My wife left the local newspaper on the kitchen table opened to the obituaries. My aunt had passed away at the ripe old age of 93. I was never fond of my Aunt but I would attend the funeral anyway. As I was turning the page, I saw an article and when I read the name, I reread the article just to be sure: "...named by Board of Regents to the post of...."...
The internet is a wonderful thing. It allows you to meet people that never would have crossed your path. Tonight that meant Sandy. At least that was the name she gave me and I certainly had no intention of delving deeper into her real life. All I was interested in was tonight. We had met in a chat room about 3 months previously. We had gotten to know each o...
Chapter 3 -- Happy Divorcees Most women would have spent the first few weeks after a nasty, acrimonious divorce drinking, crying, putting on a brave face or eating a lot of Haagen Dazs. Sharon Beachum did none of those things. She packed up her things, moved out of the condo she had shared with her asshole ex and bought a nicer, newer home on 9th Avenue, cl...
Maria Connor answered the knock on the door of her Coronation Street home with some trepidation, for she knew who it was and was not sure how it would all pan out. The guy at the door was Chris Grey. He was the ex of Cheryl, who was now living with Lloyd. Maria had been told that Chris had beaten Cheryl, and to steer clear of him. But it had been so long...
OF COURSE, IT WAS A HOT summer day. That's when the squad practiced for the upcoming fall term. But what is junior college cheerleading really about? It was about partying and good times. At least, it was for Marla. She just liked to try new things and have fun, that's all. Cheerleading in high school was too strict, but now that they were a couple of years...
Hello, 'Claire' again with a short, confessional mid-1990's narrative that, up until now, I've told no one, probably because I'm not especially proud of it. The subject matter here may be considered by some to be disgusting; the reader is forewarned. The names, as always, have been changed. Afterward, I felt like a babysitter who had violated one of her sl...
Every girl’s magazine will tell you that masturbation is normal. They are aimed at young girls, but for me it was all a lot of words. I am now 24 and I only masturbated for the first time when I was 20. Not many people believe me, but it is entirely true. Perhaps it was because I lived in a small city, about an hour by train from Sydney, which was just la...
They say that life experiences can change you. What happens to your life when you are no longer numbered among the living yet aren't dead either? My name is Raphael Hughes. If you were to gaze upon me, you'd see a tall, good-looking black man in his early twenties. Once upon a time, that's who I was. Then, everything changed one night. It was the summer afte...
Her phone rang just as Sally got back in from her visit to her local hairdresser. "Hello," She spoke into the phone, and the now familiar voice of Karen replied. "Hi darling, I have another session lined up for you tomorrow and I've got the video of your last time with us girls and it's amazing to say the least. How are you anyway?" Even though Karen didn...
I first met Soula seven years ago whilst on my way to do archaeological fieldwork at Akrotiri on Santorini. I had caught the Blue Star ferry from Piraeus (Athens Port) via the Greek islands to Santorini. The whole trip takes about 17 hours and goes via some beautiful islands - Parros, Naxos, & Ios - but takes so long there is not much to do. As the sun set...