A boy meets a girl but they already knew each other. And now they are talking about commitment. And really, he can't see how he got himself into marrying her when they have not even slept together...

Locked Out

by Earnest Long

Short Story / Literary Fiction

May 05, 2018

Shelves: 1

The House

Tags: locked-out, lost-keys, moving-home-fiction, blonde-bombshell-fiction, them-women

Summary

What would happen to two people if they had moved into a new home and then lost the keys almost as soon as they got there? Really, these two are just as bad as each other. They might not ever get back in their apartment. And then a blonde walking past sees their predicament and speaks to them in the street....

Only Beauty is Free

by ALAN FASHION

Short Story / Literary Fiction

January 01, 2018

Shelves: 1

The House

Tags: beauty, party, ugliness, beauty-and-beast, beautiful-daughters

Summary

A man in a safe government job has three beautiful daughters and goes to visit his country cousin. But what will he be like when they meet him? Really, they don't know. They're not even sure what he looks like for when they get to the airport at the other end. Still, in this lovely well-crafted story, they fall softly it seems. This is because of the girls' beauty. It seems that at the airport the driver of a car mistakes them for somebody else's relatives. He invites them to a country mansion that might just be a bit bigger than his cousin's farmhouse and cider making business. Will they meet their cousin in the end and explain the mistake to him and others? This is a good read about a genuinely imaginative situation not often seen in fiction. Except that is, there are many beautiful heroines in novels. But does beauty have its flaws? This is a story about beauty, money and ugliness.

Getting Along Fine Without It

by Earnest Long

Short Story / Literary Fiction

December 02, 2017

Shelves: 1

The House

Tags: out_the_box, computer_hobby, computer_hobby_fiction, computer_hobby_story, computer_home

Summary

Somebody gets his computer home, takes it out the box, plugs in and sees if it will work. This is the start of the story. And it is a story so many people know from their own lives. Really, this story is one of record. And it is for so many people like the character in this book who got a computer home just like the person in this story did.

A Breeze

by Earnest Long

Short Story / Literary Fiction

December 02, 2017

Shelves: 1

The House

Tags: computer_user_fiction, people_with_problems, hard_relationships, computer_woes, woe_betide-hard_for_anyone

Summary

A short story. Relationships can be hard for anyone. Computers can be hard for some. But some find them easy. And some aren’t interested. However, relationships are not like computers for example. And woes betide someone who thinks they are.

To See Yourself through a Mirror

by Earnest Long

Short Story / Literary Fiction

November 21, 2017

Shelves: 1

The House

Tags: conscience, mirror, something-darker, struggles-to-cope, what-you-see

Summary

What do you see when you see yourself through a mirror? Do you see experiences? And if so what experiences would they be? The story starts as a romance but becomes something darker. A man struggles to cope with his conscience and with what might have been. Or never was...

Go Tell the Spartans

by Gerard Peters

Short Story / Literary Fiction

February 18, 2017

Shelves: 1

The House

Tags: fantasy, loss, greed, redemption, last-stand

Summary

When a man loses his beloved grand mother, he doesn't expect to be faced with an epic receiving help from an unexpected quarter.

Rough Men For Rough Work

by Gerard Peters

Short Story / Literary Fiction

February 15, 2017

Shelves: 1

The House

Tags: society, ptsd, discharge, armed-forces, fitting-in

Summary

Since early history soldiers were expected to do their duty in far flung parts of the world, But when the fighting is over and they are no longer needed society effectively turns their back on them. Many are unable to re-intergrate this is my story.

A Small Measure of Peace

by Gerard Peters

Short Story / Literary Fiction

February 13, 2017

Shelves: 1

The House

Tags: mystery, ghosts, thriller, roman, historical

Summary

Plagued by recurring nightmares and visions a man races to put a stop to them before they overwhelm him.

Time To Die, Don't Ask Why

by Mairè McClair

Short Story / Literary Fiction

November 19, 2015

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

The House

Tags: loss, death, drugs, depression, sadness, suicide, desperation, family, emptiness, hotel, die, travel, booze, choice, tragedy

Summary

This suicidal story is about a person who finally decides that they have had enough of life in general and decide to take their own life in far away Scotland.The broken marriage had played a significant part in the persons decision to end his life.He had never quite come to terms with the selfish actions of his wife who chose to have an abortion without consulting him a few years back.The location for this suicide is quite a picturesque setting as the guest checks into a lighthouse hotel in a remote part of Aberdeen.This account is merely fictional but could quite easily be viewed as the prologue to my Afterlife story "Spirits Of The Lost World".

Under the Pine Trees

by Henry1998

Short Story / Literary Fiction

January 16, 2015

Shelves: 1

The House

Tags: love, hope, trust, fiction, feel, short, friendship, children, under, grief, stories, trees, pine, henry, 998

Summary

Just a little story I made up while on a walk. Hope you enjoy.

The Adventures of Dennis Part 5: Thigh Pillow

by dilettant08

Short Story / Literary Fiction

July 20, 2014

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The House

Summary

Dennis wakes up, gets his bed soaked, goes to sleep again.

Alicia MLT - Society's Pantyhose and lots of cinnamon

by Alicia MLT

Short Story / Literary Fiction

March 18, 2014

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The House

Tags: romance, love, society, bdsm, fiction, submission, freedom, dominance

Summary

Sian Davis is an average girl with an average life. Always one with the mass, she is shocked when the handsome Dimitri awakens a desire inside her the scares her but arouses her at the same time. Dimitri, however, is a hardcore dom who is determined to get Sian in his bed... permanently. Will Sian fight Dimitri and be the good girl she has always been or will she turn her back on society and accept her desires and the love Dimitri gives her freely? Read more at http://www.booksie.com/literary_fiction/short_story/alice_mlt/societys-pantyhose-and-lots-of-cinnamon#6PczWcYryb8uRuaH.99

Succubus

by averagemale

Short Story / Literary Fiction

January 27, 2014

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The House

Tags: hot, hate, bad, breakup, gossip

Summary

Guy hates the girl he's seeing, good sex though

The Chaux - The Appointment/Who's There

by Kevin Darrell

Short Story / Literary Fiction

January 20, 2014

Shelves: 1

The House

Summary

Well...after one visit to our friends in Robichaux Park, it appears one of them already has a very deep secret. But, Is he the only one? Who's to say who else may be hiding something? It's been said,"You can never really know someone completely." How well do they know one another? Welcome To The Chaux!

ROMANCING A DEVIL

by tahir139

Short Story / Literary Fiction

March 08, 2013

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

The House

Tags: sex, girls, young, abuse, marijuana, liquor, teacher, mail, black, scold

Summary

This is a story about a young girl who falls in love with a school teacher who has a history of preying on young girls and of abusing them and black mailing them....

The Great Lie By Bissme S

by bissme

Short Story / Literary Fiction

February 10, 2013

Shelves: 1

The House