The sun shone into the building's courtyard, bringing the rose colored walls alive with warmth. Everything was beautiful. The courtyard had all manner of flowers and bushes, arranged to form a circular seating area where the tenants could sit on the benches or lie down on a patch of grass which was in the middle. The building itself was an old Spanish mansio...
Voltaire is quoted as saying, "It is one of the superstitions of the human mind, to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue." For me there was zero concern of virtue. Nope, the only reason that I am still a virgin, is simple, bad luck. My name is Joe Archer and I live in Texas, a state where, in case you don't know, football is huge, hell it's as big...
Part Twelve: Additional Responsibilities As Assigned "You stood me up yesterday." It was Friday during the last passing period of the day, in between my senior English and prep period. All teachers were expected to conduct hall duty during these transitions, keeping an eye on the students and keeping them from dawdling overmuch. Most days, I skipped this o...
"Cookies & Cream" Chapter One: "Cherry" It was a summer we would never forget. It was a time when love is truly blind and the heat turned up tremendously. That heartfelt camp with an ice cream parlor and diner in the center of it all was magical to me. My friends and I will never forget this place. It all started on Memorial Weekend, two weeks after...
WARNING: The complete story is LONG. I've written some long ones, but this one is much, much longer... *** -- PROLOGUE -- *** She was gorgeous. Her black hair was straight and smooth and hung like a silk curtain over her shoulders. Her face was a work of art, with high cheekbones and luminous eyes. Her light skin was soft and unblemished. Even her name w...
Travis hiked alone for the next three days. There were times when he walked with others but because he was in such great shape, and so highly motivated, he soon forged ahead leaving them behind. He traversed Pennsylvania in only eight days. Averaging well over 25 miles a day, he negotiated the infamous rocky trail for which Pennsylvania was known. Once he ma...
Oh Shit! I'm going to be late again. This was my thought as I rounded the last corner leading to my apartment building. It was 3:25 and my wife Helen, had told me to be home by no later than 3:00. Her sister Tammy and her husband were joining us for our traditional Thanksgiving dinner and they were bringing Helen's nearly 90 year old mother with them. Our d...
Realism is that phenomenon which takes your dreams out of the darkness of night and brings them into the light of day. This one rambling thought continuously resonates in my mind. There are events that take place in your life when you recognize that moments you've only imagined, perhaps visualized in a fantasy, might become certainty. Suddenly, dreams have...
Case Study; Kathleen. By Dr. Susan P. Sharp My name is Dr. Susan P. Sharp and I am a praticing family therapist with over thirty years of clinical and private practice in marital and family counselling. I was formerly an adjuct professor at Rutgers Graduate School of Social Services and still lecture practicing counselling professionals. For the last ten y...
This is a fictional account. After having oral sex, Curt and Suzie hurriedly got dressed. To avoid putting on their sweaty underwear, Suzie put her bikini on under her sweats. Curt went commando but had to put his sweats on too. He walked her home and they agreed he would pick her up in a half hour at 7:00 for dinner. As they cut through the backyards t...