A collection of arcane and under-appreciated words for the edification, education, and entertainment of the reader. Definitions are included, along with clarification. Also, the word is used in a sentence, where appropriate, to indicate its proper usage in everyday language. NOTE: An asterisk (*) following a definition indicates that the word and definition...
Ms. Gillian flattened her cloths one last time. Then she stood up straight and entered the classroom. As usual, the students were loud and didn't notice her entrance at first. Only when she slammed her books on the table, they stopped talking to each other and went back to their seats. After everybody was sitting, she cleared her throat and then started ta...
Louise woke to the smell of coffee and as she stretched out in her warm and comfy bed she recalled that, following her fevered sex with Jack, the rest of the day had been fairly quiet. Kal and Asifa had come back to the villa and cooked a sumptuous meal for the Silvertons; after all, they thought Louise had been under the weather and needed a little cheering...
My friends had all gone on summer holidays as soon as school had ended. I had aced my classes and didn't have to write exams. That meant I had time on my hands. Time I put to good use in the local library. Our local branch library is an old brick building jammed with shelves full of children's books, popular paperbacks, hard covers, as well as reading tabl...
I was desperate! I had lost my job two months prior and my home was now going into foreclosure. My wife had taken our son and moved in with her sister and told me that I was worthless. And that is how I felt too. It's the economy, my boss told me as he handed me my severance check and turned to walk back into his fancy office with its large oak desk that t...
Dinner was behind us, the dishes washed and dried and put away. When my wife announced that she was going to take a long soak in the tub, I figured it was the perfect time to continue with William Gibson's Pattern Recognition, especially since I was eager to learn what would happen to Cayce in Tokyo. I poured what remained of the wine into a glass, picked...
Our primal instincts work for us naturally without us asking, why? I wonder at times why we don't play on these actions when it comes to our sexual wants or fantasies? Our fantasies have became predetermined just as the word provokes. Fantasy! Not primal instinct. But due to our natural sides that exist in all of us we tend to cover up those very wants and...
It was the second night of my first-ever stay at a bed and breakfast-this one in the sea-side town of Cook, Alaska. I was worn out from the day of sightseeing on the tour boat so I just dropped straight to sleep. I hadn't been especially pleased with the b&b experience, but it hadn't been especially bad either. It was annoying to share a bathroom with other...
James and I had been married for about 6 years when we divorced. We had agreed to keep things friendly and for the most part it had been an amicable split, all things considered. Splitting up is never easy and comes with a few drawbacks, obviously. Not the least of which is having to find a piece of ass. I do have to say that was one of the very few things I...
I'm a female executive in an import/export firm in NYC. Previously the only women in this business were secretaries. But I came in with a business school education and due to that (and the fact that I am very aggressive and competitive) I'm now almost at the top of the organization. As a reward I have a private office and my own secretary, Julie. I often r...