There are moments in life when genius strikes even the most average of intellects. Take the invention of the peanut butter and jelly sandwich for example. Despite its apparent violation of the laws of nature, and despite the subsequent arguments of conspiracy theorists, it was not invented by members of the Manhattan Project during their lunch break. We can...
You died. But that was not the end. You ended up in white space, with a window explaining your situation. Apparently you ended up in some kind of RTS/RPG game. From here you can define your 'next great adventure'. You can choose your avatar – it's gender, looks, race, traits, skill tree, etc. of course as starting hero you will receive only basic equipment...
As we began packing up my grandfather's things after the funeral I looked at his old bottle collection on the top of the mantle over the fire. For years he had collected all the obscure glass bottles from soft drinks and beers from around the country and world when he travelled. Some went back as far as WWII and while most would see them as junk I saw them a...
MARGIE'S PRETTY RED DRESS One last dress up surprise story about Joe Whuzzit. Then his confession! A week had passed. Joe was a businessman and busy through the week. That also gave us a break to relax and just be happy campers. One evening after a ride, maybe Wednesday, we had stopped for a short time at Joe's nicer Strip club. While there, we were infor...
As an editor, establishing a good editing relationship with the author is of primary concern. Without trust between you, editing is going to be a disaster. The author needs to know you're interested only in making their work shine, not changing their voice, style or story. When an author knows this, they will be much more likely to accept suggestions and cha...
My name is Jacques, but most people call me Jack, and being a tour guide in Old Quebec never had any advantages, until now. Quebec is a city everybody should visit once in their lives, not just for the following reason. My latest group of tourists had the usual blend of older folks, families and college students. As I scanned the group before introducing my...
It was the summer of 1967, that's the closest I can come to a date. I had been back for Asia for about two weeks when my uncle called. "Hey Marty, what you gonna do tonight?" "Hell the same thing I have done every night since I got home. I'm gonna find a bar and try to get lucky." "Instead of doing that come over to the club." "Come on Uncle Deacon, The...
We had only been married less than a year. Although we had had a few sexual adventures, this was the first time we actually switched partners. It was a Friday and we were looking forward to the weekend. I had picked up an eight-ball of coke for some weekend fun. We started doing lines as soon as I got home. Along with beer, pot, and JD we were flying by 7 pm...
Iris loved everything about fall, the cooler temperatures, returning to the neglected parts of her closet, and all pumpkin spice lattes. Everyone knew, so she'd been put in charge of her office's annual Halloween party. She really wanted to make it special this year. The office didn't need another buffet table covered in plastic clamshells of frosted pumpkin...
First, huge thanks to Meridian13, who started this story and trusted me enough to finish it for her. Also, another huge thanks to her again for helping me iron it out and make it even better! ~~~~~~~ "Bitch!" Augustus Caesar muttered under his breath. Damned if he would let that bitch have anything from his father's estate, some money grubbing bitch that w...