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Sloop John B

Sloop John B

Loving and Caring human being accepts all as they see themselves. Love writing, short quick stories of things I might have done and of people I have known.

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Blackmailed by Our Neighbor

21 min readAug 15, 2026

Exposed and Used, Would My Wife Find Out

I was unsure on making this in 3 parts or 1 long story. Hope you like it.

My wife and I live in a large condo building in Philadelphia’s midtown area. With about 300 apartments you get to know few of the other residents. We knew most of the people on our floor, including those who live in the two adjoining apartments. Both units were owned by good looking, single men in their 40's.

To one side was Seth, who a college psychology teacher. While we knew the basics of his life from elevator conversations we didn’t know if he was seeing someone, was straight or gay, and we’d never been in his apartment. On the day this story began I was working from home, as I usually do, and was surprised by a knock on the door. It was Seth, asking me if I could lend him a hand hanging some shelves in his bedroom. He needed to keep both ends level while he placed the anchors in the wall.

I gladly went with him. His apartment was very nicely appointed, with built-in shelves and classic furniture. We went into his bedroom, and I was surprised to see a king-sized bed. Due to the size of the apartments few people wanted to give up most of their bedroom space to that large a bed. It made it tight walking around the bed, and as I did I tripped over one of his shoes and landed face down on the bed.

Seth laughed and said I wasn’t the first person to fall into his bed. I laughed and turned over on my back. As I tried to sit up Seth put one hand on my…

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Sloop John B
Sloop John B

Written by Sloop John B

Loving and Caring human being accepts all as they see themselves. Love writing, short quick stories of things I might have done and of people I have known.