The smell of freshly fried eggs and bacon drifted into the room as I lay on the bed beginning to prepare to face another glorious day of being worshipped by my dear friends and fans. It was wonderful to be alive. In walked Sharon wearing nothing but a smile carrying a tray with my breakfast freshly made.1
"Good Morning, Mr. Stephenson."2
"Morning, Sharon." She had taken time to brush her blonde hair and put on fresh strawberry flavored natural colored lip gloss. She knew that I intended to have her as my breakfast sweet. I loved her petite figure, but she was also a gifted assistant, she could take dictation and type 150wpm. Being only 22, she had already graduated as a business management major. She was great both in and out of bed.3
"You were wonderful last night, Mr. Stephenson."4
"Aren't I usually?"5
"Yes, of course."6
I began eating my food and Sharon began with the daily agenda, "First you have a meeting with your agent at 1:00, and then your manager at 2:00. Between 4:00 and 6:00 you have a book signing at Barnes and Noble. Then we will attend the Grammys where you are expected to win Song of the Year for the third year in a row...I just love your music!"7
"How are the investments?"8
"Well, you now have controlling interest in Sony Entertainment, Inc. and negotiations are going smoothly for the purchase of Disney World and Touchstone Pictures. On average, all your stock is up."9
"Have we sold ten million copies of my latest novel yet?"10
"Any day now."11
"I expected it to sell quicker, Wal-Mart is selling it practically at cost which is great for me since I don't lose any money."12
"Would you like anything else to eat?"13
"Yes, you!" I laughed and we had sex. Sharon was one hot woman.14
I got dressed and went into the den/recording studio and began running through some songs. It was almost one. I had slept until 11:30. I kept whatever hours I wanted. "Ellie is here," said Sharon showing Elizabeth into the den.15
"Oh, that's lovely. I don't think I've heard it before. Is it new?" asked Ellie. Ellie was tall and sexy, but she was tough as nails when it came to representing me to publishers. 16
"Yes, I wrote it and a couple of other songs last week. What have you worked out with the executive producers of the movie, are they willing to meet my price."17
"Actually, I was able to get 60 instead of 50 million," she said smiling. "Plus residuals and five percent."18
"I love you, Darling."19
"Have I ever let you down?"20
"Not is this lifetime. Why hasn't the book sold better?"21
"I guess that they haven't advertised as much as they should've. I'll get on it."22
"Give me a kiss," I said smiling. She was some woman. We kissed for a few minutes and then she left to make me more money, of course; she made ten percent.23
Next came Pamela, my manager. "Well, do you think I'll win?" I asked her.24
"It's practically a sure thing," she assured me and then kissed me. After a few moments we got down to business and discussed the artists who were performing my music. I was about to release my third album. I rarely performed and then for only small audiences, usually under 500. I would record in the studio and release albums thus recorded. Because of the fame brought by my music as it has been performed by other artists, my albums had sold in excess of 100 million copies. Counting the albums of other artists who had recorded my music, my songs had sold billions of copies. I had more than 30 top ten songs to my credit. "One More Time, America" would probably get song of the year and it had already gone platinum. It had been number one for ten weeks.25
Pam was a stunning redhead. She was slender and about average height. "We should meet at the Grammys at 7:30," she suggested.26
"All right. See you then."27
There was a crowd of about 1,500 at Barnes & Noble. The district manager and one of the principle owners were there to greet me. They had hired extra clerks to handle the sales. "It's so good of you to come, we can hardly thank you enough," said the owner Tom Thompson.28
"Yes, it is good of me, isn't it? This is some crowd. I will sign about 100 or so books and then I'll have to make my way out."29
"Yes, yes. That will be great Mr. Stephenson."30
Sharon sat beside me as people, mostly young women, came up for me to sign copies of my latest book. This was the 103 third novel I had written employing ghost writers. I signed one after another. It was tedious, but it was good for my image.31
"Oh Mr. Stephenson! It is so good to finally meet you!," said one pretty young thing. "I just love you! I want to have your baby!"32
That was not an unusual occurance. If the women were suitably attractive, I would oblige them. First they would have to sign an agreement stating that I had no financial responsibility to the child which might be born. Then they would have to see my doctor and be tested for STDs. After that, if they were clean, Sharon would try to schedule them in when they were ovulating. "Please give your information to Sharon and she will arrange everything." I had no idea how many children I had sired. I figured it would make the world a better place.33
Police made a path through the crowd as we exited to my limousine. I was already dressed in jeans and a leather sport jacket which I planned to wear to the Grammys. My decision was to go semi casual as I did not like formal wear. We drove up to the red carpet where Pam was waiting to join us. I walked inside with two of the most glamorous women at the place. Both of which I knew intimately. The crowd cheered as we made our entrance and the photographers blasted us with lights and flashes. We were seated. I really hated these affairs, but it would be over soon enough and I wanted to maintain a good image.34
"And now the Grammy for the Song of the Year goes to Andy Stephenson for the third year in a row for his song, One More Time, America!"35
"I want to thank God first and foremost, next I would like to thank all my fans who make this possible, my friends, my family, and all those I work with. We've done it again. You've done it again. Thank you."36
Naturally there was a standing ovation. My appearance there would probably net me many million more dollars, so it was not a bad thing. After the affair, Sharon, Pam and I went back to my estate for some private partying to celebrate my success. Just another day in my wonderful life.
