My Stories 102
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My Only Shot
This is another piece about how much I hated my college years. Except this one is painfully honest and even funny in places. It also teaches a valuable lesson. Please comment nicely!
Fiction: Biography, T, English, Friendship & Hurt/Comfort, words: 816, 5/8/2020
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A Sweet Hour's Sport
Professor Mary Muldoon was a mean old battleaxe with one burning ambition - to beat Jane Austen at pool! But when Abraham Lincoln shows up instead, things quickly spiral out of control. A one act play in the tradition of the old Twilight Zone TV show. Rated T for disturbing themes and images.
Fiction: Play, T, English, Supernatural & Drama, words: 2k+, favs: 1, 5/1/2020
2Fortune Teller »
"Went to the fortune teller, had my fortune read . . ." London, 1963. Brian Jones was a hungry street thug who dreamed of rock and roll stardom. Sylvia Plath was a respected poet tormented by inner demons. Her cryptic words were one part prophecy, one part seduction! Rated T for disturbing themes and images.
Fiction: Historical, T, English, Hurt/Comfort & Romance, chapters: 2, words: 1k+, 4/15/2020
4Miss Hartwell's Confession »
This continuing story takes place in Victorian London, in the days of Oscar Wilde. Back then forbidden love could be fatal. Today we know that all love is beautiful. Rated T for some sensuality. Please comment nicely!
Fiction: Romance, T, English, Romance & Hurt/Comfort, chapters: 2, words: 1k+, updated: 4/13/2020 published: 11/29/2019
The Hard Either Or
My father told me college was important. But he never really told me why. It's taken me almost forty years to figure out that he didn't know himself. Life is full of painful lessons. But some lessons are worth learning! Rated T for mature themes.
Fiction: Biography, T, English, Family & Hurt/Comfort, words: 735, 4/6/2020
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Columbia Punks Out
When you graduate from an Ivy League College, alumni reunions are a big thing. This e-mail just hit my spam folder, and it was so genuinely moving that I had to share. Rated T for crude humor and brief, disturbing images. Please comment nicely!
Fiction: Humor, T, English, Humor & Parody, words: 265, favs: 1, 4/5/2020
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Forbidden Splendor
At a sophisticated London party, a bright-eyed young actress meets a fascinating older man. But there's danger in the arms of an enigmatic stranger! Rated T for frank sexual attraction and some disturbing images of horror.
Fiction: Horror, T, English, Horror & Supernatural, words: 395, favs: 1, 3/30/2020
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How Many Friends Have I Really Got?
This is a review of the classic rock album The Who by Numbers. But it's also a reflection on love and loss and change. Please comment nicely!
Fiction: Biography, T, English, Angst & Hurt/Comfort, words: 1k+, 3/26/2020
College President Cries Crocodile Tears
A tragic murder in New York City is nothing new - and it's nothing to laugh at, either! But when the same old liberals tell the same old lies, it's time for scorching satire, served up without mercy by a twisted truth-teller. Rated T for implied violence and some truly disturbing social commentary.
Fiction: Humor, T, English, Humor & Parody, words: 500, 2/16/2020
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The Mermaid's Song
This is just a dream-like song that came to me about a mermaid and her human lover. Rated T for some adult themes and implied sex. Please comment nicely!
Poetry: Love, T, English, Romance & Supernatural, words: 142, favs: 1, follows: 1, 12/27/2019
3Mystery Man »
It was the summer after graduation, and Clarissa Carlton wanted nothing to do with love. But that was before she opened the letter! Rated T for teen romance and some sensuality.
Fiction: Romance, T, English, Romance & Drama, chapters: 2, words: 1k+, updated: 11/1/2019 published: 6/27/2019
About A Neighbor
Did you ever have a neighbor who just drives you crazy without even trying? That's how I feel about my neighbor Kevin. So I wrote this little piece while listening to the Nirvana song "About A Girl." Rated T for sexual language and some profanity.
Fiction: Humor, T, English, Humor & Parody, words: 262, favs: 1, 9/3/2019
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Learning From Mrs Leary
Teachers can teach some amazing lessons if we choose to listen. Here is just one example of how it can happen. Please comment nicely!
Fiction: Biography, T, English, Hurt/Comfort & Family, words: 955, 8/8/2019
7Hers to Command »
Wealthy and sophisticated Lady Regina was rich enough to buy anything she wanted. Muscular Adam Madison didn't care about money, and he never had any trouble finding a girl. What happens when a construction worker and an aristocrat clash at a busy building site in modern London?
Fiction: Romance, T, English, Romance & Drama, chapters: 7, words: 4k+, favs: 1, updated: 6/11/2019 published: 6/11/2018
20The Runaway Prince »
My name is Anton Maximilian DeMarco. I am a prince, and I am gay. But my royal parents do not wish to accept me. So here I am in America, studying under an assumed name at a small town college. But a certain sheriff has his eye on me! Rated T for sweet but steamy slash.
Fiction: Romance, T, English, Romance & Mystery, chapters: 17, words: 16k+, favs: 5, follows: 12, updated: 5/22/2019 published: 7/23/2016
The American Experience: Spruce Bingsteen »
This is an on-going documentary on an American rock legend who takes his music and his beliefs very, very seriously. Based on the PBS show THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. Rated T for potty humor and mild blasphemy. Please comment nicely!
Fiction: Humor, T, English, Humor & Parody, chapters: 3, words: 795, updated: 4/22/2019 published: 12/27/2018
9Scream, Little Richard, Scream! »
Rock and roll is here to stay! It will never die. It was meant to be that way, though I don't know why. But when you're a fake, lying, fifth-rate aging rock critic from Detroit, a white-boy wanna-be who keeps thumping his chest about how "macho" and "blue collar" the music is, then beware! Little Richard just might pay you a visit some night. Rated T for graphic sexual images.
Fiction: Horror, T, English, Horror & Parody, chapters: 8, words: 4k+, favs: 1, follows: 1, updated: 3/20/2019 published: 10/4/2014
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Down Home Girl
This is just a brief memory from high school, with some thoughts on getting older, and of course a tribute to the Rolling Stones. Please comment nicely!
Fiction: Essay, T, English, Hurt/Comfort & Angst, words: 400, favs: 1, 12/28/2018
6The Inheritance »
Dark-eyed, feisty little Jenna Kendall is a fish out of water in London - but the upstart American is determined to discover the truth about her grandmother's inheritance! This story is mystery/suspense with a strong romance to follow. Rated T for future sex and language and danger!
Fiction: Romance, T, English, Romance & Mystery, chapters: 3, words: 2k+, follows: 1, updated: 11/14/2018 published: 6/4/2018
Pope To Bishops: Only Lies Can Save Us Now!
At a secret conference of bishops, deep in the Vatican catacombs, Pope Francis delivers a shocking message about the future of the Catholic church. This is black adult humor, based on the writings of Swift and Voltaire, with a special debt to Professor Mary Gordon of Barnard College. You have been warned!
Fiction: Humor, T, English, Parody & Humor, words: 750, 9/25/2018