Slow Stories

The story you are about to read is true, the names have been changed to protect the innocent, and the not so innocent. The story isn’t mine, but that of my best friend. He and I have been friends since high school. I turned out to be a somewhat writer. I write short stories and some long ones too. Nothing published as such unless you count the internet. Anyway this is Jim’s story, I’m just the narrator or ghost writer, or whatever you call it.

A Swarm Cycle Story
What would you do if you had a couple of embarrassing sexual 'kinks' but still wanted to go into space to fight the swarm? Toby was in just such a dilemma. However when a friend got into trouble, he just put that all to one side to help, even though his father got the opportunity to go, and to include him. Was he better off by staying?

A story in the Tech and State Universe
A character-driven romance: Martin, a 48-year-old widower and Irene, 34 and single are assigned to work together on an academic research project. Their relationship, initially frosty but professional, warms to the point that Irene suggests they become friends-with-benefits, to enjoy no-strings sex. The arrangement works well for both, although Martin's feelings toward her begin to deepen. Then, an old flame of hers enters the picture, and Martin faces the prospect of losing her.

The wife finds her husband is missing, but things are not as they appear. When her past catches up to her, everything she thought she knew is about to be challenged. This is a 47,000 + word suspense thriller novel. This story follows the themes of redemption, self-growth, and healing. There are some sexually explicit scenes along the way. This is a journey of rising over circumstance and finding your own happiness. A special thanks to pepere and barneyr for their invaluable editing assistance.

READ THE CODES! If the codes aren't your thing, don't flame me. Be kind. This is a variation of Classy Conversions, with Irish Writer's consent. What happens when the world is faced with the unthinkable: a horrific pandemic that forever alters the future of humanity, combined with severe climate change that threatens humanity's ability to feed itself?

He gets the sole custody of his daughters and that puts him in a very good situation to be in contact with all the lonely mothers in the neighborhood.

The Nolan family was a complete wreck. In a last ditch effort to save it, the matriarch takes the family to a psychiatrist for family counseling. The psychiatrist, though, has an agenda of her own. [NOTE: Partially A.I. generated by an original idea (if there are original ideas in prose anymore) I had]

Jennifer and Peter are childhood friends. On Jennifer's birthday, Peter buys her a gift that neither will soon forget.