Author notes
Option 7
A contest entry
- The Most Egocentric Contest of Them All! by Delfishie.
600 points, ended August 21, 2007, 9 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next story in this contest, remove from contest - Who are You? What are you? by dNOZ.
225 points, ended October 1, 2007, 11 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next story in this contest, remove from contest - Why are you better than everyone else? by Melli.
230 points, ended January 11, 2008, 5 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next story in this contest, remove from contest - Dreamer In Our Midst- The Collective Of Dreams by Miss Hanako Cullen.
500 points, ended September 8, 2008, 21 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next story in this contest, remove from contest - MORE FANTASTIC FANTASY! by WritersEffigy.
500 points, ended October 24, 2008, 27 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next story in this contest, remove from contest - MANY MANY OPTIONS! by ElfSong.
650 points, ended May 2, 17 entries
Honorable mention
• next story in this contest, remove from contest - Sometimes love doesn't cut it by RazorbladeKiss14.
222 points, ended September 30, 6 entries
Honorable mention
• next story in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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hehe... I was completely expecting the old "And then I woke up." bit at the end.
I think I should commend you for not stooping to that. Though, you might as well just said you were going to buy microsoft from Bill Gates and that would have completed your collection. 
Very cute wish, I think we've all been there at one point. Nice job.
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My my my!
quite a egoistic story Mr Stephenson.
so you include woman,fame ,and money...i mean everything for yourself..good ....
well done dear ,i really enjoyed it ...good luck.
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wow this was very good! I liked it! It was very creative and had some amazing phrases in their! Thanks for entering and good luck in my awesome contest lol!!! *throws you some cookies*
beginning: 5, language: 5, plot: 5, ending: 5, dialog: 5, characters: 5.
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omg omg im random! muahahahahahaha! Roger Roger!!! XD
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Hi there!
Forgive this little touch of vanity and fantasy, but I did have fun writing it.
Thanks for dropping by and reading it.
Andy
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wow, mr.Stephenson, sounds like someone has a very good view of themselves
is that you in the pic?
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Hi Carina!
Just a bit of fun, there
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The picture is me more than fifteen years ago. I was in New Orleans at the time.
Andy
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Ah...the pinnacle of egotism. Actually, due to its uses of tongue in cheek humor and caricatured characters, it was actually...I hate to say it...sort of actually a tiny bit good. Sorry.
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Well,
I guess it's good to be told that I can't write badly, but I can probably find something worse if you'd like me to swap it out.
Thanks for hosting this contest and for reading and commenting.
Andy
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OMG!! I loved this!
I loved this tongue in cheek look at your ultimate fantasy life. Seriously, very well done.
Only noticed one error:
Next came Pamela, my manager. "Well do you think I'll win?" asked her.24
Should be I asked her....
Otherwise....really funny!!
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Hi there!
I thought you'd get a kick out of it. Ah! What it would be like to be worshipped!
Yes, I had a lot of fun writing this. Can you imagine all the claims there'd be on my estate when I was gone. Oh well, I'm afraid there's not really much chance of it becoming reality.
