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BECOMING 109: Marsha by Mark Lichterman
Oddly, although this girl was the absolute opposite of the stocky, big-busted, Coca-Cola, All-American, girl next door type of girl that he’d always been attracted to, for some incomprehensible reason, She’s beautiful! he thought, and for the first time since…? "Becoming" can now also be pu..
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BECOMING 11: Boy Talk 2 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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BECOMING 110: Whore by Mark Lichterman
He looked for Marsha, but by then she was nowhere to be seen… And being a guy, and being with guys, Mitchell Lipensky, very stupidly, allowed himself to be led away, and astray. Becoming can now be purchased as a kindle Ebook @ $4.95 ..
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BECOMING 12: The Teacher by Mark Lichterman
A spinster, with the exception of one brief, all but hands-off relationship with a man when she was 22, she had never been intimate with a man. Of course she knew her body, or the basic workings of her body, but had only the slightest idea of what a man’s “private part” looked like or, truly, how it..
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BECOMING 13: Boy Talk 3 by Mark Lichterman
Careful, some rough language here! The sight of the woman’s breasts reminded Mitchell of Lou Ann and Sal. He remembered how startled he’d been when he had seen them together, naked, and now, as he looked at the picture, Mitchell felt an unknown emotion… an emotion that was making his penis ..
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BECOMING 16: Gooey Stuff by Mark Lichterman
Careful, masturbation scene here. He looked at it, and it looked at him, and Mitchell Lipensky’s auxiliary brain, his newly developed brain, the brain between his thighs said, Go on! Do it! It ain’t gonna hurt nothin’ if you do it! Well, he rationalized, maybe that gooey stuff was just a on..
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BECOMING 165: Anxious by Mark Lichterman
Since that night in October, when Rhea had announced herself at exactly the wrong or—depending on how whom-ever was looking at it looked at it—right moment, Marsha had desperately wanted to complete the act because—as Mitchell viewed sex as a physical act—Marsha, being a woman, assumed that sex, whe..
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BECOMING 17: 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. ..
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BECOMING 50:A Schmuck by Mark Lichterman
“Oh, yeah, Lipensky, I’ll just bet you beat the shit out of ’em.” Taking a deep draw on the cigarette, he smiled. “Actually, you have no idea how glad I am to see you an’ your buddy in there.” Cocking his head backward, “He’s a Jew, too, ain’t he? ..
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BECOMING 51: March by Mark Lichterman
“You look like a bunch’a goddamned pussies!” Walking the double column from end to end, Martinez looked at each man individually. “Okay, do it right this time! Right shoulder, arms!” _______________________________________ ..
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BECOMING 52: Skorupski by Mark Lichterman
“Yeah, sure, Skorupski, you fuckin’ Polack prick. My ol’ man’s a great pal of General Macarthur!” Norman said angrily. “How’d you get up here?” Curling his upper lip contemptuously, “You fat-ass fuck!” _______________________________________ ..
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BECOMING 171: Oysters by Mark Lichterman
"They’re supposed to make guys, you know, virile. Like if you’re not horny, oysters are supposed to make you horny." Kissing her again, this time feeling her tongue on his lips. “You know, put lead in your pencil." Becoming can now be purchased as a kindle Ebook @ $4.95..
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BECOMING 178: Climax by Mark Lichterman
…And the feel of Marsha’s breast within his hand caused the gauze-like veil of his subconscious to lift for a moment, then return to the dream of Marsha: Now also a Kindle Ebook @ $4.95 ..
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BECOMING 18: Revelations by Mark Lichterman
Careful, a bit of coarse language here. Mitchell did not want to talk too much about the… “climatic sensation,” because if he went into too much detail Norman might have asked, “How come you know so much?” And, even though he’d asked Norman if he did it, Mitchell wasn’t quite ready to admit..
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BECOMING 19:Facts of Life by Mark Lichterman
Looking closely at his son, satisfied that the boy was taking his lecture seriously, going on with what he considered the most difficult part, “When the male has an erection… a not having-to-urinate erection, he’ll—if the female lets him—the male will put his erection, his penis, in the female’s, uh..
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BECOMING 20:Father & Son by Mark Lichterman
Inches taller than any of his friends, looking older than his actual age, at almost five-eight he was about four inches short of his lifetime maximum height. Though near ten pounds overweight, Mitchell’s bone structure carried the weight well, giving him a robust appearance. Women, both you..
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BECOMING 21: Silence by Mark Lichterman
A loud drum roll… One brilliant light knifed through the darkness shining on the center ring where the ringmaster stood resplendent in red jacket, white jodhpurs, shining patent-leather boots and a black top hat. “Boys and girls of all ages!” His voice booming over a hundred loudspeakers, “..
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BECOMING 22: Geography & History by Mark Lichterman
Recently, using his comic books, enlarging the breasts and filling in the nipples and crotch as best as he could visualize, he had taken to tracing pictures of women onto tracing paper and had an assortment of naked women, as best as he could visualize, ranging from Wonder Woman to Archie’s girlfrie..
