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4th Day 2: Youth and Beauty by Mark Lichterman
He looked at the bathroom door.
In just a few minutes Marsha would come out and for the first time in both their lives they were going to complete the act of love, together, with each other…
(A "Becoming" Excerpt)..
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4th Day 3: The Scalping by Mark Lichterman
Ripping the pack open, taking the prophylactic out, he placed it onto the head of his penis… backwards. Turning the rolled latex, replacing it, he unrolled it. Hoping he was impressing Marsha with his act of consideration, having to move out from within her thighs, leaning to the far side of the b..
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5th Day 1: Oysters by Mark Lichterman
Having absolutely no way of knowing, even so, speaking with positive knowledge, “I’m sure this happens to lots of guys when they’re first married. So don’t worry about it, Mitch, I’m not”—oh, yeah she was—“and I’m positive you’ll be able to do it in the morning!”
Extremely worried, “God, M..
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5th Day 2: Pissers by Mark Lichterman
Surveying this barren point of land, Marsha had the same illusory sensation she had earlier as she’d stood on the opposite side of Sheepshead Bay looking here. “Good, God, Mitchell…” Now, though, the surrealistic landscape caused an involuntary shudder. “…this has to be the loneliest place I’ve e..
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6/25/42: The Maven by Mark Lichterman
Shaking the towering pines, the cold wind howled across the campus causing cones to rain down and skittle over the frozen ground. Leaves of brown and orange blew across the circular track and parade ground that encompassed the three-building complex.
A "Becoming" excerpt
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6/8 to 7/27/54: Halfmoon by Mark Lichterman
Carrying his sea bag on his shoulder and a suitcase in his hand, he left U.S.C.G. Rockaway Lifeboat Station at 0800 hours.
He took the two buses to the Flatbush Avenue subway, then the subway to Times Square. Going into the men’s room at the Times Square station, changing into civvies, l..
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6th Day:Widening Spiral by Mark Lichterman
Not even the wisdom of the ages coming from the wise and all knowledgeable sage of Surf Avenue with his free advice and all-encompassing shit panacea… No! Not even that worked.
No matter how hot he was! No matter how passionate his mind told him he was before, during, and right up to the t..
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7/21/42: The Catalyst by Mark Lichterman
On tiptoe, the two boys looked into the room.
Mitchell saw a naked, muscled man. His back was to the window and he was kneeling on the floor at the foot of the bed. Facing the window, someone else was on the bed, not at the head, but rather below the middle… His eyes opening wide in wonder..
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9/11/54: USO Dance by Mark Lichterman
Although much thinner than he liked, the woman was pretty, in a stark, dramatic way. And as though she’d shunned the sun, her white complexion appeared even whiter in contrast to her long, black hair that was pulled back and bound close to her scalp, giving her a ponytail—causing Mitchell to have ..
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B.O.W. 55: Lawyers by Mark Lichterman
Recognizing the indecisiveness of their respective young clients, during one of their conversations both attorneys agreed that it was the influence of the mothers that had orchestrated the events that led to the separation of these two “likable kids.”..
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B.O.W. 58: Vicarious Sex by Mark Lichterman
“I love you!”
Scarcely hearing her son-in-law’s whispered words, hesitating…
Voyeurism and masturbation had never been among Rhea’s shortcomings because there had always been men—at times too many men.
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B.O.W. 6: CGC Halfmoon by Mark Lichterman
United States Coast Guard Cutter Halfmoon (W325) was permanently berthed in the huge Coast Guard facility on Staten Island. The sprawling base is located directly adjacent the New York City Staten Island Ferry Terminal...
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9/13 to10/25/54: At Sea 1 by Mark Lichterman
Powerful winds howling through the constantly shifting rigging playing a discordant, lunatic’s cacophony, the prow rose, ascending upward and upward, until, momentarily, all the man on watch was able to see was a world of roiling black clouds as the Halfmoon was seemingly pushed backwards on the w..
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A U.S.O. Girl by Mark Lichterman
Orphaned, raised in a Catholic orphanage, having given up a few of her virtues already, willing… wanting to give up “that” virtue again, “You said you didn’t have to be back till morning...
