Growing up, I was lucky enough to live in a relatively peaceful region of the frontier. Not everyone had that luxury, and I have always been grateful to those who risked their lives to provide that peace. The Silicon Age had its head lodged so far up its rectum that no one was prepared for the social adjustments that were necessary when skin color no longer counted as a racial difference. There were endless wars on Earth,...

“Please Mommy! Can’t we go see Santa?” cried the twin girls. Victoria Kramer was wishing she was anywhere but the mall right this moment, but here she was, and of all days, she was there on Christmas Eve. She was here because her mother called her in a panic asking – no begging – her to pick up those special cheese nut balls that only Hickory Farms sold in the mall during Christmas. Victoria had agreed before she realized...

Afternoons in the barracks complex's communal lounge had become a sort of informal study group since the start of my relationship with Sam. I had to work hard to keep up with the math required by our school and there was no way I could concentrate alone in a room with my lover, making a crowded public place the only real option. And it was a tough school, so I seldom lacked for company. Usually Sam was right there with me...

Samuel and I went through our morning routine the day after the handjob in a sort of grinning awkwardness. The only acknowledgment of what had happened was Sam feigning throwing his cum-encrusted towel at me when he got up. No comment was made until we were sitting in the galley at lunch and someone started going on comically about how horny he was. “Yeah,” said Sam amidst the group's laughter. “I had a sex dream last nig...

Note: This won't make much sense without having read the first two chapters. Sleeping with Sam curled around me was... well, if I use words like “dreamy” I'll have to make fun of myself. Let's just say I enjoyed it. Didn't do much actual sleeping, of course. Tough to drift off with a new lover's bare skin all over yours. And it was the same for Sam, he spent a lot more time nuzzling my neck than he did snoring. Which mean...

Setting note: I was in the US Navy before DADT was implemented. Samuel and I weren't paranoid, there was actual imprisonment on the table if one was caught being gay. I subscribe to the belief that it is no crime to break an unjust law, but the military doesn't exactly share that view. I didn't realize my sexuality until after I'd enlisted, and the choice I made was to stay for my enlistment rather than taking an Other Th...

"Sappy damn movies," Amanda muttered as she mopped the tears from her eyes with the back of one hand and pressed stop on the DVD remote with the other. The old Sandra Dee movie, Imitation of Life, always made her squall like a baby. It was just the most recent tear jerker in a long line of tear jerkers she had subjected herself to over the last couple of months. She couldn't find the will or the want to do anything other...

I stretched and reached out like a cat waking from a nap. Scott was resting on his side with his elbow down and his head resting on his hand looking down at me. "Enjoy your nap?" he asked as he stroked my shoulder. "How long was I out, how long have you been watching me?" I replied. "Not too long on either of your questions," he replied. I glanced at the clock and it read 8:00, I stretched again and reached for his face t...

Coming back to garrison, after a yearlong deployment, is one of the best things ever. Imagine having to go a year without having your favorite lingerie to change into, and not being able to shave and pamper your body as you would like. As it so happens, we just got back the day before yesterday, and after all the clean-up and inspections, we are being given a four day weekend. My roommate, Scott, has plans with his girlfr...

I lost my virginity at the tender age of 16, two days after my birthday, at Lake Narracan. Within weeks, my Year 12 had commenced at the Yallourn High School, the year being 1980. Throughout the first semester, I met an American boy who was living in Australia for two years while his parents were seconded on a huge engineering project. Taking a liking to Larry, the boy in question, I proceeded to seduce him throughout tha...

There was a temporary treaty in place allowing for two rival governments to exchange people and goods in an effort to create peace. Commander Jennifer Williams didn't like it when she was asked to rescue one of Sota's medical ships from pirates. But as an Alliance marine she did what she was told, boarded the pirate vessel, and took control with a small team. Her orders were to take the pirate ship back to headquarters. T...