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BECOMING 24:Squeak-Squish! by Mark Lichterman
Glancing at Norman—who was holding his hands together as though praying for the life of his dumb, but not chicken-shit friend—doubled over holding his stomach, Mitchell rushed from the room into the hall, where he hesitated a moment considering the consequences if he got caught. But because he had t..
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BECOMING 25: Captain Midnight by Mark Lichterman
Sunlight streaming through the plate glass door reflected on its multifaceted, diamond-like, clear plastic dome. Embossed in the self-adjusting, “one size fits all” gold plated tin ring, around the dome, was a clock face with both hands straight up, at twelve o’clock. ..
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BECOMING 26: Punishment by Mark Lichterman
Okay, so he couldn’t read Hebrew, at least not enough to get through the entire Hebrew phase, but he had that covered, and surprisingly—no, it was not all that surprising when he thought about it, as a matter of fact—it was Rabbi Berkovitz’ idea… ..
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BECOMING 27: Alley Baseball by Mark Lichterman
Phyllis and Sharon’s standard baseball uniforms were blue jeans and one of their father’s old, short-sleeved, loose-fitting dress shirts open at the collar and, depending on how hot it was, an additional one or two buttons down… "Becoming" can now also be purchased as a Kindle Ebook @ $4.9..
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BECOMING 28: Freshies by Mark Lichterman
Being physical outcasts made Rosalind and Ronald the best of friends and actually, aside from their appearance, they were clever, quick-witted and—their verbal sallies toward one another often leaving whomever was within hearing holding their stomachs gasping with laughter—bitingly sarcastic to each..
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BECOMING 29: Invitatiom by Mark Lichterman
Myra was apprehensive about this trip, and rightfully so. In her eyes Mitchell was an innocent boy and, to her knowledge, had never faced true anti-Semitism. Oh, yes, she thought, there’d been that anti-Semite dictator at Baylor, but that was so subtle he probably never really felt it...
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BECOMING 3: Winter, 1940 by Mark Lichterman
Mitchell opened the bag, took the silver‑plated, fifty-shot cap pistol, holster and belt out and tried to strap the belt around his waist, but due to the bulk of his clothing was barely able to fasten the belt on its last hole. “Okay, you…” looking about to see if there were any adults within ..
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BECOMING 31: Pizza&Chianti by Mark Lichterman
Looking at his plate in absolute awe, his mouth, literally watering, “Frankie,” Mitchell asked softly, “what is this?” “Pizza. An’ be careful ’cause it’s hot.” “Pizza?” Gazing at the chunks of Italian sausage, tomato, onion and green pepper, “Kind’a looks like a pancake that so..
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BECOMING 32: The Girls by Mark Lichterman
Tall, almost as tall as Mitchell and, Olive Oyl, reed thin. She looks like Olive Oyl! Instantly bringing the picture of Olive Oyl from the Popeye comic strip to mind. Wearing the same blouse, skirt and shoes that Lisa wore, obviously a uniform from some parochial school, whereupon Lisa’s neck hung a..
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BECOMING 34: Tongue! by Mark Lichterman
Holding her waist a moment, his hands found their way through the back of her skirt and beneath the elastic band of her high-waisted—no doubt Immaculate Heart-issue—cotton underpants, where, Oh, God, he thought, holding a warm, naked buttock in each hand. So smooth! ..
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BECOMING 40: The Boys by Mark Lichterman
Slightly more than a hundred miles southeast of Chicago, Union Pier, Michigan had been developed after the turn of the century as a restricted summer vacation area for wealthy Chicagoans trying to escape that city’s extreme humidity and high summer temperatures. ..
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BECOMING 49:Camp McCoy by Mark Lichterman
As requested by many that had been following the serializing of my novel, "Becoming", especially for Authors Den author "Anna" who has her Hazelnut coffee with Mitchell each morning... Picking up in Camp McCoy, Wisconsin at the start of the Korean conflict in June of 1950.....
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BECOMING 33: Porky Pig by Mark Lichterman
Thinking, She thinks she’s hot! The embarrassment of an ejaculatory stain on his light colored Levi’s being something he did not want, knowing that he must break away, or else, closing his eyes tightly, biting his lower lip in concentration, Don’t come! Don’t come! Do not come… The wave passed. Than..
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BECOMING 36: Tonight by Mark Lichterman
Still able to taste bitter bile and secondhand wine, his stomach queasy, his throat hurting from the force of vomiting, looking at Gina, Do I even want to be alone with her again? he wondered. But also, he had a dull, pleasant sensation in his testicles that reminded him, even feeling as bad as he f..
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BECOMING 37:Violent Rage by Mark Lichterman
“Well, Mom…” Thinking a moment: I almost got killed by two anti-Semitic, Italian hoods, then met a girl with a dirty neck’n’ears’n’green teeth, an’ got stinkin’ drunk on homemade Dago Red, an’ told her’n’her girlfriend’n’Frankie how Jews get their dicks wacked off, then her’n’me went into a bedroom ..
