A chatroom meeting results in a real-world hookup between a civilian on an out-of-town assignment and a young naval officer looking for some man-to-man fun.
A uncanny sort of buyers finally find an item they had been looking for in a shady shop. They're not actually looking to buy though, and the business goes awry for the proprietor. When the orbital's law enforcement arrives to investigate, their true intentions become apparent.
Magic leaks through a rift in the barrier between the human world and Hell. Demons, vampires, harpies, and other monsters come through that rift. Closing the rift to seal out the monsters would also shut off the source of magic, but nobody wants to do that because of the wondrous changes made possible by magic. This is how the problem is solved after 2,000 years of trying.
Young Antinous, captured by the ancient Greek state Tripolis general Herotis in a battlefied defeat of the Greek state Kozani, is deflowered by the general and becomes Herotis's cup bearer, bed mate, and spy. There is a question of who Antinous really is spying for, though.
What if an escort company decided to take over the world? VBE is a juvenile rant against capitalism, sexism, celebrity, and the Entertainment-Industrial Complex. For the first time ever the whole sordid story is available here in condensed Reader's Digest format without all the clever graphics, provocative distractions, or subliminal messages embedded in the original VBE website. Note: The author received no compensation from product placement. (I did it out of the goodness in my heart)
A story in the Bondage Dystopia Universe
In the future America, slavery is legal again and people are often forced to choose between that and fates that might be even worse. Not just debtors and criminals are enslaved, however. Meet twin brothers Dan and Dale Orsini, who pick up more than a few slaves, including eager ones, along the way. Plus, it's time for payback to some evil exes.
This story is not true, but sort of an amalgamation of a number of stories told to me by several members of the military. I don't know how factual the basic premise might be, but when you hear similar stories from a number of unrelated sources, you tend to believe there is more than a grain of truth to it.