Becoming can now be purchased as a Kindle Ebook @ $4.95..
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A Baby, And He Blinked by Mark Lichterman
October 19 To October 28, 1962
“Mitchell,” laughing so hard she could barely get the words out, “you’d do it?”
Holding a receiving blanket, towel, and a smaller bag containing scissors, a bottle of iodine and a spool of white thread.
“You’d deliver the baby?”
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A Becoming Christmas by Mark Lichterman
Seeing as I've miscalculated the days until Christmas and the twenty-six "Climbing Boy" chapters; taking a break from "The Climbing Boy", which I'll return to on Tuesday...
Becoming can now be purchased as a kindle Ebook @ $4.95
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A Black Girl by Mark Lichterman
Closing his eyes, “Oh, God,” his lips moving in a whispered prayer because he believed that unless he prayed out loud God wouldn’t hear him, “please, God, let it be Norman and Phyllis and Big Rosalind and the Gogulski’s, and God, please, God, let things be like before!” Closing his eyes, tighter, On..
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A Brick, A Red Shoe, And A Harmonica by Elizabeth Mills
A bit of fun - the challenge was to incorporate the three objects into a short. Scene, a darkened room .....
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A Call From Frankie by Mark Lichterman
Careful, a bit of strong language here.
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“But you’re sure now, about Gina?”
“Mitch, I told’j’ya, if nothin’ else, she wants to see what a circumcised dick looks like.”
Mitchell laughed. “You guys ain’t got none’a your own?”
“Yeah..
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A Coney Island Girl by Mark Lichterman
Feeling the soft pressure of his wife’s breasts on his back and the cool touch of her bare legs against the back of his bare legs, and her warm breath and moist tongue in his ear, even though he knew she was teasing him, even here...
This excerpt is from my third novel entitled, "For Better..
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A Conversation Between Audrey and Missy With Sarah Tagert by Michelle Kidwell Power In The Pen
Missy says:
I can't seem to function this early in the morning
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A Conversation Between Friends (Missy and Natalie Written W/ S Tagert) by Michelle Kidwell Power In The Pen
Snow White says:
it's like my body is rejecting food
IMASURVIVER says:
Oh
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A Day's Work by Marcia Miller-Twiford
Temptation - the devil's favored tool...
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A Different Kind of Hurricane by Mary Lynn Plaisance
It was Saturday, August 27th and a hurricane named Katrina was headed towards the mouth of the Mississippi river.
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A Dog Called Rosie by Lucy Grey
Two women who, one who has everything to gain, the other, everything to lose and of course...a dog called Rosie..
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A Dog's Day Afternoon by Qamar Abbasi
The story of transformation from being in "ill at ease dilemma" to "the king of the road" and back to being in "no man's land"..
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A Fat Girl by Mark Lichterman
Subconsciously still thinking of herself as a fat person, yet she thought, If I’m so beautiful, then how come men aren’t throwing themselves at me? Why? After all I’ve been through! After all I’ve done to make myself look good… beautiful, in fact! How come I’m not buried in men? Why? How come?
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A Friends Help ( A Conversation Between Audrey and Louisa With SarahTagert) by Michelle Kidwell Power In The Pen
Louisa Mason says:
Yeah I needed to help Daniel get his braces off
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A Friendship Built: A Conversation Between New Friends Part Six by Michelle Kidwell Power In The Pen
Through Holly's pain glimmers of hope with the help of Kendra and Rebekka Rachel..
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A Gaggle of Girls by Mark Lichterman
Okay, yeah, I know! A "gaggle" is a flock of geese. However, I like the name, so I'll be taking just a wee bit of literary license here.
Becoming can now also be purchased as a Kindle Ebook @ $4.95..
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A Gentile Girl by Mark Lichterman
Sandra and most of the class picked up on his interest, and she felt flattered that this handsome new boy in school was interested in her and so responded with like friendliness.
