I got home around 7 p.m., went up to my room, and started getting out of my drenched clothes. For the last four hours, I had been mowing and cutting away the encroaching wilderness on my grandmother's property. I'd been at it for the last three days, and was already not looking forward to the four weeks of hell that I would have to submit to. Certainly not t...
Many would have considered the Terrace Heights Apartments a dump. It was a square five-story building that stood atop a small ridge in southwestern Madison WI. The exterior was covered fake fieldstone, including the small balcony outside each apartment. That fieldstone was dirty and weathered from years of neglect. The first floor hallway was dimly lit. The...
Wednesday "Tess, what time did you tell them to be here?" asks Rob. "5:30pm is what I told Sharon over the phone. They should be here any time." she responds. The doorbell rings. "Luis, would you mind answering the door? It's George and Sharon." Luis opens the door. "Dr. and Mrs. Wills. Please come in." "Well hello again Luis. Glad you could join us th...
I reclined in a chair on the back patio, staring out into the night sky and sipping on my hot chocolate. The fire pit crackled and spat next to me, but other than the small amount of light it gave off, my house's outer suburb locale meant light pollution was low enough to see plenty of white pinpricks speckling the black sky. It was a little chilly out, but...
Please note that the details in this letter are 100% true. I am a young woman who is about to marry my college sweetheart, Charlie. We are 27 years old and live outside of Madison, WI. I'm a first time poster. Hoping to get more racy as time goes on... I'd appreciate feedback! -G * Dear Charlie, It's amazing the direction that our lives have taken us. Whe...
(JANICE) Look back twelve years. 1987. I was a nobody. Just this shy wee virgin. I was 18 years old and I wanted to be a punk. I wanted to be a punk and I wanted to get laid. Everyone I knew claimed to have been living the carnal life for at least the past two years. My best friend Janice - this kooky black girl with spiked hair and a delicate little...
There is a bandstand on Bridgeton Cross in Glasgow - domed, Victorian cast -iron with coloured enamel panels resembling an umbrella. The Salvation army choir would sing there on Sundays and occasional pipe bands during national events. This was a main tramcar hub till about the mid sixties - the junction of 3 main roads becoming a main artery into the city.K...
I was driving home from work on a Friday evening in December. Today hadn't been particularly busy, but I was still anticipating spending the holidays with my husband. He was finally home after a 5-month tour in Australia. I was glad to have him back with me. What I saw when I entered the house took me by surprise and made me feel quite concerned. My husband...
We're down in the Bahamas, in a private villa with its own pool, looking to rekindle the magic in our marriage. Four years in and after six years together we're both feeling pressure from all over: to start a family, to advance in our careers, to move out to the suburbs to live in a house with a white picket fence. We enjoyed a nice romantic dinner at a be...
It was getting close to mid-day the following day, when Therese first caught a glimpse of the coast of France. The confirmation of seeing it made her heart jump with excitement. The entire trip was made in thought and now it held in her heart, if those thoughts would come to pass. The hazy line of mist finally gave way to the coastal splendour of St. Brieuc,...