*Editing magic performed by KJ24 and Shyqash, plus contributions by the regular gang of brigands and neer-do-wells* *A frightened Mother Mouse will devour her young; similarly, a frightened culture will devour its future* ***** From the final scene in the cabin in Chapter 10 "I'm begging you; understand that it isn't the end of morality to stay. When the...
Over the next few weeks, we weren't able to get together as a group of eight or even as a group of six, but we continued to see each other when possible. Carly (tutoring) and Jen (running store) both picked up part-time jobs for extra income or a "side hustle" as they called it. Jen and I felt great chemistry with Matt and Naomi, who invited us to their ho...
Turning thirty was something I had dreaded for years. The closer I got, the more it bothered me. When you’re in your twenties, you can still act like a kid to some extent, and sometimes get away with it. But I viewed thirty as the ‘end of the world.’ Perhaps, somewhere in my mind, thirty represented the absolute end of childhood and, despite my successful li...
To fully understand the context of what is happening here, I suggest you read the previous three parts first. There are two characters that appeared in previous stories. Bill Jackson and Oscar Warren are both featured in my "Revenge in Advance" and "The Warren Files" series, and Frank Michaels appeared in "The Warren Files 03." MMAS is not a part of this s...
Vacation! God how long has it been? This will be wonderful... going to a romantic place with the man you love and - for a whole week - you don't have to cut up anyone else's meat... no bedtime stories (unless you count the Penthouse Letters.) No hurt knees or feelings to soothe. Only you and Michael and your fantasies. You got lucky; the plane isn't crowde...
My sophomore year of college was the beginning of major changes in my life, and it's crazy to think about how things spiraled out of control as fast as they did. My name is John and I go to a university in Miami. I had a successful first year in the dorms but they tend to be more expensive than living off campus, and while I wasn't much for parties, I was ex...
Turneffe College -- Chapter 01 -- by Polly+Anna (2539 words) Diedre goes to College (1/28/20) Late August Cheryl took Diedre's hand as she gingerly stepped from the little Skywagon at what passed for an airport on the island. It wasn't actually an airport. It was... Well... A runway - of sorts. Two or three-thousand feet of level gravel pavement that the b...
Shania's short story. Shania sits at her computer in her semi-darkened bedroom. Her privacy is assured as her family are out at her aunt's house until ten o'clock. She is wearing a grey cotton T-shirt and pink panties. The evening is warm enough to leave the windows open. She is home from Nielson's College for the summer break. She has time to spare. She d...
Miles Williamson was a college professor at a small college in a small town in the northeast part of the United States. He was 32, stood 5'9", slightly overweight, had shoulder length brown hair and gorgeous brown eyes which were often hidden behind thick glasses. He was single, and generally was thought of to be rather stuffy by his students. They thought o...
What a wonderful three days. Tawnee and Becky turned me every which way, but loose. I don't want to leave and the ladies want me to stay, but I promised to visit with my friends up the coast and I can't turn down their invitation any longer. Tawnee and Becky walk me out to my bike. They had washed all my clothes and even washed my bike for me. The two of th...