He sat in the hotel and read his book, quietly, as he waited for the lunch time to arrive. This was his first trip to Texas, his first trip to see his friend for over a year. The two have conversed, both online and on the phone, and have found a special friendship, one based not on sex but on mutual intellectual stimulation. They liked each other for their m...
"I need to put a down payment on a vehicle sir, but am short on funds," Bina said matter of factly to her boss, "the bank will finance the rest of the purchase, and I will be in your debt if you could loan me one hundred thousand rupees for a little while." "That is quite a bit of money, you only make about twenty thousand each month, and with your expenses...
Chapter 6. The Meaning of Life "What's wrong, Trace?" I asked, trying to comfort her. "Nothing" She sniffled. "Everything." Oh, man, not this sort of thing again. Shouldn't a goddess be above this sort of thing? "It's OK. Just talk to me. Let me help." I held her gently, just smelling her hair and feeling her against me. We really hadn't just been close l...
Erin Sommerset did her best to look much like your typical public high school principal. Her hair was always in a tight bun, her glasses had a thick black frame, and her makeup always leaned towards severe rather than cute or sexy. She wore professional clothing-suit pants, plain blouses, and matching blazers-and even if everything she wore fit well, it did...
Angie and Stewart met like many couples do. Their eyes stumbled across one another through a drunken haze, in a hot and steamy nightclub, when the lights were dim and the energy was weak at the end of the night. Friends had driveled down to just a few, and through the dim window a sparkling gem was desired. Gradually people left and faded away as the night...
There's something about travel that changes you. When you're between here and there, you're not who you usually are. There's always more opportunity all around you, new people to meet, new doors to go through, new places to explore. You're unmoored from your typical routine, your daily connect-the-dots, always drawing the same pictures day after day. Home, w...
I stepped out of the station with my colleague Monica. The tagline under the town's name read: the birthplace of the industrial revolution. I felt like I was walking into a history lesson. Monica glanced at her smartphone then pointed down a desolate high street. It's fair to say I never like working away, especially in towns like this. northern and industr...
A special thanks to those who helped edit this story. ***** Cheers filled the room as Alice wrapped her right arm around Jessica's waist and pulled her close. Today was Jessica's 18th birthday and her fellow cheerleaders were holding a private pool party in honor of the last of the group becoming an adult. Looking into her eyes, Alice was still taken by t...
This story is a spin off of the successful and wildly popular “Journal of an Agent” by Carnage Jackson. At the end of Carnage’s story, the main character, Dean Simonds, faces a major dilemma, where he has to choose between staying in Hollywood with Alyssa Milano, or heading back east with Natalie Portman. Please note that this might not necessarily have been...
Nicole and Patty had been friends since the second grade and knew most of each other's secrets, though they couldn't be more different in looks or personality. Patty was brash and impulsive, tall and thin with long blond hair and a fondness for short skirts and tight blouses. Nicole was shorter with hair that had turned a beautiful silver when she was only t...