Note: Please read parts 1 and 2 to understand the context of this story. Kim and Jack had talked the Carters into joining them at their home for some pizza and swimming. They took this occasion to explain to Liz and Joe that they are home nudists and that their son David as well as his girlfriend Katie were accustomed to seeing them in their birthday suits...
Roberta Russell had just finished wheeling the garbage can out to the curb - one of the few things her now ex-husband had done well when he was around - and after she did the chore she felt herself flush a bit. It wasn't from the minimal effort she had just made, but was something that had been happening a lot now that she was a half century old. The lemonad...
Tom's standing at the altar. It's the first time in ten years that I've seen him and my stomach leaps up into my chest cavity. The faces on either side of me blur into a mass of toothy smiles as the church organ roars into life. I try to focus on my job as maid of honour. I straighten out the train of Zoe's dress and press my lips together into what I hope...
I got off the elevator and followed the signs to Mark's room. Before I opened the door, I took a second to work up my nerve. I was actually nervous about going in. How had it come to the point where I was uncomfortable seeing my family? "Okay Jason. Get yourself together and just go in and be yourself." So, I took one last breath and opened the door. "Daddy...
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I knew that my wife, Cindy, experimented while in college. Of course when I first heard about it, I thought she was talking about taking an occasional toke. When he found out that it was with girls, that got him interested. However Amy was coming to town, and Cindy was a little too excited I thought. While it was an interesting idea to meet the woman who sp...
James started his sales pitch. 'A friend of mine is a world-class artist. She was my art teacher in college. There is a big exhibition coming and she needs subjects to sketch. I owe a debt of gratitude. We met in college when I posed for art classes, making a little spending money. I always said if I could return the favor in some way, I would be glad to hel...
I have been a volunteer youth worker at our church for some 30 years now. I am 56 years old, and I have seen many, many kids grow up and be successful in life, as well as a few who have not been so successful. It was never a doubt that Victor would be in the former group rather than the latter. I watched him as he became a leader in the youth group among the...
I had always been the awkward, nerdy guy in high school and college. I was shy around girls, and had never gone on a date. This continued into college. I attended a small, private university in northeast Ohio, where I majored in history. By my senior year I could talk politics and history with any of the professors, but I couldn't get a date. Hell, my junior...
This is a story from the 1970s. The names have been changed, but largely true. *** I had been 'best friends' with Jane throughout college, but had not seen her for a couple of years, because of busy lives, and distance. I'd sent her a birthday card, and she had replied with an invitation to stay with her for a long weekend at her London flat. I willingly...