Preview: The following are 73 short stories, each close to, or less than, 1,000 words each. Each of these were entered in a writing competition that capped the words at, you got it, 1,000 words.

Over the past 7 years, I've written 73 short stories for writing competitions, having placed (1st/2nd/3rd) in 39 of them. About half are erotic. They are ALL at or under 1,000 words, as that was a rule. So, a bunch of short stories that will make you laugh, make you cry, make you go WTF? Hard to go wrong with this many short stories for just a few bucks.

Table of Contents
The 18 Winners . . .

Best Ride Ever - Erotic
So, some old guys are at a carnival, and there are teen girls. What could go wrong?

Control Magic - Non-Erotic
A little bit of romance emerges at a Magic: The Gathering tournament.

Friends With Benefits - Non-Erotic
Creepy Halloween story about a man, a van, and a teen girl.

The Fourth of the Ninth - Non-Erotic
Playing ches with a good friend during "retirement." What the hell could be better?

The Fourth of May - Non-Erotic
Fifty plus years ago, shots rang out and now, fifty years later, payment was rendered.

Gloria Hole - Erotic
Tricks played on a young man, but in the, he wins!

Hot Child in the City - Erotic
A lucky day for one young lady of the evening.

Missing You - Non-Erotic
An emotional scream for someone missing.

My First Time - Erotic
A young military man loses his virginity.

The Natural - Erotic
A chance meeting, no, wait, not chance at all, leads to fulfillment.

The Red, White, and Blue Club - Erotic
Not quite All-American as the title suggests, a bit tricky.

Rotten Joe & Savvy Sally - Non-Erotic
A smart young woman makes an amazing discovery about her brother.

Saving Grace - Non-Erotic
He saves a young woman from committing suicide, yet . . .

Stronger Than You - Non-Erotic
Story of a young boy with Lou Keemia (sic) calling out God.

The Sun'll Come Our Tomorrow - Erotic
Set in World War Two Japan, a fictional account of nonconsensual abuse by Japanese hierarchy.

The Triangle - Erotic
The Bermuda Triangle, a group of teens, and a sailboat. What could go wrong?

Trick or Treat - Non-Erotic
Budding romance set in Hawaii with a bit of a twist.

The 55 Other Stories . . .

Ackk - Non-Erotic
Sooooooo many puns in this Christmas story.

Airhead Inbred Redhead Coed Said Brain-Dead Misled by Red Dot of Widespread Dead - Erotic
A conspiracy between a factory worker and a doctor; does it work?

Alive - Non-Erotic
An unusual drive down memory lane for a stricken man.

Always in the Details - Non-Erotic
If you could travel back in time to prevent something tragic, what event would you choose?

American Genocide - Non-Erotic
With time, literally, running out, an author races to finish a masterpiece.

An American Revolution - Erotic
The love of a good woman points the author in the correct direction.

And Still, It Rains - Non-Erotic
A large predator had survived many seasons; the grazer, not so much.

The Band Instructor - Erotic
Just a girl trying to win a spot in the high school band.

Beached - Non-Erotic
Despite her being 1400 times his size, his only thought was saving her baby.

Bermuda's Triangle - Erotic
A cruise provides the backdrop for teen antics.

Bring the Pain - Erotic
She might be a bitch, but, was that a bad thing?

Bring the Pleasure - Erotic
And just how many orgasms will she have?

Can't Buy Me Love - Erotic
A streetworker with an incredible work ethic, a goal, and a big suprise.

Chance of Rain? - Non-Erotic
Noah and his boys get a weather report.

Dates - Erotic
A busy guy making dates and more dates.

Dessert - Erotic
Wait. Is this a flashback in the mind of one of the most notorious criminals ever, or, coincidence?

A Different Kind of Rain - Non-Erotic
Can't say too much about this one for fear of giving it away.

Don't Judge - Erotic
A creepy judge gets judged by a non-judge. Judgment Day!

The Fall Into Darkness - Non-Erotic
A 57 word fall.

The Final Countdown - Erotic
It's a tribute to the wildly popular show Game of Thrones.

Go Fish! - Erotic
Bit of a humorous tribute story to three members of a website.

