THE RIDE HOME Like thousands of others, I lost my job at Sears when the company went broke. After lots of consideration, I decided to give truck driving a shot. Craig’s List had dozens of old trucks, and I managed to find one in decent condition. My uncle hooked me […] Read More… from The Ride Home
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Surprise Surprise
“Surprise Surprise” It was my first attempt using an internet dating service, and we were spending our third evening together. It made sense to select someone based on common interests and goals. We both liked hot rod car shows and Asian restaurants plus she was so easy to talk to. […] Read More… from Surprise Surprise
Woodland Encounter
“Woodland Encounter” I am a skilled map maker and was acting on orders by the king to survey a remote part of his forest. The job was progressing smoothly when without warning I was confronted by a winged dragon. I was pushed to the ground and held down by it’s […] Read More… from Woodland Encounter
Land Of The Necromancers
Land Of The Necromancers Chapter 1 =The Harvest= After years of listening and looking to the stars for signs of intelligent life, most believed that we were alone in the universe. You can imagine the astonishment and dismay when thousands of massive alien ships who had tracked our radio signals […] Read More… from Land Of The Necromancers
African Gold
African Gold It was the winter of 1859 that I finally secured my first respectable job at the Grant Mining Company. My degree in geology was finally going to pay off. The company had operations in several countries looking for new sources of gold, silver, and copper. The first assignment […] Read More… from African Gold
The Cave
The Cave. The four of us were thrilled by our discovery. We cleared away the vines from the cave entrance and couldn’t wait to do some exploring. Roger ran back to the Jeep and returned with the head lamps. We quickly removed all of our clothing except for our hiking […] Read More… from The Cave
New Neighbors
“New Neighbors” An Orc couple moved in next door about a month ago and for the most part, keep to themselves. I’m very open minded and always make an attempt to wave over the fence when I see them in the back yard. The male looks at least seven feet […] Read More… from New Neighbors
Confessions Of A High School Quarterback
“Confessions Of A High School Quarterback” At school I have no problem attracting girls, but I find a few of the guys interesting too. The gym shower is like torture. I stare at those glistening bodies with all that soapy water running off and imagine what it would be like […] Read More… from Confessions Of A High School Quarterback
The Years Of Discovery
“The Years Of Discovery” Keith and Pete were my two neighborhood pals. We lived on our bicycles and had lots of other hobbies that we shared together. I was around 13 when we built the tree house. It was the biggest tree in the neighborhood and was at the back […] Read More… from The Years Of Discovery
My Last Day In Babylon
“My Last Day In Babylon” Our little adventure takes place in the cultural capitol of Mesopotamia, 605 BC. Darkness was descending upon Babylon and it was time to pick up Mylitta. We had been seeing each other for almost six weeks. My best friend had introduced us. She is […] Read More… from My Last Day In Babylon