I did marvelously well the entire day. I sat alone on the bus until a man of moderate height and build took the seat beside me. When his T-shirt-clad shoulder brushed against my bare arm, my heart didn’t remind me how Edward’s shoulder used to brush against me, much the same way, at a bump in the road. I stood in line at the deli and ordered turkey on sourd...
Once upon a time I was a college student. That was back in the era of peace, love, and rock and roll. Love was, of course, "free" in those days, but I don't want to get ahead of my story. My senior year I lived off campus. I'd put up with dorm life for three years which was long enough. Colleges felt the need to keep tabs on students who lived in their dorms...
She was waiting by the door like she always did. She wore black silk stockings with seams, a black lace garter-belt, and black ballet heels that strapped up her legs almost to her knees. The black went well with her coloring, lighting her pale Castilian Spanish skin almost to a glow and it matched her long glorious hair that fell in waves to just above her a...
Gin showered and dressed in the outfit Mistress Vivian had left for her. She was dressed in a white sun dress and sandals. She braided her long hair and applied some pale pink lipstick. "Time to go" said Mistress Vivian from the front sitting room. Gin quickly left her room and joined her Mistress. "We are taking a drive to the airport to pick up some spec...
26: Enchantments "How are we going to find this sorcerer?" asked Joy. "I have got no idea. This forest is massive. Adam told me that they can't smell anything other then plants and various animals," said Carl. Just as Joy was about to answer there was a knock at the door. "I'll get it," said Carl. Opening the door he saw Adam standing there, ready to go....
The next time I woke up it was daylight and Annie was preparing to leave the tent in last night's t-shirt and a pair of cut-off jeans. I could hear other people stirring outside. "What time is it, " I asked. She came over and gave me a quick good-morning kiss before answering. "It's about six-thirty, Hon; breakfast will be ready in another hour. There's pr...
Because I hadn't been able to sleep, I'd jumped out of my hotel bed and left for the airport at least an hour early, afraid I'd miss the plane. I talked to the cabdriver for thirty minutes straight. I couldn't stop myself from rambling. I looked everywhere and commented on everything: the color of a passing car, a pedestrian's skirt, the sign in front of a b...
I was a late bloomer, sexually. I never had any girlfriends in high school; in fact I was too painfully shy to even talk to girls. As a result, I was still a virgin in my second year of an honours biochemistry/physiology degree, at the age of 19, when I met the woman who would come to dominate my life. Jessica was a 35 year-old grad student, doing a PhD in...
Author's note: Again, a huge "Thank You" to bikoukumori, my editor, for cleaning up the mess I made. This is part 2 of an ongoing series. If you stumbled upon this by accident, I encourage you to read "Ghost in the machine #1: Cat killed Curiosity" before diving in here. And before I forget: There are only adults in this story and no artificial intelligenc...
Have you experienced one of those evenings when you just know the next day will be a perfect day? One of those evenings when you want to go to bed early because that means you will wake up sooner? For me it was last Friday night. First, my wife and daughter had left for one of their "Power Shopping Weekends" as they joking like to call them. They leave Frid...