It was one of those perfect summer days in the Northwest. Morning clouds giving away to afternoon sunshine with the temperature in the low 80's. My wife and kids left for the day on a field trip to the zoo. I had the whole house to myself. Of course most people would just sit on their arse and do nothing. Not me, I want to catch up on some much needed yard w...
Dylan awoke to Stephanie's soft breath against his chest. He squinted at the clock on the nightstand and saw that it was almost 9 in the morning. He debated waking Stephanie or letting her sleep, but he really had to pee. Taking and holding a breath he slid from beneath her upper body, trying not to move her too much in the process. He managed to move from...
I made it to the zoo recently and while waiting in line to get a ticket, I was falling in love with the two young mothers behind me in line, the two of them had 5 kids that all looked to be under 6 years old, all of them still focused on mommy and enjoying the process of holding umbrellas, huddled together and bumping into each other and laughing. The lady...
In ancient times, man was more in tune with Nature, and the delicate balance it requires in order to survive in a manner that is beneficial to all plants and animals. There were spring fertility festivals, summer celebrations, harvest festivals in the fall, and winter festivals meant to hurry the cold season along. Man knew that he was not the only creature...
A month passed in bliss, despite Helen's razzing and Danny's utter disbelief that I'd taken an actor for a lover. How continental to have a man to fuck whenever I wanted, however I desired. Sometimes Ioan talked, but not too often. I was afraid he'd get too close and find out my secret. So we discussed his brother and sister, his friends. I met Rhys, his b...
Amy winced and rubbed her stomach. She and Thianna were having coffee at Café du Monde. "What's wrong?" Thi asked. "Nothing. He just moved." "So it's a he today." "I don't know what else to call it." "That's easy." She leaned forward. "Find out." Amy did the same. "We don't want to." "Ladies." They looked up to find two guys standing at their table. T...
Dylan and Buck looked at each other as they made their way up the driveway. They both took a nervous breath, but pushed forward. "Well, here we go...," Buck said as they rang the doorbell. Darla's doorbell was a musical tune, that of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." It comforted the boys a bit. The door swung open, the smell of potpourri welcoming them....
I have been out of college for almost four years now. After graduating at the top of my class and having saved so much money, I opened up my own computer service business. I did some repairs and installations of new units. My main goal was still teaching. I was afraid to apply in case the solicitation charge showed up again. The summer teaching job I lost du...
Chapter 8: Postscript About a week after we got back from the weekend at the river on Bob's boat Marijean came up to me before school started. "Have you seen the paper today," she said, "Our friend Bob has been prompted. Mr. Harris made him Assistant District Superintendent yesterday." "Who is Mr. Harris," I asked? "Thomas J. Harris, the superintendent of...
PROLOGUE The gorgeous redhead sat typing at her desk, amazed that her long, red fingernails didn't get in the way of her ability to fly across the keyboard. "I guess it's true," thought Jamie, "you really can adapt to anything!" She laughed out loud at the thought. Recently, her ability to adapt had met larger challenges than typing with the long fingerna...