Borrowing cmsix's "John and Argent" concept. Achilles, at death's door, is transplanted to a different time and place, but with familiar rules, survive and grab as much ass as you can.
A Take Me Out to the Ballgame Story (4) Alex Osborn just wanted a chance, at long last, to prove he could pitch in the majors. He got his chance -- and took another chance as well -- maybe with the wrong woman.
April Fools Contest 2025
Terry Weaver and Lupe Calderón are both outcasts at their swanky prep school. When they are set up by the A-list students in an elaborate April fool's prank, they must cooperate to avoid a nasty fallout, and in the process, they get a true measure of each other. With the help of a rural police chief and her farmer parents, the two young people thwart their classmates' schemes and come out of the predicament smelling like… daffodils? Winner, 2025 April Fools Story Contest.
Blue Ridge Mountaineers
Howard Randolph returns home to Virginia after the War Between the States. A former Confederate Officer deals with the loss of his parents, the disappearance of his sister and the loss of his humanity. Period language and extreme violence.
Emma loves Hamish but won't wait for him while he goes off to make his career. When they meet again after thirty years they argue over the colour of the blouse she was wearing when they last met. It was the only thing she had on, so it should be easy. Perhaps reenacting that last meeting will stir their memories.
This story was written for the ASSM Anniversary 'Blanket Party' in November 2003.