Cat Scratch Fever

Yes, I know, I stole the title from the Ted Nugent album of the same name.  But Ted stole it from an actual disease caused by a cat scratch or bite.  So I don't think old Ted can complain.  And the title fits so well.

This is a heavy duty sex story.  And unlike virtually all of my other stories, the sex is actually consummated.  Although many of  my stories have a sexual component, Cat Scratch Fever is the most pornographic.  Why the difference?  After Orbiting a Strange Attractor, I wanted to write about a character who was nothing like me.  MacAree is nothing like me.  I am short, little, talkative, brainy Jew while MacAree is the strong, silent, goyish type.  MacAree is also the type who gets laid indiscriminately.  Enough said.

But I have been known to do odd things for no apparent reason.  At one point I took to wearing sunglasses night and day, inside and out, much to the annoyance of my friends.  I'm not sure why I was wearing sunglasses but it made its way into this story.

MacAree is the first of many Grinders who give this collection its name.  He grinds out a living, wanting little out of life and getting little in return.  During the course of the story, he has a little adventure but, in the end, his life goes on as it did before.  Maybe a little different, but not much.  Such is the life of a Grinder. Perhaps that's why my stories end suddenly.  The adventure ends and life goes on.

Once again, the story is a little dated.  Cars don't come with tape decks any more.
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