It was late, after midnight. The kids were in bed, so was the husband, and all there was left for me to do was relax. I could hear the hot tub calling me from the porch, my muscles aching from a hard day gardening, and cleaning the attic. I went in search of my bathing suit. Ick. Still wet from earlier today. Hmmmmm, well it was really late. Nobody should be...
Of all the devices used by poets to add impact, emphasis or emotion to their words, rhyme seems to be the most popular and also the most mishandled. Nothing can destroy a poem for a reader quicker than poorly handled rhyme. While rhyme can add a certain dignity or classical beauty to a poet's words, it often times can make the most dynamic and powerful ver...
Thanks for stopping by to read my story. This story is based on mostly facts, with names changed and details left out, to protect everyone involved. And of course: everyone in this story is way older than 18 years. No infringement is intended where some facets of this story reference materials I found on the Internet. If you are squeamish about having affa...
Short story but the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to me. Back in the early 2000's, I was looking for part time work in college. I swam for the college I was attending and at one of my meets that's where I was approached for some side money as a restaurant mascot. I was just as confused, but the gist was I would be wearing a big ramen cup on...
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I may look innocent, but there's more to me than just a sweet face. I am the Goddess of times past, brought to this domain to suffer. I tempted a wed mortal king to bed, and the Time Keeper, a loyal minion to the Queen, banished me to this year. The drawbacks of being placed in this time are quite annoying. My powers aren't at their fullest. However, I can...
"I just don't know how I feel about it." Daphne had said. It was the night before they're anniversary. Daphne and Carl had been married five years. Over time the sexual chemistry of the marriage had fizzled and waned. Daphne was the dominant individual in the marriage, ever the commanding one. Despite this however, she was the one demanding to be a submiss...
"Isn't it getting kind of late?" She draped a naked leg over mine and pressed her cheek against my bare chest. I was hot and my breaths still came heavily. Our skins were damp to the touch but she didn't seem to mind the heat or the sweat. Beads clung to every surface, reminders of our moments of sins. It didn't help that the sheets trapped the moisture bet...
When It's Over: The 5 Stages of Grieving the Loss of a Relationship Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, the time comes when we realize that the relationship is over. Sometimes this is a mutual decision and others the choice of only one. Rest assured though, if you have been in this relationship for any length of time, both people are experiencing a form o...
Story 2: Darkness The room was beginning to fill with the dark masses, each entering in pairs and each moving to one portion of the empty clean space. Candles from the chandeliers had been lit by the caretakers of the room and all the windows were closed as was the custom for whenever the room was used. All were quite on entering and all were cloaked and ho...