"Please come with us. It's just lunch." "I don't think so. I appreciate the offer, but I'd feel more comfortable staying at home." "Farah, I know how hard it's been for you. And I know how much you loved Ben. But you can't stay home all day, every day." "Traci? I don't do that. I'm not home 24/7, and you know that, so please don't exaggerate in order to g...
Chapter 56: Decision, decisions During the trip, we discussed what had happened and Maureen admitted that she had to be less adventurous in the future. It had been fun, but it had skirted around danger. She grinned, however. "Perhaps we should go back to Bali? Remember all the stewardesses playing volley topless? There would be fun, but with no problems att...
White Buddha: Portrait of an ESL Teacher in China "Melvin..." "Where was he from?" "Portland, Oregon." "That's weird." "It's a weird place..." "But he hated Portland, like, really, really hated Portland, always shitted on its hipsters, and politically correct, passive aggressive people..." "He certainly was not passive aggressive." "Wasn't he...
I pulled up to Leah's apartment; a small, blue and white Cape Cod-style house with heavily weathered shingles. It had inexpensive rent and overlooked the parking lot for a hair salon and a cheap Chinese takeout spot we sometimes ate at after a late night of drinking. I fondly recall all the times I sat across from Leah, watching her interrupt a silly grin by...
Best Ever Erotic Halloween Costume Party A short story by Romantic1 * * * * * The pleasure of your company is requested at the Best Ever Erotic Halloween Costume Party October 31 8:00 p.m. to the following noon The Stevens Estate 33 Goodings Road Dillon, Massachusetts RSVP by enclosed envelope Please bring at least one horny guest Bring ‘Clean’ papers. Vi...
It was the end of my last college semester and I wasn't sure what step to take next with my life. The obvious move would be to find a nice summer teaching gig like many of my friends had at one of the local elementary schools, but I was craving something different. Being stuck in so many different classrooms for five years had made me exhausted and stressed...
The work week started up again and it seemed as though our weekend activities were almost a dream. Katie and I had spent some time alone discussing the events, and recalling it resulted in a couple of spontaneous sex sessions. She, nor I, appeared to have any regrets. If anything, Katie was anxious for our date with Dalilah to arrive quickly and she'd also m...
(A co-authoring by Vandemonium1 and CreativityTakesCourage) HI. MY NAME IS MIKE and I love my kids more than anything else in the world. I'd do anything for them without a moment's hesitation. Yeah, I know every parent says that, and words are cheap, but I believe it down to my bootstraps. Not many men are presented with the chance to prove that statement....
Katie Jones arrived at the studio at the appointed time. To say she was nervous was an understatement. It was her husband's idea that she went through with the photo shoot, despite her best efforts to convince him that they should wait. They would find the money from somewhere. Just give her time to get a job, she told him. There was that interview for the h...
He's stalking me. Rachel realized with a start as she looked out onto the crowded dance floor. She knew exactly who it was, because she'd seen his face all day. He was beautiful, too beautiful to be an assassin though apparently no one had ever given him the memo. He was over six feet tall, with a thick pelt of wavy blonde hair and a chiseled face that screa...