Thanks for reading and all the applause.
Andy
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My favourite parts were when you said things like "Yes, it is good of me to be here, isn't it?"
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Oh!
I'll confess, I may have been guilty of hiring my assistants as much or more for their bodies than for their skills
Andy
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Thanks!
I did what I could to exaggerate my ego in the story. Fantasies are fun, though, aren't they?
Andy
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This was not really what I was hoping for under option number 7. unless I make the stretch to think that this fantasy world is your haven. but I'll let it go
I found this to be very amusing. Made me giggle a bit ^^
There were a couple of tiny mistakes, but I don't really mind.
I really like the tone you used to write this. It really helps me to imagine what you are writing, and understand the character. It flows very nicely, and is very engaging. Nice job ^^
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Hi!
Yeah, I knew I was sort of stretching option 7. Thanks for allowing it. I'm very busy now and don't have time to write a fresh story. This was the only story that I had on hand that even vaguely fit your options.
Thanks for hosting this contest and for reading and commenting. May you have many good entries and much fun.
Andy
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wow congrats on all the trophies I can definitely see how you won them all. You did a wonderful job in writing this. It was very well written. Had wonderful imagery and in my opinion a good story. Thanks for sharing ths with us and thanks for entering it into my contest.
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Hi
I didn't realize you'd read this before. Thanks for reading it again and for hosting this contest and commenting.
I hope you had a good contest.
Andy
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Loved this!!! This was just a really interesting piece, wonderful!
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Thank You
Thanks for reading, commenting, and all the applause. I appreciate it. I'm glad you like my story.
Thanks for hosting this contest. May you have many good entries and much fun.
Andy
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Not bad. Good write. Enjoyed reading it. Kept good pace. No errors in grammer or spelling that I noticed (not that I am all that good at either of them). Imagery was good. Characters were interesting. All in all a good job at writing. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank You
Thanks for reading, commenting, and applauding. I appreciate it. I'm glad you enjoyed this little trip down my fantasy road. It seems it would be nice to be rich and famous, but it probably has its pitfalls.
Andy
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very cool. living your fantasy life i see. i was waiting for the twist to come that he/you were dreaming or something lol Great job
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Thanks Kat,
Not really living my fantasy life, just writing about it. I don't have women falling all over me, fortune, or fame. Maybe someday. Probably when I'm too old to enjoy it
Thanks for reading, commenting, and all the applause.
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it was good but I don't see how it reflects a part of your soul enless ur a pimp. Let me know. Good Luck and thank you for entering.
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Thanks
Thanks for hosting this contest and for reading and commenting. I appreciate it. This is kind of tongue in cheek, but it is also something of a fantasy. A pimp, no; but I do love women and I dream of being a famous writer and songwriter.
I hope you have many good entries and much fun.
Andy
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Haha, what a pimp!!! hehe. Good work though, it keept my attention, and I enjoyed it. Great for my contest, what a conceded man... no doubt! Great job, and keep up the good work!!!
KEEP WRITING!!!!
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Hi Melli,
Ah! What it would be like to be worshiped! This is mostly in fun, fun to imagine myself as a famous songwriter and author. One must have dreams, but maybe I got a little carried away.
Thanks for hosting this contest and for reading and commenting. I appreciate it. I'm glad that you like this story.
Andy
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Pretty good
This was entertaining and light hearted. It was fairly well written too. I liked it a lot more than I expected as I like reading the dark pieces about the dystopias but this caught my interest and reminded me as a realistic portrayal of people in the entertainment business. I enjoyed the dose of l reality and it is also refreshing that you wrote a utopia from first person point of view. -
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I don't know if this kind of life would really be utopia or not, but many people imagine that it would be. It was entended as humor, I'm very pleased you enjoyed it. Thanks for hosting this contest and for reading and commenting. I hope you have many good entries and a marvelous time.
Andy
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HAHA! The life of being a celebrity!! It'd be good to be allowed to have an ego like that
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Thanks
Thanks for hosting this contest and for reading and commenting. I really appreciate it. This is exaggerated, but it was fun to write.
Andy
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Hahaha! This was (as per usual) superbly written! The character really has a big ego, and I think you described it excellently! That would be the ideal fantasy life for A LOT of us lol! And why not? If fame were to ruin us when we have this "perfect" life, we'll at least die happily!
