Apparently, all Arabs are Muslim, that's what some of my friends and classmates seem to believe. That's news to me, because the Coptic Christian community is very much alive in places like Syria, Egypt and Lebanon, even though we're constantly hounded by Islamists. My name is Marianne Shafik and I'm the daughter of Egyptian immigrants living in Ottawa, Ontar...
Salome Rosenthal, that's my name. With such a moniker, I might as well have 'Jewish Broad' tattooed on my forehead. I was born in the City of Tel Aviv, Israel, to an American Christian mother and Israeli Jewish father. I was raised Jewish, though. My parents, Benjamin Rosenthal and Maeve O'Connell are divorced, have been for a decade. A lot of interfaith mar...
'Half true-half fantasy' kind of story. It starts slow but gets hotter as the story moves on. Since most of the details are true, you'll find some paragraphs of description, conversations, and real life effects. I did rush it on for the convenience of my readers when the characters are talking on the phone. I hope you'll like the story. I'm eagerly waiting f...
The Island continent of Lemuria isn’t of this earth. It lays in the ocean of the red currents in the southern hemisphere. It looks like a dart board target with forest and city islands forming circular bands with three kilometer water ways forming the lines between the sections and the radials towards the center of the land mass. In the center is an island c...
It had been a full week since the first time Alicia hugged me. Now I planned my day around those few seconds when I might see her. I didn't have anywhere else to be, but I wanted to be sure I was at the station when she got off the subway. The note I held in my pocket said hugging me was the bright spot in her day. Somehow that made it feel like I had a resp...
To call wedding gorgeous was a vast understatement. It was both chic and earthy, such a brilliant meld of the couple that one only hoped the lives represented would merge so seamlessly. The duo had met years prior in community college and had kept in contact throughout the years. She was the owner of the first Eco-friendly theatre in Texas, and he, a band d...
The saying, "The good ones are always taken" has always held special meaning for me. It has never failed. The men who seemed the most perfect for me were already married or had a girlfriend. And inevitably, as much as we exchanged flirty glances or parried sexually charged innuendos, nothing would come of it. I was single. My last relationship had ended disa...
Master: Don't bring your toys but wear your butt plug when you leave your house. Enjoy! That is the text message I get from my Master as I am getting ready to take care of mundane chores before I get to see him. The butt plug reeks havoc on my body as I go through the early part of the day, anticipating whatever he has in store for me. We don't have a lo...
* * * * * Click Here to listen. (2 min/mp3) * * * * * This is a departure from my series, but one I thought you might enjoy. "Marsha" is a coworker and one with whom I've gotten very close. We're always insulting each other but in a playful way -- like brother and sister. I've been in her corner on more than one occasion and I know I can count on her to...
Nicholas Nicholas was caught off guard by the progression of events with Mrs Samorn. After he asked for her number he realized he needed to play it cool. Not seem too eager. Yes, he would certainly have to play the long game here. Nicholas had a different path than most of the other students at the small school. And through life for that matter. After gra...