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Finn Conroy was not at home.Rather,he was at home,but his home no longer looked the same.Gone were the familiar surroundings that he was used to,replaced by much richly finished oak and leather.Finn looked about,confused by the changes.He had obviously been sleeping,he felt disoriented and was still...

Henry Bishop sat at his desk working when his boss, Mr. Carn, came to his desk. “Bishop, you were supposed to give me the Compton report this morning,” he yelled.  “I want that report on my desk before the end of the day,” he bellowed and stormed off.

The first "occurrence" happened on the first day of the transfer. My new firefighting team consisted of four people including me and Charles from the New York district. The other two firefighters Zach and Angela were both from Jacksonville but new to firefighting. We had only met each other...

Father Parthenios, abbot of the monastery of Our Beatific Holy Lady, was a 75-year-old man, of middle stature, lean with an all-white long beard. His long hair, tied in a knot at his nape and thinning on the crown, was covered with his monk’s cap. His clear blue eyes emanated a kind of sweetness bordering to holiness. His worn out frock had become threadbare and bleached with time.

Harry Dunn sat with his wife, Gina, at their kitchen table.  “Gina, I spent the last week casing the bank, and I got it all figured out.  It’s a sure thing.” “Harry, darling, I wish you’d get out of the business. Get a real job, one that won’t land you in Jail or worse.”

“Nice job on the Routledge case, Detective,” Myers called as Detective White shrugged his coat on. “I’ve said it once, I’ll say it a thousand times. Never known anyone to catch a killer as fast as you!”

The wind filled the sails and propelled the ship gracefully through the water.  With the land always visible to the starboard and the ocean to the port, the ship made its way up the coast.  The Chief Mate assigned Justin, Jake, and Elan, each, to a member of the crew who taught them as much and as quickly as they could.

Most women don’t run as fast as men but Paige Hunter did and that put her in competition with a local guy named Danny Mannering. They went to the same small town school and although he was the track and field star she would still beat him in a couple of events. This seemed to challenge his masculinity and so he was always a bit cool towards her.

When 18-year-old Damon Yates applied for a Saturday job at a fashionable women’s store he didn’t quite know what he was in for. Annette DuBois, the owner, born in Chicago but who had a distinct French accent, would have preferred a girl for the job but Damon’s father was her therapist and so she felt kind of obligated.

Jeff Friesen was out of work and desperate for a job and so when his uncle, who was going into hospital for an operation on his knee, asked him to fill in for him for a few weeks he was excited. It was only a janitors job but it was at a small private progressive women’s college and every one of the students was over the age of consent.

When my girlfriend Sandy walked out on me I thought it was the end of the world. Even though I had a good job in Toronto, friends, family and a great bachelor pad, I decided to get out of town. The thought of bumping into her with some other man just frightened the hell out of me. So I packed my...

Stu knew that Gina was a married woman, that’s why he was a surprised at her being so timid when it came to sex. She didn’t seem a bit adventurous, quite the reverse. Even when she stripped off she insisted that he turn the lights out. During their six-month affair, he’d never once seen...

People often complain that moving house is a stressor, a problem to be solved, and a stress to be conquered. I enjoy it because when I was a kid, my mother and I moved so much that it was ingrained into our lives. One adventure after another, from an old house to a new house. New smells, new buildings,...

Almost everyone dreams of living in some exotic location, or in another time period, or meeting that  special person who caters to your every need. Imagine what it would be like if some hypnotherapist could send you into a trance and you could customize your dreams, dreams that exactly mimic reality...