Congrats on yet another (well deserved) trophy. Thanks for the great read!
♥NewGuy90
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Thanks
Thanks for reading, commenting, and all the applause. I really appreciate it. Yes, it would be such a horrid life, being rich, famous, and having to make love to all the beautiful women The contest called for a big ego, so I delivered the best I could.
Andy
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HAH! Hahahahaha! Oh my god, I loved it! It was so over the top and satirical and just awesome!
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Thanks Megan
Thanks for hosting this contest and for reading and commenting. I'm glad that you had a lot of fun with this contest. I am also glad that you like this story. Have you seen "Give My Regards To Broad Street" about a day in the life of Paul McCartney? In a way it served as the inspiration for this story.
Andy
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i like it high 5
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Thanks
Thanks for stopping by, reading, and commenting. I really appreciate it. I'm glad you like this story. It was a contest entry so I went to extremes in it.
Andy
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"Give me a kiss," I said smiling. She was some woman."
She was a woman? Little bit of homophobia, there.
This is very, very funny. Very over-the-top, egocentric... (but no wonder, considering the contest...)
Honestly, my attention wavered in the beggining. But it hooked me later on. "I want to have your baby!" Yeah yeah, that's what everyone says.
I think that this can be more than just humorous, though. I'd like some sort of message intertwined with the "I'm awesome" bullcrap. It wouldn't apply so much to the contest anymore, though. I was just thinking about having you step over some bum, something els showing the stark contrast between you and an unfortunate... but that's not necessary at all. Just something I'd like -
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Hmm.
Just because I did not kiss a man in the story doesn't mean that I was being homophobic. I am primarily straight, but I don't object to alternate lifestyles.
You'd like something contrasting myself with all the 'little people' in this story. That might work, but I probably won't get to it before this contest ends. It is a good idea.
Thanks for reading and commenting. I really appreciate it.
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You know, I think I read it wrong before. I thought it said, "She was a woman" which is different from "She was SOME woman." The way before it's like, making sure that everyone knows you definitely were not kissing a guy. Which would be a little homophobic. But this isn't. Nevermind.
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Nice fantasy
I liked the part about scheduling the women so that you could father their children. LOL I can imagine the guy sitting in his chair coming up with that story.
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Now the purpose of fathering children was magnanimous on my part in the story. It was in order to make the world a better place by spreading my offspring. It is from something I've seen in the movies where a young woman begs a celebrity to father her child. Never experienced that, but it seemed like it was fitting for this story. I am supposed to have a major ego in this. Anyway, I'm glad you like that part of the story and I hope the rest wasn't too bad. Thanks for reading, commenting and all the applause.
Andy
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Your dream life sounds great! This is a great piece of writing, and one I enjoyed a lot. I do hope that fame doesnt ruin you though!
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Thanks Becca
Fame and wealth, why not? Women begging to have me, some have it; why not me? Well, anyway, back to reality. I don't think there is any chance that fame will ruin me, I don't really expect it. On the other hand, I may already be ruined. I'm glad you like this. Thanks for reading, commenting, and all the applause.
Andy
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btw, is that you in the oicture??
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OMG!! haha....Andy, this was so awesome. Loved it! This is sure to be in the finals! Haha...the end was beautiful and wow...someone has grown an inflated ego! wonderful job! this put a stretchy smile onto my face!
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Thanks Asfand
Yes, that is a picture of me about 20 years or so ago. I was fantasizing about being younger as well. I hope it gets into the finals, but Delfishie is tough. I think I've only placed in one of her contests. Thanks for reading, commenting and all the applause.
Andy
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a delightful oddity.
What a wonderful life. Essential reading for any newcomer wishing to discover the undercurrents of an ideal fantasy life too often swept into the dustbin of our mediocre realities.
beginning: 5, language: 5, plot: 4, ending: 4, dialog: 5, characters: 5.
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Thanks dNOZ
This was inspired by the contest Delfishie is hosting and by "Give My Regards To Broad Street", a movie by Paul McCartney. The movie is well worth seeing. Anyway, I am very pleased that you like this. Thanks very much for reading, commenting and all the applause.
Andy
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