I see her again and again. Each time I become more enamored. However, my life is too complicated to bring someone new into it. And, we simply aren’t meant for each other.
Courted by King Ensign Chris Marye is assigned to the USS Avenger for his first cruise after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy. They will be crossing the equator and he will have to take part in the King Neptune ceremony. When he realizes how horrible this initiation ritual will be, he decides to try to win the beauty contest and become King Neptune’s queen. The queen doesn’t have to eat garbage or be paddled by rubber hoses. It seems like a good way to avoid a physical beating and humiliation.
And eight more tales by the master of TG short stories Angela Rasch