regard for what we humans hold dear. Just as we have evolved to cultivate the food stocks that make up our diet, there are countless others who strive to survive by seeking out, and taking to their own needs, other life forms they encounter. What follows is a t...
People were greeted for the opening of a new store. According to the staff, the store will feature articles that allow people to change anything about themselves for a period of time and reverse the effects without any issues. While some of these changes might be weird, They are actually fun to deal with. Among the many articles, many of them lead to various...
Veda and Maddy cried hard, hugging Bianca as close as they could with out hurting the baby. "We were so worried!" Maddy squeaked her thick mascara and jet black eye liner running down her face. "We didn't know what happened!" Veda cried. "You just disappeared!" Maddy wailed "Blake said you ran away-" Veda choked up. "But we knew you wouldn't run away w...
Note - This story is an alternate timeline for a web series called "The Guild" and begins just after the end of Season 3. If you're not familiar with the series or Massive Mult-Player Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGS) like World of Warcraft, this story is unlikely to be interesting to you. ** Key characters Felicia Day - Geeky redhead gamer girl who...
2 Ravi loped along, humming a happy little tune and smiled to himself, still buzzing with feel-good hormones from Sani's little treat this morning. Each long, bounding stride carried him almost five meters before the weak gravity of the asteroid pulled him back to the crumbling surface. This part of the asteroid was a mix of dusty regolith with a leavening...
I'm lounging on the sofa with my girlfriend Sam, having a quiet night in. "Becky, I have an idea I'd like to run by you." Sam says, out of the blue. "Riiight." I respond, tentatively. As many of Sam's ideas end up badly for me. "You know it's Ollie's 18th birthday coming up, I've been thinking of a special present for him." Sam answers. "Oh right. And wh...
This is the second of two stories I wrote years ago. They are the only cross over stories I have ever done. I hope to start posting the other later. This one has more sex than the other. ***** The air was arid as I walked across the dry desert area miles from my home. I was on a quest to stop the bitch who was the absolute curse of my life. The dry wind b...