We all saw it happen in person, on TV, or both. What we didn’t know was what the viewing would do to us. Then, we had no expectation of what it and those exposed would do to the rest of us. It wasn’t pretty, except pretty grim. This story has been on my hard drive for a long time and it’s derived from an old English sci-fi movie that I had seen years ago. It may have been “Day of the Triffids” though my direction is very different. I’m trying to crank it back up. We’ll see. RG
A New Career Story (4) California of 1850 provides a bountiful source of adventure and some sex as John Wilson winds up cleaning up a part of San Francisco. Mostly, he goes after kidnappers, and that proves very lucrative as he assumes the persona of a detective and troubleshooter. Not only that, but he establishes his own version of the Baker Street Irregulars.
A Thank You Note Story (6) This was just another routine patrol through the hinterlands of Iraq. This was the sort of thing that happened when the excitement of the original conquest had faded, and the main point was trying to stay alive until it was time to go home. Sometimes staying alive depends on the quality of the equipment and sometimes it depend on the men using the equipment, but, usually, it depends on both of them working together.
A young college teacher has a run-in with four tough female students. They turn her life upside down, and with each passing day she sinks further into degradation and desperation. There's violence in the story, but it's not a story about violence. It's about intimidation, fear, humiliation, and how much emotional trauma a person can endure before doing something desperate. The 1st chapter and a half have no sex, but then it's plentiful.
Mike is a middle aged highly successful accountant who gets sent to jail for killing a young girl whilst drunk at the wheel of his car. He is taken in by Eddie McManus, who runs all of the rackets in Chelmsford Prison with the blessing of the warden. Eddie runs a string of inmates who are transvestite prostitutes. Little does Mike know that while he is currently Eddie's accountant and secretary, he is actually being groomed to become one of Eddie's "girls"
A couple spend a week on a remote private island, soaking up the sun 'au naturel', decompressing from their hectic lives. They relive their amazing heroic past, leading up to their shocking current situation.
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 story of Salau (1) It's time for Nemi's people to pay their annual tithe to the King. All goes well until they begin their way through the lands claimed by the Kilim. An ambush leads to a flight to safety in the snow, treachery...and a surprise