Authors Note: I wrote this story loosely based on my own experiences, but the characters and details therein are purely fictional. While writing this story, I struggled with the dilemma of whether to make the story longer, more in-depth, and go deeper into the characters, but, as my objective was to make a first effort at writing something erotic, and keep...
This is a Vietnam War helicopter pilot story, based in significant detail on an actual event. I had intended to expand it into something more but was concerned that it might lose its impact if I did so. In case I decide to continue on with it, it is labeled as Part One but I'm not promising subsequent episodes. At the very end is a short piece labeled "au...
Well, Dee's story of her night out with the girls and what she'd got up to with her young Marine left me stunned. I knew she was an adventurous and free-spirited woman but even so... and that's not the end of it. A few years later I heard more versions of the story - and this is where the first 'Rashoman' elements appear. As usual, any explanatory remarks...
Mary was waiting when John reached the markets. She pointed down an alley to three men drinking coffee. "Some cadres are waiting for you," she whispered, "what have you done?" He looked at Mary she was a tough old fighter. She had changed dramatically since he started to help her daughter and her friends. She used to be his greatest critic. Now if any one s...
This is a mostly true story of my wife and me. Because it happened more than 50 years ago, the actions and dialogue are accurate as I can remember them. Note: No sexual contact between characters in this story occurred before they were 18 years old. (.)(.) It was late August 1955; I was in a new school district having left my friends at my old school and...
Chapter One It was the summer of 1965. I had just finished my second year of the doctoral program at a major midwestern university, while my wife Cathy had graduated from the same university, and was preparing to begin graduate school in the fall. We had been married for about eight months. Money was tight, so it really helped out a lot that we both were ab...
Part 2: Joanne meets Shannon, Rob arrives home Shannon is arriving in Toronto and Joanne is somewhere between apprehensive and curious about meeting her. Rob is expected home. He is unsure how he will relate to Shannon. This is the second chapter in this story. I hope you enjoy it. ****** Early on through her life experiences, Joanne accepted that a flip...
The local pop band became a nightly feature at the hotel. Their mixture of Western and Vietnamese love songs were very popular. Many of the older villagers who had never had access to regular entertainment other than Karaoke stood outside each night listening and singing along. John walked outside one evening and saw them standing around. "Why don't they c...
Life Back in the U.S. © In another six months, the 82nd was recalled to Fort Bragg, NC. I had spent the previous five months working as an apprentice criminal investigator, so when I got back to Fort Bragg, I was assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division. The first thing I did was to go to the local Ford dealer where I paid cash for a new 1970 Mustang...
In 1941, the Viet Minh, a communist and nationalist liberation movement, emerged under Ho Chi Minh to seek independence for Vietnam from France as well as to oppose the Japanese occupation. Japanese occupation during World War II caused the Vietnamese Famine of 1945, which caused 2 million deaths, or 10 percent of the population then. Following the military...