Tom finally surprised Lori with her birthday trip. She was very happy he had taken it upon himself to organize the whole trip. Usually she was the one to do this. She questioned why they were spending four nights in Brighton and Tom explained about the beauty of this sea front city and how nice it sounded in the internet research he had done. He added if the...
This story is a work of fiction. Any similarities to persons living or dead is coincidental. The story has been inspired by things I have seen, read or conversations I've had. - - - o 0 o - - - I'd finished reading Carly's latest email. She had just invited me to spend the weekend with her in Brighton. We had never yet met in person, although we had been c...
Chapter 1 -- An Arrow Astray "Verily, these are dark times... the tension pervading these lands is reaching a breaking point. All appears to be progressing in the manner it should... yet I fear something to be not as it seems. Yes... if history continues on its current trajectory, it may be irreparably damaged in the end. It is time. I can no longer maintai...
It had been three years since Alex had transitioned and found love, all in the space of a few months. He had been found by his younger sister, in her room, wearing her little black number and looking at himself in her mirror. Within days he had come out and within weeks had become his sister's best friends lover. Now three years later he walked with Pam, his...
When I, Ben Shaklee, graduated from Northwestern University's journalism school I was lucky to land a job with the Chicago Tribune. Ever since I was a kid, no doubt inspired by Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and cub reporter Jimmy Olsen in reruns of the old Superman TV show, and then enhanced by real life investigative reporters from the Washington Post and New York...
Foreword I suggest those of you who hated Part One take an early bath because this is more of the same. All I can ask those of you who hate what you read, but read it all the same and complain about it, is that you read carefully. We all spend our lives learning from our mistakes and my characters make lots. It's what makes us interesting and human. My poin...
AN: This is intended to be a short romance story with multiple characters. It will definitely be a slow burn, so if you was something more tantalizing, please skip this story and chose another one more of your liking. This chapter contains *NO SEX*. My goal is to write a compelling story that progresses naturally. Also, all characters in this story are ab...
Foreword Thank you to those who have taken the time to read my story and especially to those who have commented. I hope you think it was worthwhile. Writing is a strange experience, a compulsion which makes for hard work and leads to unexpected results. I've done my best to get this post finished as quickly as I can and have beaten my weekly schedule. But...
BETHS' SUMMER BREAK Part 10 - Brighton Rock As Gina heads off to New England with Mick, Beth has some fun in the stables and with Izzy before a steamy weekend in Brighton gives her many more new experiences. Chapter One. It's Thursday Tomorrow! I waved one last time and put the car into drive. Gina disappeared into the terminal building dragging two huge...
I grew up in a small coastal town in New England. My dad worked the fishing boats and his boat sank and took him with it when I was 12, leaving mom and I to go on alone. Mom took a job at the only local employer that offered benefits, Brighton Cannery. She worked long, hard days as I went to school, trying to etch out an existence for us, although meager....