Deb woke up early. It was still well before sunrise. Visible through the bedroom curtains, a warm pink glow was forming on the distant ocean horizon. Deb silently slipped out of bed without disturbing her sleeping husband. He had returned drunk the night before and had passed out as soon as he hit the sheets. He had obviously enjoyed the first day of his gol...
Julia sat, a little pit of anxiety settling in her as she waited on her sofa, looking at her book but not really reading it, too far gone in her own thoughts to take in in the words written on the page. She glanced instead to her side, out the window. Past her own reflection the view it offered was to most, simply breathtaking, but it, as with most things fo...
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = Chapter 4 - Midnight Run = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Gayle started talking rapid-fire before the door was fully open. "Michael it's Lorraine she's in trouble I think and I don't..." she stopped talking mid-sentence as the picture became clear to her. I pulled out of what's-her-name's ass with an audible pop. As I stood up, cu...
Chapter Twenty-Two -- The Scavenger The forest is an unforgiving mistress. Yes, the Ancients can bless those who live in the Realm of Nature by treating it with respect, but such blessings are only available to those who know where to seek them; and even for the wise, those blessings are usually fleeting. When one is in the forest, the goal is to eat before...
rutger5 An Original Story (Copyright 2011) * "Sorry I have to ask you this, but can I see your I.D.?" The cashier who asked me this question didn't look old enough to buy beer herself but in the supermarket where she worked it was store policy to verify everyone, no matter their age. "I know you're only doing your job. Glad to help fight the menace of u...
"So, Jen, just how long has it been since you've been seeing someone? Nicole is concerned about you. She's started 'interviewing' all of my friends for the position of Jen's New Boyfriend. Watch yourself or you're going to get yourself setup on a blind date with one of the Neanderthals I drink beer with." "So I've been in a bit of a dry spell lately. Tell y...
My name is Todd. I am a 'Middle America', male W.A.S.P. who is edging closer to the big four zero. I married my college girlfriend, Lynn, who is three years my senior, when I was just under twenty. I got my degree, got a job and started a family soon after. In the twenty years since then Lynn and I have developed an intimacy based on trust, knowledge and ex...
"It was fucking amazing." Sara said to her friend Katie. They were sitting in Katie's flat talking about the events two days before. "I was worried about it hurting but it only did for a bit, and when he rammed in hard. God it felt so good." Her friend was grinning widely as she spoke. "You lucky bitch," Katie said. "I had to get my ass fucked several times...
The old man pulled another news paper page onto his body. Garrit was tall. The long bones made him a bit clumsy. Only thin muscles wrapped around his frame. The scuffed slacks and stained shirt draped him. He lied on the ground with packed pebbles -- black, gray, and white once. The spread out newspaper provided a little cover from the soft win and warmth fr...
This story is the property of the author. It is not to be changed in any way, nor published or shown at other web sites without the permission of the author. Feedback and comments to James Lacy at the email address in my profile. All comments appreciated. * * * * * Three years had passed since Agnes honored her pledge to adopt Robert and had her will cha...