How in the world did I get into this mess? I'm twenty-eight years old, with full head of hair, nice teeth and I'm not fat or stocky. I have a good job as welder for Power's Shipyard. I have worked there since the day I turned eighteen, just like my dad and granddad. They're also welders. So how the hell did I get sentenced to life in prison without the...
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We had met in the most anonymous place on Earth, a chat room. I don’t know what it was exactly that held my attention. Maybe it was that he could spell, initially, maybe the way he wove a sentence through the air and onto my screen that kept me reading and typing back intrepid responses, or maybe it was because he was everything I ever wanted. Whatever it wa...
This is a shorty, only 3.6 kilowords, or should that be killerwords? Although it has a similar title to another of mine, it's completely different. No sex, sorry. Even though it is set in a courtroom, it does contain some justice. Yes, I know, far-fetched. To give credit where credit is due, the inspiration for this one came to me as I was reading CaseyEdw...
I know you're dying to hear what happened between her and me, but before you know what and how, you must know when where and who. I won't bore you with the history of the world to this point, but you must understand that I am living in the second information age. The first information age came after the invention of the computer, when suddenly record keepin...
He didn't know it quite yet but she had found his hidden messages on skype, email, facebook and even had seen his deleted messages on his phone. She then started to check phone records and saw that he had been talking to numerous women while they were dating and even as soon as the last week. She started to count up the time and noticed that it equaled many...
Wyo_girl has written a fine and very useful article on the choice of words in erotic description. It was so good that I felt moved to reply and add a few thoughts. Also, she misses a couple of important points and I wanted to suggest a few more "thesaurus" entries from my own repertoire – for the use and convenience of the young, as Oscar Wilde might have pu...
We arrived at my old apartment, the one I've managed to keep despite my service for the state that keeps me at the camp most of the time. I've thought about leaving government service since as a former commander I could already get a good pension. I looked at 369 in his street clothes. They looked a bit faded but I looked the look of him and I thought about...
Michael Vick was Wrongly Convicted! Since this past Monday and more specifically for the majority of the Philadelphia Eagles sensational season, I have heard so many people touting Michael Vick. Oh yeah, "Michael Vick has really turned it around, " etc. And now, Barrack Obama, the President of the United States, the de facto leader of the Free World, thoug...
"Hey, you two, I'm taking this new quad-copter out for a few test flights...uh...do...whatever you want. I'll worry about my own dinner...and uh...hang out at Bob's until you're ready to go back to the airport, Tammy," my roommate Don said. His cousin Tammy, a gorgeous skunk girl sat on the couch next to me. Her leg was wrapped around mine. She basically bri...