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BECOMING 38:Movie Sex by Mark Lichterman
Breaking the long kiss, “Whew,” Gina whispered. “Cool off, baby.” Sitting back in her seat, taking his hand from beneath her blouse and brassiere, placing it back on her shoulder, sitting straight up, “Be a good boy, Mitchie,” she said, primly folding her hands on her lap. “Watch the movie.” b..
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BECOMING 39: Oral Scene by Mark Lichterman
Gina Glambos knew that she was not pretty, or even cute, but when she was with a boy, almost any boy, the boy usually treated her as though she were his bambina and the most beautiful girl in the world. She loved the affection and closeness, but mostly loved the control the sexual act usual..
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BECOMING 4: Spring 1940 by Mark Lichterman
The late afternoon sun was filtered by the large leaves of overhanging catalpa trees, making shadows of lace‑like patterns on the sidewalk below. Above, enticingly just out of reach, long, slender, cigar‑like pods hung in green clusters as translucent, double‑winged seeds spiraled ..
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BECOMING 43: Smoke by Mark Lichterman
Walter smoked Chesterfields, too, and Mitchell had always admired the nonchalant way his father held the cigarette between his index and forefinger because it looked so masculine. Now, glad to have the opportunity, he reached to the pack, took a cigarette, rolled it lightly between his fingers, then..
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BECOMING 44:Winter1949 by Mark Lichterman
“Baby?” Remembering, blinking her eyes, coming further out of the anesthesia, “Oh, yes!” Her eyes suddenly becoming animated, her pale face contorting with happy anticipation, “My baby, what is it?” A bit surprised at the “what is it” question rather than the “how is it” question, “You have..
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BECOMING 5: Winter 1941 by Mark Lichterman
The brothers‑in‑law, Walter and Al, had played gin rummy with each other for years. Walter always thought it took skill to win at cards, or any game. Al, on the other hand, not only played skillfully, but was also lucky… and, oh yes, he did cheat; not only at cards, but also at golf, bow..
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BECOMING 53: Bullshit by Mark Lichterman
Martinez had been a few men down the line when Norman and Mitchell had the run-in with Skorupski. Suspecting these questions had something to do with that, “Nah, he get his self up. Why all the fuckin’ questions?” ..
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BECOMING 54: Thistles by Mark Lichterman
At 0344, Corporal William, Skorp, Skorupski, as his mental alarm did on most mornings—if he hadn’t been drinking the night before—awoke him a minute before going off. Slapping the plunger on the clock so it wouldn’t ring, he stretched, farted, and wondered, Wha’ the hell’s that awful, shitty smell? ..
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BECOMING 55:Honorably Separated by Mark Lichterman
“You will return to your homes to put your affairs in order,” the commanding officer continued, “and will be issued further orders within the next thirty days.” Hesitating a moment, “…It has been brought to my attention that a goodly number of men in the Thirty-third are underage.” ..
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BECOMING 56:Levi Buttons by Mark Lichterman
Careful, vivid sexual scene here. _______________________________________ Not sure if Ina meant that she wanted him to close the blinds, or if she wanted him as he wanted her. Nonetheless, reluctantly moving his hand from beneath her brassiere, from beneath her blouse, rushing to the window,..
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BECOMING 57: Naked by Mark Lichterman
Carefuil, vividly sexual scene here. _______________________________________ The last time Ina went to the beach with a boy at night he’d gotten sand on the tip of his “Redi-wet” and it hurt like hell. “Nah, I don’t feel like goin’ to the beach,” she said, instantly deflating his carnally in..
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BECOMING 58:Flashlight by Mark Lichterman
Careful, vividly sexual scene here _______________________________________ He wanted to savor this long-awaited, long-desired experience for as long as possible, and as much as, Oh, yeah! he sure did love the feeling of her fondling, he knew that if she didn’t stop now, right now, he wo..
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BECOMING 59: Bonk! by Mark Lichterman
Thinking a cop was shining his flashlight through the window—as had happened oh, so many times in the past—Ina’s instantaneous reaction was to open her eyes and bring her head up, and… ..
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BECOMING 6: The War Effort by Mark Lichterman
The Grand Manufacturing Company, the Lipensky business, named “Grand” for Grand Avenue where it was located rather than its grand size, which it wasn’t, went out of business because it produced a “non‑essential” product using “essential” material. ..
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Ch.5, Pt. 2, Journey from Shanghai by Lucille Bellucci
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Changing Tides :Chapter Three Part Two by Michelle Kidwell Power In The Pen
"I had a bad dream again Mommy." Shilah said. this had been her second in four nights. ..
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Changing Tides :Chapter Two Part Three by Michelle Kidwell Power In The Pen
"I'm glad you are home Mommy." ..
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