Busch Gardens theme park in Williamsburg, Virginia has an annual event every October called Howl-O-Scream. For the whole month, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 6 P.M. to 10 P.M., the park becomes 'haunted'. It's a popular event that attracts a few million people annually, and each year they introduce a new scary attraction or two, although some of the...
How many hours can anyone spend studying in the library? Yes, it's quieter than the dorm room, but there's also too much of a good thing. I was tired of studying and needed a break. College students with backpacks slung over one shoulder came and went by my table. My bleary eyes were aware of the movement but unfocused. In a daze I felt a frisson of awarenes...
“Taxi” a women yells from the curb, stepping out as it halts before her. The driver turns to inquire as to her destination, as she opens the door leaning in, he can’t help taking a long slow gander , drawn by her attractive face. Her cleavage draws his attention. His eyes wander down her smooth tight dress, the silhouette says full figured. A quick glanc...
My name is Henry James Palermo. I'm a big and tall white guy with dark brown hair and pale blue eyes living in the city of Salem, Massachusetts. I am openly bisexual, and currently attend Salem State College. I'm originally from the town of Walden but I left the city since graduating high school. And I haven't looked back ever since. Walden is a boring town....
1923, Bright sunlight soared down onto the ground running of a patch of red and white roses in Mrs. Duntae's garden, as usual she was working on her roses even for a young lassie no man had ever taken a notice to her at all, their fore she stayed in her garden of roses and other flowers, Mrs. Duntae, whose name is actually, Rosa Louise Duntae. She was only...
I work for a large construction company based in northern Alabama, I travel a lot around the state inspecting the job sites. I am furnished with a nice SUV, to do my traveling that sits quite high of the road, high enough to allow me to look down into the other cars when I pass them. About a week ago I was headed to a site just north of Birmingham, I took m...
Ten minutes until closing and I'm still tied for first place in this month's competition. After the holiday rush, sales had slacked off quite a bit, but that was to be expected. The goals had been set by the district office and there was little hope that any one of us would be able to live up to their unreal expectations, but that didn't mean we couldn't giv...
Friends, or lovers? Lovers... or friends? The sweat made her clothes clung to her body, her hair was hanging in messy stripes of wet and... the sweet smell of blood hanging in the air. Walls that closed around her, leaving nothing behind, only crushing, pressing hard against her, bones cracking, moans of pure pain... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Am...
Even though venerable Pink Floyd made fun of the system and pointed their musically talented finger at the consciousness culprit being money, they made a lot of money when they wrote their song, Money. Back then, I can't recall anyone who didn't have Pink Floyd's album, The Dark Side of the Moon and who didn't listen to it with awe and reverence that played...
I had moved to Sweden from Norway just over a year ago and my family had settled in nicely. With three kids and a fiancé who travels a lot for his work, I worked as a freelance writer. Working from home was a plus when my time was divided between the kids schools, activities, and playdates. Not to mention, my fiancé could work at all hours with me holding...