My story “A-Dork-Able” is included in the collection. Enjoy! đ
It’s Saturday – yeah!!!
I’m so happy it’s the weekend, since I could use some downtime. đ
So what does Lud do for a living?
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Sure, his natural, clean scent wasâŚarousing. But the usual for Lud was not having washed in days after coming back from his trips. It was as if he had to be as disgusting as possible. I wondered sometimes if he was putting something out of his head, a bad experience maybe. Or he was just being an ass, testing me at every turn.
When I had asked my then-prospective co-habitantâa thirty-nine-year-old, six-foot-three, light brown-haired, gray-eyed hunk of a manâwhat he did for a living during the interview Iâd held for potential roommates, Lud had grinned broadly, his dimples cutting deep in his barely shaved cheeks, and said, âTraveling Consultant, of sorts.â
I had speculated since then who on Earth would âconsultâ with someone like he had turned out to be, but what did I know? My life experience was pretty narrow in some areas. All the same, the fact that my life revolved around complaints about Ludâat least in my headâwas a reflection of a really sad and lonely existence.
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Halloooo! It’s cold and lovely here in Atlanta. Are you enjoying your weekend?
Continuing with Lud, we find out more about his, er, attributes. đ
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Lud could be clean, at least for going to work. He practically lived in jeans and T-shirts or shorts, when he could be bothered to dress, and shaved when he left on business, sometimes not. As for his love life, my roommate had never brought anyone to the apartment for a quickie that I knew of. Not that I cared, but I had no idea which way he swungâaside from his dick, which was hugeâbut I hadnât noticed that either. Or his cement-block abdominal muscles, thick and toned hairy legs, the “tramp stamp” right above his ass of a really cool dragonâŚNo, sir.
The only thing I cared aboutâtried to, anywayâwas his reliability income-wise. Hygiene would be great, too, but I knew all about beggarsâŚ
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Hi there! Have you been having a good weekend so far? I hope so. Mine is filled with homework and other fun stuff, but yes, I now have internet!!!! Who knew it would take two months to get connected in this day and age?
A redeeming quality for Lud, despite his usual funk. đ Deacon is in the first person.
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If it wasnât for the fact that I needed a roommate to help pay the bills, I would have kicked him [Lud] out years ago. Yes, years. I had been desperateâand now I just didnât have the heart to do it. I was used to his ways, sad as that sounded. Though, aside from Ludâs ghastly habits, he had never been late on rent. He always paid his share of utilities and groceries, and chipped in with emergencies, like the time the power went out for days in our suburb because of a really bad ice storm, and he bought a generator to tide us over. He wouldnât let me pay for any of that, and had been unlike his usually careless, pain-in-the-ass self.
Heâd been a whole other person.
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Woohoo to weekend! đ
We continue with Something About Lud. Deacon (first person) continues to share his thoughts about his er, lovely, roommate, Lud. đ
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He {Lud} had his own TV. I didnât own one, and I was frankly too busy, anyway, to keep up with shows and movies. It was better this way, because otherwise, Iâd think of the past, and the pain of my loverâs death still lingered. When Lud was home, I heard him
laughing or swearing at whatever he was watching, even though his door was closed.
Our paths typically crossed in the mornings when I got off my shift. I had a day off every once in a while, but I preferred to work a lotâkept the demons at bay. Lud traveled a lot, which gave me time to clean up after him and air out the place. Even in winter, I had the windows open to keep things as fresh as possible.
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Happy weekend!
Cold and windy here in Atlanta, and I love it! đ
Last week was the final post from Derrick and Paul in Truck Me How I Like It. I forgot to mention that, or I’m just that evil. đ
This week, we start with the first scene in Something About Lud. I may have posted a snippet from this before, but I think it was only one. Meet Deacon Moses, who has the roommate from hell in Lud. Deacon’s thoughts are below, in the first person.
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There are roommates from hell, and then, thereâs Ludwig Dreck, the blight of my existence, and the rancid, oozing cherry on top of a pile of refuse.
Lud was a nice enough guy, but damn. He took a dump with the door wide open most days, and refused to use the ventilation fan for some reason. At least there were two bathrooms, though one was only a powder roomâno shower, and it didnât have anything to help with the funk. No potpourri on Earth could fix that.
He chewed with his mouth open, slurped anything liquid, walked around in the buff, which would be a total turn-on if he showered more than once a week, as he was most definitely worth a second or third look. And he liked to jack off all loud and
shitâyes, I could hear him through the walls.
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How is 2018 going for you, so far? Mine is moving along at a quick pace, for some reason.
Derrick and Paul are chatting each other up at the bar in Truck Me How I Like It. It’s a little longer than six sentences for context.
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âSo youâre a musician, Mr. Fontana. It suits you,â I said, sipping the second beer Iâd ordered while watching the band play.
âItâs Paul. Why wonât you use my first name? Weâre not at work, and even then, I wouldnât mind. I think you know that.â He sat on the stool next to mine, ignoring the people who were trying to get his attention.
âHabit, I guess. And Iâll continue to do it, now, just because it bugs you,â I replied, grinning at him.
âI might have to spank you if you do,â he said, and winked at me.
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