A story in the WriterMick's Team Is Family Universe
The latest in the Team is Family Universe. Simon is a talented swimmer that no one wants because he is, as another person in the story says, very gay. The Team takes him in, challenges his swimming ability and his life style. In the end will he find a family of another group of people who will exclude him?
This is just a quick little love story. It’s a slightly expanded version of a writers challenge where a 1,000-word story had to include portions of lyrics from several different songs. That’s why certain scenes may seem a bit forced, like the bar room. This story has references to 5 songs. If you’re the type that enjoys this sort of thing, name as many as you can in the comments. Fair warning—several are quite obscure. Have fun!
A divorced sawyer is already having a fine day after putting a beautiful black walnut through his sawmill. Little does he know that timber won't be the highlight of his day when a pretty little country girl comes by looking for some wood.
A story in the Cosimo Universe
Cosimo begins to settle into his new home and live in Cardino. Note: if you haven't read prior stories in this universe, the story may not make much sense.
In classic tennis white -- white shorts, matching tank top, and sneakers -- she was eye catching. Her black shiny hair fell softly around her face. It was thick and I had to resist the urge to run my fingers through the luscious strands. And her glasses were gone. Her dark brown eyes seemed to draw me in like mirrors in reverse; and I decided I wanted to spend hours looking into them.
Charlie invented a time machine, but that’s not really what this book is about. It’s about love and relationships, and retrospection, and tamales, and cute girls, and love. Did I mention love? Join Charlie and his girlfriends in a coming-together feel-good story.
Gavin "Gnarly" Reese was a Guitar God. Deity in the making that is. A bold move to Chicago in hopes of a career in the Metal scene, his fresh start began with finding shelter. A brownstone full of hot women presenting itself he jumped at the chance. As rough and tumble as the Iowa farm boy was, he found himself smothered by pussy and problems out the ass. Who needed sleep anyway. When you're dead, right? Rock hard! Play hard! As his granddad once said, "TAKE YOUR PICK BOY!" That he did!