Summer's heat hung in the air long after sunset, it greeted Sara like a warm blanket as she stepped out of her suburban red brick home. She was grateful for the warmth, it made up for her impractical outfit. Trotting toward the old red sedan, she could see Mathew sitting in the driver's seat. His green eyes scanned her body; up and down, then up and down aga...
You know, it is getting harder to think back all those years. What my emotions were. What I was thinking. It's a pity, because it was a milestone, the first big milestone in my life. It was the night I lost my virginity. There are times when the light flickers in a specific way or a man wears the cologne that my boyfriend Jay wore when a flood of memories re...
" I can't believe you're gone, for a week!" Emily pouted, pulling Amanda to her. The warm laugh that emanated from deep within Amanda's chest rose up between them. Pressed against Amanda's body, Emily could almost feel it as her own. "It's a short vacation Emily. As an employee of Janwich prison it would be a shame if I didn't use my vacation days." She pu...
Huddled in the hastily emptied wooden chest, the crouching woman listened with fear as her village was sacked. Her hut lay a bit apart from the ring of homes around the commons. She was a weaver and traded her skill for meat and milk and cheese. Still, the clanging of weapons, rending of wooden doors and walls, and worst of all the screams roared in her ears...
The bus ride to the quiet little town had been long and hot and dusty, with little to look at by the way of scenery. Elsie had clutched her bag on the seat beside her and wondered if she was doing the right thing. To quit her job and cash out her savings to break her lease and move from the big city was a big change. But wasn't that what she needed? Change...
Chapter 1: The Transformation I live in a midwestern university town, and there are plenty of internationally renowned experts in this and that. When a famous artist Marcelo asked my wife Sierra to model for him, she asked me what I thought. She was asking for feedback, but I gave her permission. I wasn't comfortable with it, but the "man in charge" inside...
Rain pattered on the window as I looked out over the rolling ocean. I felt like a little kid whose day had been ruined because he couldn't go out to play. We'd booked the cabin on the beach nearly a year in advance, and we'd managed to hit a time where we were the only people around, at least for a few more days. I'd hoped to get out and take advantage of th...
Life has been very good to me and I am generally a happy person. It's my belief that a happy positive outlook influences the direction of one's life, and I believe this holds for both emotional and physical wellbeing. I have a job that I enjoy, coworkers that I love, and a family that I cherish. I also have a wild streak that instead of ignoring, I respect....
She's in her car heading over to his house. This will be her first time going there. He told her he has a surprise for her and she's excited! She received a text for him this morning asking her to come over because he has something special plan. The whole day she thinks about it. I wonder what can be, she thinks. As her car weaves through traffic, she squirm...
This follows from the earlier stories in the series, but is intended to be read as a stand-alone work. It could equally well fit in a number of categories, but after finally getting the coin to land right, it's here. I hope you enjoy yourself. + I felt him shift again in the bed next to me. We had no clock in the room, but it felt like sometime after midni...