Month: October 2021

One day a while ago my wife Janet asked me about ‘swapping.’ Janet and I — Toby Jordan — had been married five years. We were both twenty-eight, and had been talking seriously about starting a family that year. I’m a slim fellow, 5’8″, dirty blonde hair. I work for myself doing repairs on computer systems that have been problematic. […]

My name is Clifford or Cliff as my friends call me. I was clearing out my closet when I stumbled upon some old photographs from my graduate program days and Sharon, my best friend and unexpected lover. Gazing at her beautiful Japanese face, I had a flashback of memories of those days over five decades ago. It was a tumultuous […]

“Okay, you can come on over now, Brendan.” Feigning mild surprise, Brendan pocketed his phone and stood. He had been watching the hairstylist sweep up hair from her previous customer as he had pretended to play on his phone, so he had known that she was almost ready for him.

Unlike most of her professors, Dr. Redding spoke with enthusiasm. He was clearly passionate about the subject material, and enthusiastic about sharing his knowledge with his freshman class. Just how enthusiastic he could be was something she would come to learn in short order. For now, as the professor lectured, her face remained down while she doodled, one hand covering […]

I could hear his footsteps down the hall making his way to my bedroom. With every step, my heart raced. No other person had the effect that Julio had on me. From the moment Daddy hired him to be a month ago after I returned from college, I wanted him. And who could blame me, everything about him just exudes […]

Fiona had fallen asleep in Meg’s arms still suckling on her generous breasts. It was easy for Meg to carry the much smaller woman back to the workshop and tuck her into bed after toweling her dry of the sweat from the sweat lodge. As soon as she was satisfied that Fiona was dry, warm, and comfortable, Meg slipped on […]

Early morning, before sun rises on a Friday in April, 2013. In mid Ohio, where it’s a little humid, William Tyler has finished packing for the long drive, and camping trip. He put his camera equipment by the front door, and went back in the bedroom to make sure he didn’t forget anything. William is white, 30 years old, he’s […]

Belinda, my manager, handed me an ice-cold bottle and I chugged it down. Ninety minutes of singing and shaking what I’ve got under those lights and I was completely drained. I’ve never had a drug or another experience that comes close to capturing what I feel on stage. It’s like a different life up there. It’s transformative. I’m not Charlotte, […]

As soon as Faye saw the sign she knew she had to stop. Unfortunately, she saw it too late and drove by the turn-in to the parking lot. “Maybe I should just head on home,” she thought to herself. But then a second later she changed her mind. “No, I have to see what they have. I’m too curious, now.” […]

Autumn leaves. Spread by the wind’s calming force. It pushes them away to create a path to Enterre Park. The dark road leads to the entrance where there’s a metal gate that seems broken or forced open. It remains cracked open. The wind pushes again, this time more convincingly, making the gate open wide and slam black to its position. […]