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• 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..
• 12/51 to 9/52#1:Encounter: Susan
  Posted: Thursday, November 12, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  If he were alone, most probably he’d have finished his sundae and with a long backward glance left the store. More..
• 1951 #13: Intercourse & Jesus
  Posted: Wednesday, November 11, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Careful! Visually erotic scene here ______________________________________ Realizing how close she’d just come to "going all the way", relieved that she hadn’t. More..
• 1951 #12: Soufflés’n’sex
  Posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  “Emmm,” moving her mouth to his ear, “don’t threaten me. More..
• 1951 #11: Passion Pit
  Posted: Monday, November 09, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Careful, a wee bit of sex here. More..
• 1951 #10: Farm Girl
  Posted: Sunday, November 08, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  “An’ let my folks know I smoke? Anyway, It’s a hell of a lot cheaper smokin’ yours. More..
• 1951 #9: Knobs
  Posted: Saturday, November 07, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Turning the air pressure up, speeding the presses, making a game of it, the two boys completed about as much work in four hours as three full-time men did in eight hours. More..
• 1951 # 8: Gentile Eyes
  Posted: Friday, November 06, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Sandra and most of the class picked up on his interest, and she felt flattered that this handsome new boy was interested in her and so responded with like friendliness. More..
• 1951 #7: Chicago Hood
  Posted: Thursday, November 05, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  Knowing his looks had always given him as much attention as he wanted, and on occasion more than he’d wanted, Mitchell had never worried much about style, but in keeping with his desire for a new image he had purchased three pairs of slacks—green, blue and black—all with a slightly modified peg leg. More..
• How To Retire on a Limited Income
  Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 2009  by . . MasterPoet
  The Key is to be Debt Free! More..
• 1951 #4: Junior Johnson
  Posted: Monday, November 02, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  NOTE: A small bit of "language" here. More..
• 1948/51 #3: Migration
  Posted: Sunday, November 01, 2009  by Mark M Lichterman
  But now, slowly, all but unnoticed except by those who lived along the constantly changing, eroding borders, the European names on mailboxes changed, from Mazisyk, Binkowski, D’Angelo and Shapiro to “American names”: Smith, Jackson, Washington, Davis and Robinson. More..


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