I was in Hawai'i for a few weeks to do an equipment photoshoot for some rich guy who decided that there was strategic value in extending his business to the big island. He's a corporate schmuk, and it's hard not to judge him further than that when I see him taking things a bit too far after his subs call a safe word. Blanket consent is a thing in some circle...
The sun was setting in the horizon and it was time to have a cheer, thus the crew took a trip to a rough inn along a tropical coast that was owned by a fun-loving and yet dangerous pirate captain named Captain "Parrot Charmer" Knuckles where pirates come to relax and recount stories and legends from their days at sea. "What're ye on about, Poop Deck Nadine?...
My son Dylan was conceived in the ocean. Yes, you heard right, the ocean. I was on holiday in the Seychelles, a two week break from my hectic life in the City where I was a Stock Broker. The Hotel I was staying in was expensive, secluded from other resorts and quiet as it was out of season. I didn't expect to meet anyone that I wanted to talk to much les...
I looked at the water melon seed, torn pineapple fiber, and indescrible brown goo. A handful of tropical warm ocean water lapped onto the blue air mattress and washed it all away. It was gone again. I heaved again. Only stringy, white spit came out of my mouth. Over the last hour, the fare had become less interesting. The sick pain in the gut had turned into...
It was late. I'm not sure how late, but it was some time after midnight. I was having yet another restless night. The sound of the waves crashing against the sand was calling to me luring me like a fisherman lures his fish with bait. I walked down to the beach barefoot and stood there in the sand. The air smelled of salt and the sound of the deserted beach w...
The moon rose full and bright over the quiet beach house. It's light glinted off the wall of windows that faced the surf, breaking frothy and white under the moon. The waves were gentle on this still night and the sea slipped in smoothly over the white sand, running up the beach and around the concrete pillars that supported the house above. The beach was e...
The bright flame of love and romance, often shown during the early years of their marriage, had dimmed over the recent years. Now it was only a flickering light sometimes or even a glowing ember, but there where some occasional sparks. The couple were similar to many other couples: two children in grade school and one pre-school, driving the kids to various...
I was halfway through grad school when my best friend, Drew Cox, invited me to a beach house for spring break. We'd been friends since high school and were both doing grad school at Michigan State: him, in law school, and me in science. I was 26 at the time and Drew was 25, but we were in the same grade growing up. I was 6'1" with sandy blond hair and hazel...
Chapter One – The Beach House Dee would be the first one to step into the beach house. The drive to the ocean was long, but it was all worth it now that they had arrived. This would be a different vacation from years past, no kids, and two wonderful weeks at the beach rather than one short family week in years past. This time they had the money to rent a h...
Maraxza –The Cloister Maraxza, an exotic alien planet in a distant, unknown part of the universe. The inhabitants are passionate, sensual and hedonistic, driven by the need for love, sex or power. These pursuits are the instigation of many stories. This is one of them... Mezdalyn takes a moment to watch the second sunrise of the magenta sky above her,...