fact or fiction

Is it a fact or is it merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores relationship myths and truths to get your head out of the clouds and back into romantic reality.

The Interview
His pace is perfect, the pressure optimally calibrated to match the flutter of her fingers, her breathing pattern, the flush of her skin.
By Shawn Ingram5 years ago in Humans
Keep Your Pants On
One privilege of rank is getting to keep your pants on. American Major General Mark Clark was on a top-secret mission in North Africa in 1942. A British submarine had brought him and several other Allied officers to meet with the commander of the French army in Algiers. Clark was there to persuade General Charles Mast, the French commander, not to resist the planned American invasion of North Africa, codenamed Operation Torch. French forces had been under German authority since the Nazis had invaded France two years earlier, so it wasn’t clear whose side they would be on. The officers met in an isolated villa on the coast, and General Mast agreed to Clark’s plan. If Mast’s cooperation was found out by the Germans, he would have been executed for treason.
By Stacey Roberts5 years ago in Humans
The Boy in the Ward
It’s the thick steel needle the boy finds most amazing about the whole thing. It runs right through his leg, holding it immobilized while the bone mends itself. His fingers continually find the needle and probe it gently despite several nurses telling him he shouldn’t.
By Shawn Ingram5 years ago in Humans
After the Rain
"Lying in the dark, it's understood We are both lost And we won't be found." The Last Unicorn - Passenger When it was done, after he had gone through the normal stages of adapting to the new norm (single again), he felt surprised to learn that what he missed most wasn't the grand declarations of love or the sex. What he remembered most fondly was the companionship, laughter, odd little tender moments, the quiet times spent interlaced in each other's arms, which even as they happened, he knew were, at some level, important.
By Shawn Ingram5 years ago in Humans
Imperfectly Perfect
I am an elderly man, at least chronologically, in my 70s looking for some companionship with a younger woman. Most certainly a character fault, but that's me! Yes, I had plenty of therapy but can't help myself. Not in the habit of scanning escort sites but found the social media hook-up sites full of scammers; and yes I did want to have sex again. Back in Chicago, it was easy for me to meet younger woman who didn't mind befriending an attentive gentleman. In Arizona, I found it difficult and that's what brought me to an on-line escort site.
By Rick Lutz5 years ago in Humans
Raven
I felt so exhausted, after a long battle. I had never been so scared in a battle in my life. And I wasn’t scared for my life. I couldn’t care about my life, when the girl I loved with everything I had, life was in danger. I was so scared. Because I had been with her at the beginning of the battle, because we had been training when it all started.
By Amanda Johnston 5 years ago in Humans
Stepping on New Guns
"Another boring Monday morning management meeting" grumbles Bob sitting in front of his coffee and six-pack of muffins. " I call it Hot Bath Motivation" responds Paul, "While you are in the bath it's nice and warm but as soon as you get out..."
By Michael Cardinal-Janisch5 years ago in Humans
Challenge, A Rationalization
The man ignores all the signs from his body. Something is wrong, he suspects, but he refuses to take any proactive measures on his behalf.
By Shawn Ingram5 years ago in Humans
The REAL World News
Try and think back to the last time you sat down to watch the news. It’s safe to assume you turned on CNN, WNDU, Fox or MSNBC. It is also pretty safe to assume that the news channel you turned on is aligned with your views in life whether it be political or otherwise. Many people do this without thinking about it. I remember asking my mom why she switched from watching WNDU to Fox news when I was younger and the answer I got was always somewhere along the lines of “WNDU doesn’t know what they are talking about and Fox does”.
By One of Few5 years ago in Humans
Hang Loose
I jerk upright in my bed, instantly awake. “Just a dream,” I say to myself stupidly. Whoa. I take several minutes to collect myself.
By Shawn Ingram5 years ago in Humans
Panic Room
"911, What's your emergency?" I struggled to get the words out as I ran down the worn steps of the apartment building.
By T White5 years ago in Humans
Two Words
Two words, just two words. But what were they? The man stares at his image in the mirror. He doesn't remember. He desperately longs to reconnect with the pair of words, but he now feels they are gone.
By Shawn Ingram5 years ago in Humans