Month: October 2021

Bob and Sheila lived next door to my parents and me. They were all great social friends, constantly inviting them over for beer and wine and a soak in the hot tub. They didn’t know I knew, but I once nearly walked in on them in the middle of a full partner swap after ditching my senior homecoming date early. […]

The two of us drive north of the city almost wordlessly. Considering how much we have spoken to each other online, so many times a week, it’s a little unsettling that we are so quiet now, watching the road and the surprisingly light traffic go by, but is no surprise. This is the first time we have actually seen each […]

Adam Briscoe was a good athlete in high school. He played football and ran track. His freshman year he was encouraged to play wide receiver. One of the coaches noticed his hands and told him that he had a chance to be an underneath type of receiver. He worked hard at that and had some success in the freshman games. […]

I’m in the kitchen washing the dishes when I hear my text tone start to ring. Grimacing I recognize the tone I set for my husband, Damien. I have been dreading his message all day. I pick up my phone, heart pounding and read the message. “Good morning, babe, I hope you have had a productive day. As I told […]

Her parents had been the supportive types who encouraged their girl to think that there was nothing she could not do. As a parenting strategy this was good — but there were caveats: it could be taken too far, and if your child already thought she was queen of the universe, it could have undesired effects. Not that Caitlin thought […]

The chill nips at your bare skin, just as eager to get at your body as the fingers currently sliding under your sweater. You gasp as he finds one sensitive nipple and begins to toy with it. He’s heavy and warm against your back, a contrast to the frigid brick wall you’ve been pressed against. It’s cold out, snow and […]

I walk to my office door and I scan the floor. She is there, hiding in her cubicle. Amazing how she senses me because she is now studiously avoiding my stare. But she looks up. She always does. She walks into my office like a naughty girl caught cheating on her exam. The other women ignore her. They know me. […]

Binoculars in hand, Jackie Wilson leaned her shapely butt against her red Maserati GranTurismo. It was backed into an isolated blind spot behind a city refuse pickup point near the bay city bridge. From her vantage point, she was standing overwatch at the forthcoming crime scene. This petite stick of dynamite coolly waited for the first plume of smoke to […]

Violet – Isolation was tough for me, very tough indeed. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t catch the disease nor did I lose anyone close to me so I know others had it worse, but the mental isolation nearly drove me mad. I guess for some the lockdown would have been easier where they had a partner to share their […]

His quiet footsteps echoing in the long hallways of the Keep, Dorcha strides along the hardwood floor as he makes his way back to his office. Though showing his usual silent and stoic façade, the dimming of each set of lights above him as his presence draws near was a clear indication of his displeasure at being held to such […]