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• 1953 #4: Christ Killers
  Posted: Thursday, December 03, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Using a powerful, commercial floor buffer—that, until he learned how to take it where he wanted it to go, rather than the floor buffer taking him where it wanted to go—Mitchell discovered that maintaining the mirror-like shine on the second floor deck was not quite as difficult as he’d first thought it would be. More..
• a little bit of love--- From Tuchy's book The Next 60 Years
  Posted: Wednesday, December 02, 2009  by Tuchy (Carl) Palmieri
  Words of love for you and me. More..
• 1953 #3: Hebrew
  Posted: Wednesday, December 02, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Careful, coarse language here! ________________________________________ “Come, on, Mac! He even brought it to you to see. More..
• Looking Back pt. 1
  Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009  by Tyree Williams
  In a matter of hours Mike''s life is turned upside down. More..
• 1953 #2: Rockaway Lifeboat Station
  Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Careful, very strong language here! _______________________________________ Hardening, his eyes made contact with Mitchell’s—who looked back a moment, then lowered his—“Your ass is grass,” Ewing said. More..
• 1953 #1: Duty Stations
  Posted: Monday, November 30, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Careful, some coarse language here ______________________________________ “Two last orders! If you ever see us again,” cocking his head, Slattery motioned to Conroy and Gustand, “don’t salute us and don’t call us sir. More..
• The Case of Numi Tea and The Curse of the Chiselers
  Posted: Monday, November 30, 2009  by David Arthur Walters
  The Sparks are there for the Gathering More..
• Patriot vol1:Blood by Contract
  Posted: Monday, November 30, 2009  by Rojob Abraham Khan
  Modern day rags to rich story More..
• Christmas Eve, 1952
  Posted: Sunday, November 29, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  On his third visit to the U. More..
• Nadine 2: Geriatric Romance
  Posted: Saturday, November 28, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Following Nadine my mind was shifting from, do we get undressed? Do I treat Nadine like. More..
• Nadine1:Geriatric Romance
  Posted: Friday, November 27, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Her eyes on me again, my eyes meeting her eyes, “I miss a man,” she said emotively, “I miss being held by a man and the feeling of a man’s body next to me, and. More..
• 1952 #14: Letters
  Posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Taking the blue envelope flap from his wallet—where Susan had written her phone number, and that he had later written her address—Mitchell addressed the envelope, wrote his return address on the corner, put an airmail stamp on it, then returned the blue envelope flap to his wallet. More..
• 1952 #13: Dungarees
  Posted: Tuesday, November 24, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Caution, some rough language here! _____________________________________ The men of Company Seven considered Chief Petty Officer Slattery the personification of the salty Coast Guard lifer, and without realizing, the more impressionable began to take on some of Slattery’s characteristics: the way he held his body; the way he walked; what, and how he smoked. More..
• 1952 #12: Boot
  Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Careful, some coarse language here. More..
• 1952 #11: Orders
  Posted: Sunday, November 22, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Careful, some raw language here. More..
• 1952 #10: Four Years
  Posted: Saturday, November 21, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  So far, the only things that had impressed him about Wright Junior College were the abundance of good-looking girls, and that the students were allowed to smoke in designated areas within the building. More..
• 1952 #9: Canadian Club
  Posted: Saturday, November 21, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Sneaking a half—not in a very optimistic mood—Sneaking a half empty bottle of Canadian Club from Walter’s liquor cabinet, at 11:30 that night he drove to Talman Avenue, parked in a tight, but perfectly situated space directly across the street from the building and shut off the motor. More..
• 1952 #8:Castle of Sand
  Posted: Thursday, November 19, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Taking hold of her chin, turning her face in his direction so he might see her eyes, “Sue, right there, right then, when your dad started grilling me about my average and my goals, I promised myself that I’d do anything for you!” More..
• 1952 #7: Kind'a Sex
  Posted: Wednesday, November 18, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  But, true to her code of ethics, just as she’d never touch him there… with her hand, or allow him to touch her there… with his hand—as much as Susan truly wanted him to, and truly wanted to do herself—she did allow the “innocent and accidental” laying on of elbows. More..
• 1/5/52 # 6: Sexy Elbows
  Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Careful, gets a bit expletive here. More..
• 12/8/51 #5: Tangled Web
  Posted: Monday, November 16, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  “You meet a girl you say you love, and suddenly college—and not just any college, but the Rochester Institute of Technology—becomes the most important thing in your life! And I’m to pay for it?” More..
• 12/51 to 9/52#4: At 1st Sight
  Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  “This is crazy. More..
• 12/51 to 9/52 #3: Seeing Susan
  Posted: Saturday, November 14, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Crystals of melted snow sparkling in his dark-brown hair, his cold, flushed complexion caused his eyes to appear even greener and, her breath catching in her throat, Mitchell’s features were more alluring to Susan now than they had been when she had first seen him sitting across the counter… when she had silently prayed that somehow they would find a way to meet. More..
• In Admiration of Charla Nash
  Posted: Friday, November 13, 2009  by Elizabeth J Russo
  Tragedy, Endurance, Strength, Courage, Spirit, Triumph More..
• 12/51 to 9/52 #2: Phoning Susan
  Posted: Friday, November 13, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  “ ‘When you get to know me better,’ huh?” he repeated, understanding, possibly for the first time in his life, what a girl really, maybe, means when she says something: She wants us to know each other! “Know what?” More..


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