You must all have heard about the gambler who having lost all of his money in a card game then stakes his car in an effort to recover all that he has lost. He loses and, unable to imagine life without a car throws the deeds to his house into the pot. The losing run continues. The gambler is wondering how to tell his nubile young wife that they have nowhere t...
She was on her belly, naked. Her bottom was in the air as her husband pounded into her from behind. The feeling was sweaty, rich and thoroughly exquisite. It was just short of painful. Her fingers drummed her clitoris. She moaned loudly, inspiring her husband to redouble his efforts. Sweat drizzled from his brow. He gripped her hips roughly. It was then that...
Todd Mitchell was relaxing at home on a Saturday night, reading a magazine and periodically glancing at a basketball game on television. He was home alone that night. His 17-year-old son was on the road with his high school basketball team, his 14-year-old daughter was on a sleepover at a friend's house and his wife, Emily, was spending the night on the co...
Tilly "One minute to go," I said, just as the wall clock ticked over to 2:59. I started the timer on the desk in front of me. Sitting next to me was Stan, doing some last-minute checks of the handshake protocols. In my hands was a printed, stapled document that was covered in penned notes in the margins from our long weeks designing and coding the framework...
Chapter 31 Thursday Treat On Monday at lunch Serge announced that I would take the fast track to Topock starting Friday. "Mercer is adamant Josh so let's get the gear together and you go pick out the mules and get them up here in the corrals." "What's the rush Sarge?" I asked. "The Administration has decided to send an Ambassador to Davis. I don't know wh...
People have asked me when I first knew something was wrong with my marriage, and the truthful answer has always been that it's hard to say. By the end, of course, the issues were obvious, but I should have known the marriage was in trouble long before then. I've discovered, though, that love can play tricks on your mind, and hide away obvious problems, espec...
I had no idea what to do, where to go or even, what exactly, was going on. I drove randomly for an hour or so, skirting the smaller communities around the lake, taking care to avoid spending too much time in one area. My leg hurt badly, I had a terrible headache and I couldn't seem to think clearly. I immersed in a thick fog of confusion and my sense of pani...
First Inning: My name is Richard Walton. I grew up in a southern Wisconsin town large enough to have its own high school but not the size of Madison or Milwaukee. We were the kind of town where everyone knew each other and most folks didn't bother to lock their doors when they were away. Like most mid-sized towns in America, we had a few who were called the...
Part 5 Chapter 17 I couldn't wait for the next day; it was a Thursday that day I broke up with Barbie. By the time I left Barbie's it was nearly 6 pm. I just had to see Lindsay. I drove straight from Barbie's to Lindsay's. My mind was racing; I couldn't believe I was getting back together with her again. On the way I texted her, though waiting until I ha...
First the standard disclaimer. All characters and events in this story are fictional. ***** Info to set the stage. We were a late mid-twenties couple. I worked full time as mechanic and Rachel my wife part time as a secretary in a small office. We decided to buy a house and pay it off before starting a family there were 18 payments left. With a healthy s...