First Stories

This story is designed to highlight the extreme conditions of physical, emotional and sexual abuse to which all Roman slaves were liable to be exposed, through the experiences of three boy gladiators. It was inspired largely by the TV series 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' (and features a cameo from one of the characters) and the book 'Time Hunters: Gladiator Clash' by Adam Blade. Credit goes to ChatGPT for talking through my ideas with me and coming up with interesting settings for some scenes.

A teen girl fantasizes about her next door neighbor.

A Graduate School Story
Bill finds that a leaking radiator hose leads to unexpected benefits when he is befriended by a woman and her two daughters.

Designing and fighting machines was a hobby. When fleet came to him after a match they did not give him much choice. They wanted a new armored combat suit and they wanted him to design and building it.

Conscripted into the service was expected but not what happened to my sister. When we got to War it was devastating as men died around me. Then we found a way to even the odds and it was the sergeants and officers who died. Only when that happened our government abandoned us and we learned about the laws here on War and what we could do.

My parents left my sister Dena and me at home for a week one summer. Dena's friend Kim provided the impetus for us to find each other.

Micky joins his sister-in-law's brother, Dave, for a day on the water. Surprisingly, the day also includes Dave's teen nieces, Paula and Dianna. A deal is struck for Micky's second job in Florida.

The young brother and sister fell into the "coming of age" in a different way.