"How old friends hooking up can be so much fun!"
An old friend, Dean, who worked up north on a fly in fly out schedule of two weeks in camp, two weeks home, looked me up and re-connected after about ten years of working in different parts of the country....
"Matthew punishes Laura for her infidelity, again."
Author's note: This is a followup to Butterfly Effects. I didn't like how the second chapter of that story played out, so I hid it and rewrote it from scratch. Laura has reasons for doing what she did and I wanted...
"PFC Lovejoy earns her promotion."
Being a military commander in a training cadre had its perks. My next assignment was in a Support Command unit at a military base in Texas. I was assigned responsibilities as an Operations Staff Officer in a rather large combat...
"When a casual acquaintance becomes more than casual"
Steve was the husband of the best friend of my sister, Jenn. I always did my best to keep my relationships professional and platonic, especially when it came to my family and family friends. There is an old saying that...
"The after party after the party"
It had to be Ecstasy or something like it that Karine had kissed into our mouths at the club. I'm an all night partier, but I should have been passed out on the blurry limo ride that returned us to...
"Making teamwork count with nubile basic training recruits"
Being in charge of an Army training cadre has it perks. As a company commander, I could pretty much get anything I wanted. The most rewarding aspect, was seeing individuals working together, to form a team and accomplishing things as...
"Two Army recruits get well deserved punishments"
I am a company commander in a US Army training cadre and my first sergeant brought me a very unique issue. Two female trainees had been caught sleeping together. I reminded “Top” of the Army policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t...
"A fill-in assistant experiences a different kind of magic behind the scenes."
Jenna arrived to the studio about five minutes early, or as she liked to put it, on time. The door slammed behind her from the wind and silenced the cacophony of the street outside leaving nothing in the quiet but...
"Making a dream come true."
I took a deep breath and once again flattened the nonexistent wrinkles of my little red hood costume. I know it’s an awful cliché to wear a little red hood costume when I’m trying to meet The Wolf, but, hey,...
"Kelly isn't usually the life of the party, but tonight's different."
I wish I could blame it on the alcohol. Sure I had a handful drinks at the party that night, but by the time my clothes came off I felt completely sober. I don’t know why I did it. It...