August, 1944 - East China Sea, off the southwestern coast of Kyushu, Japan

The night was clear and bright, the air heavy with humidity, the seas relatively still. The bow of the Fubuki-class destroyer-leader sliced through the gentle waves with deceptive calm as it crisscrossed back and forth ahead of the convoy. Standing at the rail up front, ( Read more... )

Love is the finest thing in the world, he thought. Until it dies.

It had been flattering, at first. She was lovely, enchanting, sylphlike. Tall and willowy, delicate of face and feature, graceful as a tree bending in the wind. He'd looked at her and thought: dryad. And so when she sat down across the table and asked if she could join him, he was ( Read more... )

Once upon a time, there was a little boy who believed in magic, and miracles, and dreams, and the great mysteries of life. He spent his time with his head in the clouds, dwelling amidst castles of ivory, flights of dragons and other wonders, each more fantastic than the last ( Read more... )

"So.....was it good for you, then?"

"Oh geez. I'd really hoped for better from you, after an experience like that. Men are so insecure. You really couldn't tell ( Read more... )

I have never once been fired from a job ( Read more... )

It was funny, he thought to himself. He'd always assumed that when the day actually came, he'd be so jittery that it would be immediately obvious what was going on. But here he was, prepped and ready to go, armed with his nuclear box, his secret still locked safely behind his teeth...and he was so damned cool, Bruce Campbell Himself could have ( Read more... )

Weak.

Worthless.

Useless.

Stupid bitch.She hunches her shoulders, pulling into her shell, preparing for another blow. He never hits. Says that any man who would beat up on a woman is total scum. He never even raises his voice to her. But the impacts come in an endless stream, nevertheless. The scorn in his tone, the carelessly tossed phrases, ( Read more... )

the shortest straw / that stirs the drink / that's half full / of grace / under pressure / cooker

I. The Shortest StrawI can't stand people who do nothing but complain ( Read more... )

My friend Eddy is terrified of bridges ( Read more... )

I love being in a relationship. I was a solitary sort of person for many, many years, and I truly am one of those people who doesn't mind being alone -- but my girlfriend Leslie, aka datalopez, makes me happier than anybody else on earth. Funny, when you consider that neither of us was particularly looking for anyone else at the time we met; it was one of ( Read more... )