The firefighters in the IAFF Local 21 of St. Paul might want to check the coffee in the firehouse where Pat Flanagan serves. In what was meant as a stinging rebuke to Mayor Randy Kelly, Flanagan specifically e-mailed a warning to Kelly not to attend their annual installation bash, warning Kelly that "alcohol will be served" and implying that would make the party dangerous for the mayor:

Reasons for the snub, Flanagan wrote, are the mayor's budget cuts, his decision to decommission an engine company, and growing tensions at the bargaining table.

Flanagan ended his three-paragraph missive, dated Jan. 10, with this salvo: "Alcohol will be served at this event, so we write this letter in the best interest of all parties involved."

On Thursday, Kelly fired back with an e-mail of his own. He defended his record and said he was "perplexed" by the reference to alcohol. Was that meant as a threat? Or simply an omen of embarrassing behavior to come?

"I will, of course, abide by your wishes despite my concern over the content and tone of the e-mail," wrote Kelly, who included the entire union membership in his 10-paragraph response.

Embarrassing behavior to come? I'd say Flanagan embarrassed himself and the union enough as it is. Someone needs to explain how making thinly-veiled threats of violence and rampant drunkenness serves the image and cause of St. Paul firefighters. Do IAFF Local 21's functions routinely turn into debauched riots, or do they save that for their annual installation gala?

At the least, the e-mail represents a childish effort to lash out at the mayor and make him look foolish. Unfortunately for Flanagan, it appears that Kelly is the only grown-up in this story, and Flanagan's threats undermine the enormous goodwill that firefighters enjoy in all communities. IAFF Local 21 members might want to think about recalling the chief of the goon squad forthwith.

STORIES

Fireman's Carnival - by Kathy Bxx - Kathy tends the "pie throwing" booth at the fireman's charity carnival. When it's her turn to be the bull's eye and she has her head stuck though the canvas, her husband goes around back and teases her from behind. At least that's what Kathy thinks is happening. {M+/F, nc?)

A Swap - by Anon PIXNIX Author - Husband watching wife with another - "We went over the plan while we waited. I would give Jeri enough to drink to get her a little tipsy and then start making love to her on the pillows. I would get between her legs and caress her thighs and hips with both hands, one on each side. I would continue this caressing as I put my cock into her. At this time Mel would show up and get into position behind me and a little to my left... (MMF, wife, nc)

Army Brat - by Carl Brandon Febbs - A National Guardsman is staying with an old Army buddy while fulfilling his summer training obligations. Everything is going along comfortably until his friend's daughter comes home drunk one night. (Mf, adult/teen, alcohol)

Cock Thief - by Dreamtiny - A story about the occult and a woman who loves the male sexual organs, but hates men. (fdom/m, mutilation)

Confessions Of A Peeper 1 - by Michael - Somewhere in my 14th year, I accidentally stumbled upon an activity which would, in a short time, become my passion - peeping into windows around the neighborhood. (solo, mast, voy)

Confessions Of A Peeper 2 - by Michael - Winter had it's good and bad points for me and my "occupation". First, I didn't get out nearly as much because of weather and school. On the plus side, though, was that it got dark much earlier, giving me more time to get around. I had lots of ground to cover. (mF, Ff, voy)

Confessions Of A Peeper 3 - by Michael - Jackie already had a reputation around school as being kind of easy, if you know what I mean. No one claimed to have fucked her, but you know how stories and reputations get started. Of course, no one but me knew that she was fucking her mother! (mF, ff, voy)d)

Dan Catches a Burglar - by Dracthyus - Rape of a young female burglar - "Dan heard a noise from the bedroom, someone poking around! Dan rose in fear, and hid behind the door into the living room. He and his friends had noticed some of their tapes and CDs missing over the past few weeks, but they'd assumed that the stuff had just gotten lost in all the mess of the apartment." (Mf, teen, rp)

Family Camping - by Ed Dippus - Kevin goes camping with his family - "It started out simply enough: a family camping trip to a hilly region in a neighboring state. But Dad neglected to check out the weather report (as dads will) before we set off. During the four-hour trip over back-country roads far from civilization, the skies grew steadily darker. Within minutes of arriving at a remote campsite, the skies opened. Luckily, Dad and I had the presence of mind to cover our belongings with the tents before ducking for cover. Unfortunately, however, we were all soaked to the bone by the time we reached the truck..." (Mf, Ff, inc, ped)

In The Hold Of Swingers - by Aceinthe Hole - A young teenage couple who have sneaked away from their families for a weekend together only to be seduced by a rich older couple who shows them the possibilities of the swinger lifestyle. (M/f F/m adults/teens, cheat, swap)

K9 First Time - by Photomaker - Some guys will do anything to get sex - A paramedic is called to rescue a girl who was "stuck" to her dog. He helps her in her embarrassing situation. Then he can't get the vision out of his mind. Finally he calls her for a date. (MF/dog)

Kristen's Story: We Become Swingers - by Kristen - Story Two: It had been about two months since Carmen and Peter moved into the apartment behind mine in the big old Victorian mansion on Rose Lane. Jeff and I befriended the older couple and I persuaded Carmen to be my running partner. I'd been looking for a running companion for some time, and Carmen fitted the bill perfectly. Through our many conversations while jogging down back roads we became as close as sisters. Carmen, however, talked me into a sexcapade, letting her and Peter watch Jeff and me make love without Jeff's knowing, and after that I kind of withdrew from my new neighbors a little bit. (FF, MF, MM, swinging)

Orgasm - by Anonymous Author - Older sister teaches younger one how to masturbate - "We've always been pretty close sisters, since we're only two years apart in age. I was getting to that age where my interest in boys was getting pretty strong. Pardon my immodesty, but people in my family tend to be quite attractive. I think Becky is beautiful, and the boys know it. She's been dating a lot since she was my age (mom won't let us date until we're 15). And I look quite a bit like my sister, except that my body isn't awfully developed yet. So we're talking, mostly about boys. Typical conversation. Then we started to talk about sex, as teenage girls will sometimes do (see, not just boys talk about it)." (ff, sisters, mast)

Watching Him - by Kim D. - She stared in through the bedroom window at his naked body and the huge erection between his legs. It was long and hard as his hand stroked up and down in a slow rhythmic motion. He held a magazine in his other hand and was gazing at it intently.... (female peeping)