A Five Letter Word - Non-Erotic
Little bit of husband and wife fun.

Flash - Erotic
When your life flashes before your eyes but you only have 1,000 words.

The Gang of Seven - Non-Erotic
If you guess what this story is about before the end, I bow to you.

God - Non-Erotic
Interesting conversation one day with the almighty.

Have You Any Dreams You'd Like To Sell? - Erotic
Paying homage to two members of one of the greatest bands of the 70s-90s.

Have You Ever Seen The Rain? - Non-Erotic
She confronted him about cheating, she, a blind girl.

Helen - Erotic
Evil incarnate never truly dies.

His Favorite Day of the Year - Erotic
Sometimes it pays to take note of how things are going, otherwise, bad things happen.

Holy Moley - Non-Erotic
Did you ever wonder how the world of spies worked? Not so much James Bond, but, effective.

I Bargained with the Reaper - Non-Erotic
A man bargains with the Reaper and steals lines left and right.

Justice May Be Blind, Deaf Perhaps, But Definitely Dumb - Non-Erotic
It's life in the fast lane of justice in the not so distant future.

The Justification of a Jingoistically Juxtapositional Jurisprudence - Non-Erotic
Sometimes one man can, and does, make a difference.

Karma Really Is A Bitch - Erotic
If this doesn't convince you to not pull tricks on your partner, nothing will.

Like A Rolling Stone - Erotic
One woman's regrets on her fall from greatness.

The Little Drummer Boy - Non-Erotic
Is he just a little boy, playing his drum? Pa rum pum pum pum.

Love You to Death - Non-Erotic
If you are a fan of National Geographic, you'll figure this out before others.

Lucky Man - Erotic
Girlfriend provides a special aquatic memory.

{b}Make It Rain[/b] - Non-Erotic
Making it rain for one very special young lady.

Missing You - Non-Erotic
One man's torment over losing a good friend.

Ping Pong Balls - Non-Erotic
Short story based on an old, old joke.

Prayers Answered - Erotic
Silly, sexy, horror romp.

The Rain in Spain Stays Mainly in . . . Frastel! - Non-Erotic
Silly story of a classroom that erupts when a student goes off on a teacher.

Rainku - Non-Erotic
Yes, this is haiku. For you.

Rainout - Non-Erotic
Cubs baseball game, a rainout, but memorable.

Raindrops Keep Fallin' - Non-Erotic
Peter, Paul, Mary, and Burt!

The Red Dot of Death - Erotic
The one color dot you never wish to see.

The Red, White, and Blue Club - Erotic
Not quite All-American as the title suggests; slightly tricky.

Reign - Erotic
Scene from the tv series of the same name.

Resolution 2020: Lose My Virginity - Erotic
A girl decides she wants to lose her virginity, and her friend helps.

She's a Rainbow - Non-Erotic
Siblings are known for their rivalry; not this pair.

A Slaying Song Tonight - Erotic
I guarantee you that if all D&D was played like this, millions would start playing tomorrow!

Uncrated Love - Erotic
Widowed man finds excitement with a real doll.

Waiting - Non-Erotic
Might not mean as much to those who don't know these real life characters . . .

What's in a Name Anyways? - Non-Erotic
Po-tay-to or Po-tah-to? So the storywriter got the hero's name wrong. Does it matter?

White Wedding - Erotic
There's always one guy at the wedding who is going to score. You'd never suspect . . .

You Make Lovin' Fun - Non-Erotic
Somewhat unusual story to read without reading Embracing Autism Gleefully first, but you can try.

Best Ride Ever

The small carnival had been coming to town for as far back as most residents remembered, at least fifty years, with its small petting zoo, rides for kids and fun for adults like ring toss and the dunking booth.

Montezuma, Iowa was stereotypical small town America, population of just over 1,400 on a good day. The Diamond Lake campground was the main attraction, and Montezuma Manufacturing the largest employer at several hundred, building car parts and accessories. Quiet, peaceful, and a good place to live is how residents thought of it.