Becoming can now be purchased as a kindle Ebook @ $4.95
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A Girl's What'ch'ma'call it 2 of 5 by Mark Lichterman
“Mitch, don’t be such a dope! You know, their things! The only things that make girls different then guys is their chests an’ that they got different kinds of pissers than us. You ever wonder about ’em, about what a girl’s pisser looks like?”
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B.O.W. 61: Little Rock by Mark Lichterman
“As you know by now,” a different well known newscaster said, “Governor Faubus said he activated the Arkansas National Guard in order to keep the nine Negro children from attending school here. ..
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B.O.W. 62: Ballectomy by Mark Lichterman
On that day, repair men the world over were handed a windfall as a mysterious, electronic beep emanated from television sets and radios throughout the world created bewilderment… and many calls to local repair men...
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B.O.W. 67: Gone by Mark Lichterman
Thinking, My God, he slumped to the floor in the corner of the bedroom. What did I do? Still holding the cello wrapped rose, Why? His chin dropped onto his chest, his throat constricted, tears stinging his eyes. “Why?” he cried aloud. “How can you do this to me again?”..
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A Girl's What'ch'ma'call It: 1 of 5 by Mark Lichterman
Bailer’s cost was moderate, its academic requirements not overly stringent, and its location close enough to Milwaukee and Chicago to make it the ideal place to leave the ‘kid’ if Mom and Dad were both working, if he was a problem, or if they just wanted to get him out of their hair...
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A Girl's What'ch'ma'call'it:4 of 5 by Mark Lichterman
He looked at Frank again, brought his face forward, closed his eyes and, “What’s the difference between, uh…” suddenly speaking quickly, the words jumbling together: “What’d girls use when they gott’a ‘go’?” ..
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A Girl's What’ch’ma’call’it 3 of 5 by Mark Lichterman
“You stupid, dumb, wop fart! How do’ya think they pee? An’ if the don’t got nothin’ there,” he began to giggle, “then what keeps their tuckas on?” The giggle erupted into infectious, high-pitched laughter, which broke the solemn atmosphere in the bus...
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A Good Thing? by John Martin
The Death of Dreams..
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A Jewish Friend by Mark Lichterman
“Oh, sure!” Smiling back, Marsha punched Mitchell, not too softly, on the shoulder. “He told me you were from Baltimore and that you were a, uh…” trying to think of his exact words, “…you were an interesting Jewish guy about his age.”
“Well, that’s all true. I am Jewish. I am about his age,..
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A Jewish Girl by Mark Lichterman
Attracted by her moderately long, honey-colored hair, he noticed the girl from across the large room and, even from that distance could see that she was extremely pretty, beautiful, in fact and… that the girl had large breasts.
Becoming can now also be purchased as a Kindle eBook @ $4.95..
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A Life Beyond Limits: Overcoming Private Pain by Nataki Suggs
A Life Beyond Limits: Overcoming Private Pain ..
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a little bit of love--- From Tuchy's book The Next 60 Years by Tuchy (Carl) Palmieri
Words of love for you and me. Some will touch your heart, some will make you laugh, and others will make you think..
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A Man's World by DA Lewis
An abusive wife continues to dominate and disrupt the lives of her husband and daughter despite him getting her deported...
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 A Matter of Choice by Beth Fowler
Why do we choose certain people to be our friends?..
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A Moosecapade by ROCK-Salt! Proctor
Just passing this along. It came to me from a reliable source, and I believe it to be factual. Art..
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A Note in a Bottle by Tommie Lyn
Friendship can be found through the most unlikely avenues...
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A Nursing Lady by Mark Lichterman
Having no idea that the blanket covering her chest had slipped revealing her breast, nor that she was being watched by the two boys across the aisle, lost in a daydream, her forehead resting on the vibrating window, the lady gazed absently at the passing scenery.
Becoming can also be purch..
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A playground story by Hilding Lindquist
A small boy comes running across the urban playground...
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A Precious Treasure by Molly Naulty
When Marge and Bob Evans found the house of their dreams, they had no idea how special that house would become. The surprises it held would touch their lives, and the lives of their dear friends...
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