"A seductive new job offer to bring the world to it's knees..."
Gripping the knob, I popped my hip against the peeling paint of the familiar office door. Ever since the titular owner of ‘Jacob Tomb, Private Investigations’ had drunkenly kicked it open three years ago the lock had ceased all functionality...
"A widower gets a second chance"
Twenty-twenty was quite a year, I inadvertently got a second chance at love!I'd lost my wife to cancer in January, and my good neighbor moved away after selling his place to an idiot in March. The Coronavirus struck; to top...
"A powerful CEO makes it rain"
Lisa fiddled with her phone with irritation. Five texts and three exclamation point emails since she barged into the room just a half-hour ago! All of her reports knew full well not to bother her on a Friday night unless...
""He who laughs, lasts." ~ Mary Pettibone Poole"
It was my idea from the beginning and it made some money for Ralph and Mac. My reward was worth more than money (to me).Ralph, Mac, and I lived in the second-floor flat of the old Victorian building in San...
"An overnight stay at a roadside motel provides a married couple an unforgettable experience"
Matt and Katrina waved goodbye to their three boys as they slowly backed down the driveway. Matt was shocked that he managed to get all three of them to go outside and wave goodbye to their mom before they left...
"For a friend in need"
"I am in the area," texted Rayna.Rayna got inside the elevator in the luxury building and went up to the twenty-sixth floor. Two other older men were in the elevator but they got off before Rayna did. Given her appearance,...
"Five doo-woppers get pulled over for speeding in their Studebaker. The sheriff has a special request for them."
After some delay in Vermont, a doo-wop band steps on it in Massachusetts. The sheriff says, “hi." Instead of a fine, they get a pitch that sounds too good to be true. They still follow the old man to his...
"Melissa and the Dark Arts."
Melissa sat in the café waiting for Jenny to arrive. They had decided on a mid-week meeting for a change. A catch-up and a chat. The waitress sidled over to her and she ordered a cappuccino for herself, one herbal...
"Racula and her prudish sister Lari get fucked in the arse by strangers."
Racula had been surprised when her older sister Lari suggested an impromptu holiday. A few minutes later, an apartment off the seafront in Agios Stephanos in northern Corfu was booked.The first evening, after a day at the beach, the sisters...
"A traveler meets an old friend"
"Fuck," said Liz, looking at the hotel prices in Miami as she was at the airport.Liz needed to stay in a hotel overnight, as her flight to Europe would not depart until the next afternoon. In the year 2025, hotel...