One resident, Joel McElspeth, lived in a nice house off of Barnes City Road and kept mostly to himself. When asked, he said he was retired military, living on a pension and investments. Joel, however, had a secret. Each week he'd go to the local Junior-Senior High School and watch both the JV and Varsity football games in the Fall. In the Winter, it was basketball, and then in the Spring he'd watch field hockey matches. Joel's obsession was teenage girls, cheerleaders or not. To his credit, he'd never fucked one, never touched one inappropriately, never exposed himself, zip zero nada.

Joel lived for the coming of the carnival. Each year he'd run one attraction, and it was one of the best-kept secrets for the past 30 years. It was called "Guess Your Weight" and carnival goers would step up to Joel, one at a time, pay the $1 fee, and he'd guess their weight. If he was within three pounds either way, they'd get their pick of a small candy bar as a consolation prize. If he was outside the range, they'd get to pick from among a variety of stuffed animals.

Periodically, though, a teenage girl would step up to Joel, and for the most part, they'd shyly mumble the letters "SOMF" to him. He'd nod, guess a weight that he knew was outside the range, and the girl would move off to collect her prize, but not before being passed a special coin-like token from him. After getting the prize, the girl knew to move into the shadows toward the back of the main tents, where an older woman would be sitting in a chair. She'd give the woman the token and do the one other thing that was required.

Jewel Weatherby was 16, and she was with her best friend, Sondra Wollen, who was also 16 but hadn't been to the carnival before. Jewel had an older sister who had told her how to get a special invite, so when both girls, one after the other, said "SOMF" and got tokens, they both approached the older lady together and presented their coins. The woman took them and then waited for the reveal. Jewel went first and after quickly looking around, lifted the front of her skirt to show the woman that she wasn't wearing panties, her bare pussy exposed. Sondra's face was already red, and as she quickly lifted and then dropped her skirt, the woman noted her brown bush. Jewel was to go into tent #2, and Sondra into tent #3.

"I can't believe we're doing this," said Sondra, scared and excited at the same time.

Jewel entered her tent and saw the low-slung chair, which had a fairly large opening in the middle of it. Remembering last year, Jewel quickly moved to the chair, made sure her skirt wasn't under her and sat.

It was less than ten seconds later when she felt the first lick, which caused a quick intake of breath on her part. Soon it was followed by another and then another, and then again and again, her heartbeat quickening as she thought about the college boy that she was told was beneath her, eating her pussy. It was so exciting for her!

Sondra took a bit of extra time before sitting down, a bundle of nerves and ready to burst. The tongue started slow, almost tentatively, then began to speed up, moving up one lip, just tapping at her clit, which caused her to jump slightly, then back down the other lip, not stopping until a quick lick was given to her rosebud, causing her to gasp. She'd masturbated, but this was a whole different level of pleasure and she felt herself getting wet quickly as the tongue now slipped inside her pussy.

Minutes later after their orgasms, the two girls had exited the tents through the back, each holding multiple ten-dollar bills.

"He didn't guess your weight either, huh?" said Jewel, smiling as she pocketed the money.

"No, he said 'one-hundred-twenty-five' and obviously I'm under a hundred, and--." She stopped talking see her friend barely containing laughter. "What?"

"Silly, they WANT you to have the money, they always guess wrong, because they want you to come back tomorrow night!" The two girls rushed off, each fifty dollars richer.

That evening, Joel sat with his retired buddies, drinking beer on his porch. The four of them recounted their evening, describing in detail the young pussy that they'd eaten, and raising multiple toasts to "Best Ride Ever" and "SOMF spells Sit On My Face!" It was their once-a-year visit to see Joel and enjoy the pleasures of youth. When they'd had their fill, each would retire to bed, and Joel would go to his bedroom. The "older woman", a local college student, had since removed all the stage make-up, grey wig, and had taken a hot bath, and was now laying naked on Joel's bed, waiting for what she knew would be excellent sex. She'd been recruited by the previous year's "older woman" and knew that she'd be rewarded with enough money during carnival week to pay for her books for the whole upcoming school year.

An hour or so later, a blowjob received, a second orgasm achieved inside the young woman, Joel lifted a beer with her: "Best Ride Ever!"