*edited version with minor changes* Ali awoke to a blaring sun in his eyes and sat up quickly, only to lay back down with extreme dizziness. He confusedly surveyed his surroundings. Contemplating the ocean in front of him as the teal blue waters winked at him, the prior events ambushed his brain, causing him to groan, and then panic as he remembered the gir...
Bonnie untied the stern line and pushed off as if she had done it before. "Damn, she looks good." I said to myself as she stowed the line and sat down. She was wearing short shorts, which were pleasantly snug, and a white T-shirt from which I could see bumps where her nipples should be. I couldn't believe that she was here and I couldn't believe that not on...
Tom sat on a small hill. He had a good view of the beach and the ocean. He was thinking about the report he would write. Tom was on assignment from the State Department. He was working as an independent investigator under contract. In the past he had been to a war zone, an isolated village, a crowded Eastern city and other places but he had never been sent t...
The two lane country road was deserted, which was good, because she drove like a woman possessed, taking the corners too fast and too wide. The rubber tires squealed on the pavement as they tried to hold the line. The headlights illuminated the towering pine trees, creating eerie shadows which chased the car as it shot forward into the night. "How could he...
My first story. Please be gentle! ***** As a kid I always loved camping, to the point I would spend a week hiking in the wilderness of Scotland with nothing more than my rucksack, tent, sleeping bag and a few basic provisions to keep me going. The wilds of the glens, the views from a munro, the iciness of the streams were all intoxicating to me. That wande...
One summer you decide to go on holiday with a group of friends, but they end up drinking and partying their way through the week in Greece. You decide to take a break from them and set out on a pedalo to a nearby island. It is hot, sunny... an amazing day. When you arrive to the deserted island you walk around exploring the ruins of ancient Greece before dec...
It's another unbearably hot and humid September day in Florida. It's just too hot to do almost anything outside. You are back in your bathroom playing some game on your iPhone and I am sitting in front of my computer, bored stiff reading poorly written erotic stories online. I momentarily think about jumping into the swimming pool in the hopes you will join...
Chapter 13 -- Nature hike The next day, Trish woke up to the pre-dawn crowing of Flora's rooster, as usual. And, as usual, she responded by throwing a mango seed at the bird to shut him up, only to have a near-miss and send him running off and clucking in protest. The rooster had learned to watch out for the daily mango seed and was ready to run as soon as...
It was the mid-80s and I was a senior in college when I went to spend some time talking with my favorite Uncle George, who had also been my inspiration to study engineering. He lived alone now, my Aunt Jean having passed away several years before. We sat in Uncle George's study, a dark oak paneled room covered with bookshelves on three walls, a huge leather...
DATELINE: Central Aegean Sea. Cyclades Islands. Mykonos. Greece April 16th 2004. A picture postcard sun set slowly yesterday over this picturesque island. I am here trying to earn my living. I don’t remember how I stumbled into freelance travel writing, but here I am, twenty years on. I’m here pursuing a paycheck from travel pieces promoting the opening of...