***So, ... off to Japan. Not to a part that he'd ever really heard of, but one goes where the money is, after all. Valdemar learns first hand what Cor had been talking about regarding becoming known and trusted. In case you need to read it, the characters and placenames in this are fictional. 0_0 ---------------------------- When autumn came, they set o...
THE CRUISE – BARCELONA TO MIAMI It seemed that I lay lay down on the bed, fell asleep and woke up instantly. Looking at the clock I could see that I'd slept right at eight hours ... and I rarely slept more than six. I was on my balcony watching the harbor when I saw a cruise ship docking, close to eight-thirty. I couldn't quite see the name but I could tel...
She had never forgiven herself, she realized as she lay in the tub, the froth of suds hiding her flesh even from her own eyes. After all these years, all these missed opportunities, all this shame, she was still unforgiven by the one person from whom she most needed it. The pain of that hit her square in the chest, and she raised a hand to rub the ache away,...
The first day I went back to work, I could see the pity on everyone's face. Everyone wanted to ask, but no one did. It wouldn't have made a difference even if they did. Nothing could make it any better, and it certainly couldn't get much worse. I'd had a migraine for more than a week straight, so everything had a slight yellow tint to it. The whole world loo...
Chapter One There were only a few things that drove a man to the company of Johnnie Walker on his wedding day. Being left at the altar was one of them. Baffled by how the day took this turn, I took another sip of my drink. I wanted to chug it. An alcohol-induced amnesia was preferable to this gnawing anger and need to hit something but years of disciple re...
This set of stories are meant to be read as chapters in a book. If you haven't read the previous chapters of the Great Loop, I recommend you do to better understand the characters. All characters are fictional. Obviously, many of the place locations are real. ___________ Sorry for the delay in this chapter. Family, holidays and other issues reduced the ti...
The Mountain By The Sea Mary had seen pictures, and any number of movies and television shows, but nothing had prepared her for the glory of a New England October. From the back window of her apartment she had always enjoyed the view of the harbor, but for the first time she came to appreciate the sight of the gently rolling hills on the other side of the w...
As promised, here is the final chapter of How to Tame Your Tikbalang. I truly enjoyed writing this story and am a bit sad to see it end, but, like all good things, it has to come to a close. Thank you so much for bearing with the long intervals between chapters and for reading my story. Thank you for taking joy in my native lore and for being with me on th...
Everyone portrayed is over eighteen. This is fiction; as always, all characters and events, etc. are figments of our imagination and have no connection to any living or dead persons, or true events. Very little sex is this tale of a marriage in trouble. Even though a recent commentator complained about the lack of sex in one of our LW stories, we think the...
Even Steven My mother got sick on her Asian Simmered Halibut with Rice Wine in May, 2002. Because of that, Bradley and I didn't have sex that Friday night. We didn't get it on until a Saturday night in June, 2012, ten years after college and five years into my marriage. When that Saturday night finally came I think I was certain I was going to do it, but if...