Writer's profile for 'TJC'
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Email address	topcatrunner@gmail.com
State	Colorado
Country	USA
Birthdate	July 7, 1961
Sex	Male
Profession	Counselor
Interests	History (Especially military), Baseball, Aviation, Literature

A View from the Periphery (standard:drama, 12805 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Jul 29 2002	Views/Reads: 4180/2799	Story vote: 0.00 (1 vote)
An eccentric young female groupie and a thirtysomething, down on his luck male cop are thrown together by circumstance after a rock concert. Both carry emotional baggage and find comfort with each other over a period of one summer night in Tucson.
The Wager (youngsters:other, 1733 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Jul 29 2002	Views/Reads: 6724/3608	Story vote: 0.00 (1 vote)
A high school pitcher and the girl of his dreams bet on the outcome of his ball game, with a date to the carnival as the prize.
Arby's Pain (standard:drama, 3605 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Jul 18 2004	Views/Reads: 3782/2655	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
This is a story about a young man facing the changes in his life, as well as the coming of adulthood. He funnels his frustrations into a stellar perfomrance on the baseball field.
Double Standards (standard:drama, 587 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Jul 18 2004	Views/Reads: 3874/3	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
An angry man, facing divorce, confronts his options and the double standards of the sexes.
Street Candy Reflection (standard:Suspense, 4730 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Jul 25 2004	Views/Reads: 3962/2911	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Against the backdrop of a series of unsolved murders, a young, idealistic prostitute learns some hard lessons on the streets of Chicago.
A Christmas in No Man's Land (standard:drama, 2722 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Dec 14 2004	Views/Reads: 3936/2559	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
In December of 1914, a young British soldier has both the best and worst Christmas of his life.
The Strange Therapy of Dr. Luther Knight (standard:horror, 5485 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Feb 20 2005	Views/Reads: 4089/2738	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A young couple with marital woes undergoes a special theapy session with a mysterious and reclusive doctor. What happens is far more than they ever imagined.
A Window to Ebbets Field (standard:drama, 6695 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Apr 10 2005	Views/Reads: 3667/2371	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
This is a story about the surprising bond that grows between a dying old woman, rumored to be a voodoo queen, and a middle-aged man. Their friendship is born as a result of a mutual love for baseball. This is a story about life and death.
Invisible Touch (standard:Suspense, 3370 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Feb 23 2006	Views/Reads: 4232/2529	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
In 1510, a Spanish ship arrives off the Mayan City of Tulum. The crew aboard her are all found dead, except for one mysterious woman who stowed away....
My Love, Now You're a Cub Fan (standard:romance, 1450 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Apr 01 2006	Views/Reads: 3679/2299	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A young bride finds herself sharing her husband....with the Chicago Cubs.
A Son's Story (standard:drama, 1848 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Jun 30 2006	Views/Reads: 3466/2308	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A fictional piece based on actual events and people. It involves a son, a young soldier, incarcerated in a German POW camp during World War II, who is desperately trying to win his father's favor back home.
The Voice of the Revolution (standard:drama, 3471 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Nov 09 2006	Views/Reads: 3670/2382	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A radio talk show host finds out that the new America he helped create comes with a price.
Can You Hear Me, Baby? (standard:Psychological fiction, 1417 words)
Author: TJC	Added: May 14 2007	Views/Reads: 4204/2652	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A man in a coma can hear what his wife and those around him are saying, but helpless and can't respond.
Inside the Center (standard:Suspense, 9843 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Aug 17 2007	Views/Reads: 4419/2963	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Three men find themselves on a plane with no memory of how they got there. When they land on a tropical paradise, a strange man tells them he's there to help and leads them Inside the Center.
The End of the Road (standard:drama, 1487 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Jun 24 2008	Views/Reads: 3657/2186	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Following a tragic loss, a man feels there's only one thing he can do to stop the pain.
The Vampire Tour (standard:horror, 4242 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Oct 31 2008	Views/Reads: 3372/2242	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Three college girls take the New Orleans Vampire Tour and find it's far more than they ever could have imagined.... (If you're ever in the great city of 'Nawlins, the haunted history tours are not to be missed! I promise, though, this is fiction.)
The Mysterious Mr. Trist (standard:Suspense, 3215 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Oct 08 2009	Views/Reads: 4825/2900	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Two thirteen year old boys decide they are too old for trick or treating. They decide to make this their final Halloween and to trick or treat the local haunted house and the frightening resident within.
The Encounter (standard:drama, 4396 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Mar 25 2011	Views/Reads: 3688/3376	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A down on his luck man considers suicide but then meets a mysterious young woman.... (This story could fit into several different categories, but I went with drama so as not to give it away)
My Disbelief (standard:non fiction, 1712 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Apr 11 2014	Views/Reads: 3359/2048	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Ths is not an attack on belief, but my personal defense for non belief.