JamesSavik

What the... I got up from the floor. What happened to my flat screen? What is George H. W. Bush senior and Dukakis doing on my television? I looked around the room, and it was familiar but... a VCR! A CRT television set? I haven't even seen either of those in years. I picked up the antique TV remote and changed the channel. Jesus... that was what, 1988? I reach down and pick up the newspaper and read the headlines: Presidential Debates Tonight. Looking at the banner of the pa

The Metamorphosis (My apologies to Kafka) "This is... this is..." The doctor said, "Kind of awesome?" "Unacceptable! I'm a freak." "You are a freak with a 26-inch cock." "How am I supposed to use this thing? It would kill a normal person." "Well... look at it this way. You will have a lot of fun figuring that one out." Matt pulled his gigantic penis back into his pants. It ran down his leg past his right knee. He sighed and complained, "Is ther

The Legacy The Curio Shoppe on McArthur Boulevard had been there as long as anyone could remember. The old man who ran it lived in an apartment on the top floor of the building. It was a regular stop for Caleb Williams who had going there since junior high. Now on his 21st birthday he was home from college with a couple of friends and making the rounds in the town. When he pulled up to the shop, his friends gave him a look. He shrugged and said, "Give it a look. I thin

New Holland Colony Leonis Sector July 20, 2556 Alex Carter was awakened by a huge ruckus. Saturdays just aren't supposed to start like that. The noise only got worse. Different songs were playing loud on many sound systems. People were hooting, hollering and singing. Something was definitely up. The door to his room opened, and his younger brother Sam bounded into the room and landed right on top of him. The twelve-year-old's eyes were bright and full of mischief, "

Eighty-eight handed the younger man a smoke. “Since when do I have to tell you everything?” "Don't you think it's a good idea? I mean we will end up tripping over each other unless we coordinate our efforts." Eighty-eight was silent so long that Seventy-two began to worry. Finally, he said, "You're right. It's just in this business..." Seventy-two laughed, "our secrets keep us alive?" Eighty-eight sighed and said, "Something like that. I don't have anything major planned for

An Awkward Moment "What the hell are you watching!" Patrick must have jumped two feet vertically and his boner was completely deflated by the time he landed. He was cold busted watching Filthy Twinks in Heat vol. 4 in his dorm room. The only saving grace was that he wasn't beating his meat like it owed him money...yet. Patrick fumbled with the DVD controller, sheepishly turned to see his roommate Cameron closing the door with a big bag of Chinese food in his hands and splut

This is where I stash my short stories responses to writing prompts. Hope you enjoy. If you like stuff like The Twilight Zone, Outer Limits or Night Gallery you will probably feel right at home.

I'm really picky about what I want to read. I'm not interested in text p0rn. I know how, don't need instructions and, I never want to see the words turgid member again. I want fiction with gay people in it. Sex is OK when it's part of the story but not the whole story. That's what we create here and some of it is as good as anything in print.

Seth and Logan are nice kids. You can't help but like them.

Casey was due a break. I'm hoping he gets along with his foster family.

Courage isn't what happens in front of cheering crowds. Courage is when you find yourself standing alone but you decide to stand anyway. Beautiful chapter Billy.

Abusers isolate you from family and friends. Abusers abuse you and make you think it's your fault. Abusers cheat and then they are insanely jealous. All to often they don't even acknowledge your relationship. They will use you. Abusers use sex to reward and punish. The problem with abusive relationships is that they only get worse. Cops see this crap everyday and hate it. They get called out to the same house or apartment break up a fight where someone is obviously being abused and the victim keeps going back until they end up in the hospital or the morgue. You have to look out for crap like this. No one WANTS an abusive relationship but there are warning signs if you are honest enough to look out for them. You have the power to make it stop but you might not even realize it. All you have to do is WALK AWAY. It might be difficult. You might have to start over in a lot of ways. It's worth it. The longer you stay in an abusive relation, the more damage it will do to your self image and self confidence- exactly the things you will need to stand up for yourself.

