(My thanks again for Muddy for editing this for me. I realize it's a long story and hope you can hang in there, I simply couldn't find the right place to break it into two chapters.) * It started out being a Tuesday, just like any other to me; my secretary putting through a call from an old friend soon changed all that. Jake never calls unless he needed so...
This is the eighteenth episode of my unreliable memoirs. Each episode can be read individually but it helps a bit with names to have read the previous ones. I hope you have enjoyed it so far. M4bloke ****************** The autumn term ended on a Thursday in mid-December. It had flown past and now I only had two more terms to complete before graduation....
Hi folks. Last week's story drummed up a lot of controversy. That can be fun sometimes and I love hearing your opinions on stories. We all have differing views on what is and isn't morally acceptable. And it's good to have a forum to air our opinions. This week's story is shorter and more fun. I hope you enjoy the lighter tone. Next week's story will of cour...
Chapter 4 Brenda went to work the next morning with more than work on her mind. Her main concerns were on how to arrange the exercise room in Paul's home. She had several idea and planned checking one that evening on her way home. Brenda felt she had the time for Paul had an assignment that night of his own. Paul went to his office that morning and was gr...
The brakes on the CTA bus screeched as Maggie's stop came up, just as they did every day, year after year. The late spring day had turned dark and cold as brisk winds whipped through the trees sending a chill down her back. Maggie grabbed her coat and tightened its collar around her neck as she walked the four blocks to her home. It was Friday; the start of...
Act 1 -- High Seas Chapter 1 - Paul's horror Newly promoted Sergeant Paul Keane, Paulie, to his friends, slumped into the recliner lounge in his small but comfortable quarters at the base north of Townsville. He eyed the bottle of rot gut sitting on the table beside him, a present from the captain of his squad and grabbed it up pouring a quarter of the con...
ACT 1 -- Nurture your females Chapter 5 -- Bonnie's family "Mum where's my hair bands?" called the small black haired girl as she rummaged in her bedroom drawers for the cloth covered rubber bands that held her hair in the ponytails she liked as she ran and played with her friends on the sports fields. "I packed them sweetie, sorry," said Dianne Gilroy as...
Cheryl shook her head in disbelief. "I'm so spastic I'd lose my balance fucking on a bed, let alone on a high wire!" "Oh, you'd be surprised at some of the places Philip and I have done it," Bonnie said with a snicker. We were then treated to a series of several short vignettes featuring clowns, midgets, giants, and an assortment of odd-looking creatures...
A medium height man walked into the large busy hospital and slowly strolled past the lobby full of waiting patients. He paused as if to map the area, quickly identifying the receptionist. Dressed in a black suit and a pair of shades, he was an oddity. On his way to the reception, he garnered a few glances and stares from several patients and staff alike. "I...
It was just two years after we had set up the 1800 square foot bookstore with the coffee bar in its final location on East Yale a main street in our town. My wife's best friend came into the store early one June evening asking if she could talk to me privately. Ruth was a first nation lady who was a member in the church in which I served as head pastor. Afte...