Over seventy percent of the earth's surface is covered by water. Its forms are numerous; ocean, sea, river, lake, ice, vapor in the air. Even humans are seventy-five percent water. Curious fact for some perhaps, but not me. A giggle bubbled up from somewhere inside of me, rooting me back in my mortal form. After all, I had nowhere else to go. Aedan glowed...
Nathan was mowing his yard when from his periphery, he spotted his wife, Daniela, sticking her raven-haired head through the cracked backdoor and was waving. She was from the Virgin Islands. She had black hair, a sun-kissed complexion, and attire that often included green or orange dresses with white palm trees and flowers. Nathan met her while on vacation s...
Part 4 -- Life with Grandpa The plane touched down uneventfully and being a domestic flight there was no customs inspection. I wheeled my luggage tote through the arrivals area seeking a taxi stand which I found in short order. My grandparents lived in the more rural part of the state and had been farmers. They sold off most of their land as their children...
I'd like to tell you a story about a certain evening in mid-January a few years ago. I was a senior in high school and at the time a freestyle swimmer on our swim team. Where I'm from, swimming season occurs from October to March and it's always cold. I had just turned eighteen 4 months before and I guess you could say that the world was my oyster. I was str...
The letter arrived some six weeks or so after Amanda arrived at Selby. That had been a trying and quite disturbing period not just because of the issues with the plantation and the dreadful situation developing between the North and South, but also because she had no sex with anyone. She had taken to masturbating frequently to relieve the frustration, but sh...
Part 3: Here, There, And Everywhere It was a surprisingly warm late fall afternoon. David had gotten home early and started getting dinner going while looking over the mail and checking email. When the sky began to darken, he looked through the kitchen window and saw a storm front approaching. The dark heavy clouds were foreboding and he wondered if Holly w...
"Oh my gosh, Addy!" She screamed when I opened the door. There she stood, wearing a overly thick thermal coat, huge pants that looked like you could have your own heating unit kept in there, and some earmuffs that hung from her neck. "Gah, you still calling me Addy, Laila?" I chuckled and gave her a signal to come in as I picked up her bags. "Damn! You do k...
Over the years, my husband and I have experienced sexual quirks I suppose you could call them. I imagine most couples have to one degree or another. We confessed and discussed most of them including three infidelities (one on my part and two on his) and love each other more because of our frailties. One indiscretion, however, is known to me alone. Given the...
Mack pulled the big jeep up in a parking spot at the local mall, twenty-four hours before departure. "Ok guys get yourselves what you need, we'll grab lunch at the bar," Ronan said. Walking through the Mall with Alphabet she felt weirdly disjointed watching the civilians going about their business. Occasionally she noticed the flash of revulsion when the...
It was two days later when Patti finally called me. Or I should say the phone rang at least, I'm not sure if it was her I just assumed so because I never answered, I just let it ring... It was another week, maybe 10 days until she called again. My folks were back from their vacation by this time and it was my Mom who answered the phone. "Dale... It's Patti...