To be continued...

Occasionally a story will come along that goes beyond just being good and becomes important. Dabegle's Everything's Jake is one of those stories. It rather graphically illustrates how gay teens and young adults can wake up and find themselves in abusive relationships. No one that I've ever met just decides one day hot damn, where can I find someone to abuse me every day? Abusive relationships happen to gay and straight young people every day and none of them are looking for it. There is an old story about how you boil a frog. If you put him in water, he'll stay in it. Then you turn the heat up and he won't jump out. That's how abusive relationships work. They are a seduction. Everything looks fine and then things take subtle turns. You start excusing things, making excuses and blaming yourself. Before long, you are living in hell and wondering what happened. Who is at risk? If you were abused as a child or teen, you are at higher risk for abusive relationships than anyone else. Certain personality characteristics put you at risk: insecurity, inferiority and immaturity all play a part. What is an abuser? Abusers are a sort of predator. They look for people that they can dominate and manipulate. They use all sorts of tools to do it: emotionally, sexually and even use physical force to control. They are often very macho and controlling. They typically have a hot temper and will be quick to slap, punch and use very rough sex to enforce compliance with his rule. Why do people stay? Sometimes the abuser will make his victim completely dependent on them for a place to live, job, transportation and food. The victim can become so controlled by fear, intimidation and/or their own basic insecurity that they will put up with damn near anything. How do you spot abusive behaviors? This is why this story is so instructive. Paul's behavior illustrates the controlling nature of abusers to a tee. Here are a few bright red flags to look out for. Your needs never come first. Any discussion is rebellion and quashed. They belittle you and make you feel incompetent.

That's over. The US military got rid of it in 2010.

sails the John C. Stennis! USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) is a 102,000 ton NImitz class aircraft carrier home ported at Bremerton, WA and operating in the Pacific. She is currently working up and training for future deployments. This picture was taken Feb 3rd. Johnny Reb (her nickname) made an appearance in my novel In the Shadow of the Dragon.

That's cuter than a basket full of puppies! For comparison purposes, here is a basket full of puppies.

The Riddle of Me I’m not weak because I’m gentle, I’m in a tempest but I’m not tossed, I’m not quiet because I’m shy, I’m not a loser because I lost. Things aren’t what they seem with me, I just want to love and be free I am the enigma that you see Bound by chains you can not see Bearing scars that will not heal Wondering what it is I feel Wondering what it is that’s real I’m not lost because I wander, I’m not found because I’m home. I’m not sad because I frown, I’m not

A place for my poems.

I've got some new pals to work out with. When I first started seeing them around, a couple of them blushed so hard I thought they had hurt themselves. It's not that hard to figure out who is cool and who acts like a tool.

Dear super-bowl advertisers: It was very uncool to make me cry man tears during the super bowl! WTF were you thinking? OK- these were great commercials artistically but during the best super bowl in years? This isn't what manly men want to be doing during the super bowl! Thank goodness I wasn't the only one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKUy-tfrIHY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd1qCi5nSKw "With Dad" by Nissan had everyone bawling. Just when we thought we were safe Nationwide gives us Zombie-kid. Come on advertisers, Really?

I don't display the stars & bars in its traditional form. Many people find it offensive and I just wouldn't go there. Nor would I take common cause with the yahoos that want it to be a symbol of oppression. I do think by adding the rainbow to that flag it would give enough of the old bigot crowd heart failure or strokes to make it.. satisfying.

I can't understand why people would be willing to look like a bum. The long, scraggly beard of the duck dynasty fook-tards doesn't make you look distinguished- just homeless. I guess it's good for getting people to hand you their spare change.

I know some of you are worried about me. I was too for a little while. My latest blog entry will explain a lot. Don't read it if you are squeamish. A Story Without Heroes

The fun part would be watching the rednecks see it, have strokes and keel over.