A story in the Tech and State Universe
Christopher "Kit" Wainwright is assigned Nichelle, a black woman, as his lab partner. Hailing from an insular small town, he is uncomfortable interacting with her. As he gets to know her, his queasiness about her race dissipates and he begins respecting her. They become at first friends and then lovers. Kit is unsure how his friends and family will accept Nichelle. In the mean time her history-obsessed mother discovers that his and her families crossed paths over a century earlier. / (Reviews)
A Marine grunt returns to civilian life and is faced with a new mission to bring hope to an innocent girl. Sexual abuse, a horrendous crime, and a stunning revelation eventually lead them to an unexpected ending.
A Story from The Case Files of Dr. Randall Herringwick (1) The doctor is hired to mold a woman into a potential spouse with an improbable list of attributes. Is it physically and mentally possible? A story of hymens and mammaries, and why so many people revere them.
Violent storms are common in the Midwest. The one described here actually happened outside a little town I was staying in almost 20 years ago. It sounded like a train, the tornado axiom, if you will, but the straight-line winds cleared a windrow to stumps and killed several cattle (and I'm sure a lot of other critters). Friday I was in the shower, during a storm, when my muse spoke to me, and yes, when I looked out back, she was sitting on our boat.
Fred and Jamie have been friends for years...that is until one fateful night, with the help of a little alcohol, things happen. Can they stay friends after this, does it evolve into something more, or is it the ending chapter in their time together. ~NOTE: This is the original, unedited version.~