National Guard Training, Part II

"My Driver's Best Friend Tagged Along to Experience A Weekend Field Training Exercise"

Life in the National Guard was always exciting and fun. As an officer and a Company Commander, I had my very own driver assigned to me. Weekend drills were mundane, consisting mostly of inspections and classes in the Armory. I...

Embrace of the Knife

"Sometimes we just want to embrace the knife even if in the end we get cut..."

YouDeconstruct meWith just a single gazeTry toTear me downWith just a wordCause me painIt always builds me up, anywaysLove meJust as much as you hate meLie to meWhisper all the words I want to hearBuild me up so you can...

Camp Bathhouse: Chapter Four

"A young man's world is turned upside down by voyeuristic acts, all while camping with his family."

She stood there in the water, just floating. She would periodically lower herself down so the water would rise up above her lips and up to her nose, leaving just her hazel eyes exposed. “Aren’t you hot?” Reese asked me.“Hot?” I...

The Mexican Vacation Resort Hostess

"A true story of unbelievable proportions."

We decided to drive to Mazatlán on the western coast of Mexico. It was a long trip, but one that was worth the long drive across Texas, and then the northern parts of Mexico.The Hotel Riu, which overlooked the Pacific,...

The Sketchbook

"A short story about a single gay man falling for a trans woman and the internal confusion he feels."

It was strange seeing you like this. Your parents were excited to see you home, and I was certainly accepting of your change. Here was this twenty-one-year-old woman. You dressed like a bit of a dork, but it was an...