I was sad. Jay had to go out town for the weekend. He was much older than me and divorced. I knew this meant visiting his family in a neighboring state once in a while. But he was such good company and at that point in time was the best dance partner I ever had. We were having a big party at the club we often went to. We were celebrating a birthday. So I di...
Author's Notes: This is another chapter in my story about Eve. Please read the previous chapters for background on the characters and story plot before reading this chapter. * * * * * When my husband Bill began sharing me with other men for sex, we had established some rules. Over time, we had relaxed or eliminated some of these rules, allowing me more fr...
Mid morning Friday, his cell rang. Chris recognized Melanie's caller ID. She was far and away his closest confidant and best friend - and long-ago former lover. They lived now on opposite sides of town, kept in touch pretty well, mostly by email and about six-monthly dinners. He hadn't talked with her for several weeks, so he answered – a rare thing for him,...
As always, nobody under eighteen is involved in any sort of hank-panky in this story, and any similarities with real life are purely accidental. -[::]- As Jack Terrence stepped through the front door of his apartment, he dumped his jacket on the hat rack he'd picked up... somewhere, barely noticing the way the lights came on unbidden and the soft sound o...
NOTE: I want to thank everyone for reading and commenting. I hate to repeat myself, but your comments - named, anonymous, critical, praising - they keep me writing this. I would have gotten bored with this otherwise. You readers are fueling this story. A big thanks to two readers - my new friends Jay and an anonymous user - who reached out to me and helped...
Note from Jake Rivers: This is my seventh semi-annual "invitational." The initial one was based on the Statler Brother's song, "This Bed of Rose's." The most recent invitational included songs written or performed by Willie Nelson. The current effort consists of stories based on song titles that have a weather term in them, such as "Stormy Weather, "Foggy M...
Stella Johnson was going on vacation! For the first time since her marriage had broken up two years ago Stella and her 18-year-old daughter Susie were going to have a real vacation. At 38 Stella was still a fine looking woman. As she stood admiring her nude reflection in the full-length mirror of her bedroom, she saw a tall blonde with blue eyes looking bac...
Kay Miller was in transition. From and into what, she wasn't sure. Three weeks ago the 43-year-old high school teacher had been a reasonably content music and language arts educator, liked and respected by kids and colleagues, if quietly frustrated in her personal life by a passive husband. Her life had been on a steady path of work and mentoring, distracti...
THE FLAME (Act 1 of 3) Later one day, you (female) and I (male) decide to go out for some entertainment. But beyond the normal outing, I have secretly prepared something special to spice up the evening. Large utility bag? Check. Toothbrush and shaver? Check. Extra underwear? Whatever, check. I close the trunk of my car with everything appearing in place. Ye...
Sometimes you never know who you are going to bump into when you go out into the world. I guess that it what I like about life. It's always interesting and keeps you guessing. As far as events go, I don't think I have ever written about something so soon after it happened. This one needs to be shared. I was at The Rock Bottom restaurant not too long ago...