Fiction Stories

Short Story for discerning readers: A Behind-the-Scenes Hollywood Tale. Step off the red carpet and into the makeshift makeup backroom with “Makeup Artist,” a razor-sharp short story set during the filming of The Secret Circle. This compact narrative lifts the veil on life behind the camera—where laughter, camaraderie, and off-duty antics reign supreme. Meet our unlikely protagonist: an average girl who becomes a makeup artist whose quick wit and steady hand keep two rising stars—David and Zak.

A chance meeting on a cold, wet hiking trail. Two people, two different sets of problems. Can talking help? What else might develop?

A young man on holiday with his mother in Singapore, is bored by the claustrophobic atmosphere of the naval family community. But life changes when he hears rumours about a young naval officer's wife who is causing outrage among the other officer's wives. While he doesn't actually get ot meet her, the tales ignite his sexual fantasies. Then, two years later, he meets her in the flesh and his long held fantasy about her is brought to life!

Peter is stuck at a job fixing a machine at a cheese factory when he suggests that his sexy wife, Kerry, go swimming at a nearby lake with a couple of his employees to fill in the time while he's working. She complains she didn't bring a bikini, and he jokes she could swim in her bra and panties, or go skinny dipping. She goes, but guilt wracks his brain and he decides to catch up with her to apologise.

It's another song/story. Set in the sixties, I've substituted a guy for the narrating girl. I'll try that twist but we'll see. It's going to be more I've found. I'm still not sure I like where it went but it's done and I'm submitting it. I don't think it's one of my better ones. 73, RG

Marcy learns that her husband is doing more than buying feed for the livestock when he makes his weekly run. She plots an explosive plan to deal with his indiscretion and decides to fix a few other shortcomings in the process.

"Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." is remembered.

Robin is a young girl who works for my restaurant. One night after closing, she comes back for a pit stop while I was doing inventory. That stop turned into a really fortunate event for me when I wound up doing more than inventory, and way more than she bargained for, but she liked it in the end. :)

Just a man trying to find his way

Dana wants to get closer to Tara, but the older girl isn’t so sure about having a girlfriend. A prequel to “Dana, Teri, and Mike Naked in School.”