When plague came to the cities, I saw my family perish one by one. With his dying breath, my father begged me to leave our home and seek out relatives living far away. The journey was hard, but after several days of walking with blistered feet and cadging rides on passing carts, I came upon a small village nestled in the shelter of rolling hills. I did not k...
Amber was really reconsidering her decision to do this. She was standing in a Koi pond that came just under her breast. She was barefoot and the slime beneath her and the fish bumping in to her was giving her the creeps. She pulled on the drawstring of her pants tight again trying to make sure then basketball shorts she had on didn't slip. She kept the man...
We approached the dome from the darkness of the Playa. Alyssa, naked, walked slowly. Every step brought her closer to the full light of the dance floor. A dozen people were standing around one of the entrances of the dome, laughing and cooling off in the night air. Heads turned when we approached. Nudity was not unknown on the Playa, and there would probab...
He turned the key until he heard the click of the lock turning over and pushed the front door open. The entire house was dark, which was particularly odd because his girlfriend was usually up later than him on most nights. He kicked off his shoes near the door, dropped a bag of materials he had bought earlier in the night down on the kitchen floor, and laid...
I awoke to find that I had been turned into a walnut. A walnut. How or why this happened I'm not sure but it just did. As I sat there with all the other walnuts I thought about the last few days. As my memories slowly came together, it seemed, that perhaps this was part of some grand plan. Or maybe not. Evolution is a strange thing. You know it happens...
Refusing to tell me where we are going, you have me very intrigued by what you have chosen for us to wear on this late night trip. My hand rests on your sarong covered thigh, squeezing and caressing it as you drive. With my eyes covered, I am unable to see where we are going. I plead with you to give me more information of what you have planned but you refus...
The peace of the island was broken by a sudden, hot northern wind. It swept in, pulling at white-capped turquoise waves to crash against the sheer cliffs. High overhead, a golden eagle shrilled in anger as it tumbled briefly before righting itself, banking hard to find new hunting grounds. Further inland the wind roared, crushing wild grass flat and forcing...
Most workplace romances and affairs end in disaster, scandal, and in some cases, divorce. It was not to be so for Vicki and I. Our coworkers did not have a clue that their boss was bedding one of their own. Any worries I might have had about Vicki's ability to remain professional on the job,were dispelled the morning after she spent the night with me. Afte...
Standing by the open window, holding the white lace curtain to one side, she watched him walk across the road and head across the clearing to the river. She had been watching him for a couple of months now, and every evening was the same. Rod would wait until the sun was low in the horizon and then walk to the river bank with his sketch pad and little faded...
If you'd asked anyone in our small town what I was likely to become in life I'm sure they would have told you, "Oh, Susan's a quiet girl; she'll make someone a good wife and probably take over as church secretary after her mother retires." And before the events that changed my life occurred I don't know that I would have said anything different. But even the...