"Ryan tries to figure out the reason behind Skye's sudden attitude change"
"Now Entering Pisgah National Park"The sign signaled the end of our seven-hour road trip, and I was excited to stretch my legs. The back seat of George's car was not meant for people as tall as me, and my legs...
"An unlikely and most enjoyable reunion of friends"
The common room was almost empty now with one lone couch left facing the window. A young woman sat on the back of the couch looking out the large windows. Her shoulder-length hair swayed across her back as she moved...
"A burgeoning romance..."
As Diana rounded the corner she saw Robert already waiting. When he turned and saw her, he beamed.“Wow, you look great,” he said cheerfully.Diana smiled and replied, “Thanks, and to think I didn’t even put on makeup.”“I think women, in...
"When the Harlequin entered the town square, no one hailed the clownishly clad comedian."
A curiousity came into the town. Clad in the contrasting, comic colors of the vocation, the clownish creation approached the square unaware of current events and startling the socially-distanced crowd of adults."Come no closer, stranger," cautioned one of the younger...
"Ryan and Skye make use of the 7-hour trip"
As I sat in my apartment with my bag packed up and ready to go, I tried to stay positive about the weekend ahead."It'll be just as fun as it always is," I kept telling myself. But the message rang...
"Damon finds the girls he loves otherwise occupied during Spring Break."
Damon Green shifted in the seat of his Mercedes. He was a university student, The university was on break. Damon stayed in New York for a few days to vacate his apartment, preparing for Bridget, the girl he loved, to...
"A little face-paint can cover a lot of skin."
Some losses are impossible to survive. I certainly felt that way when my wife of eight years was killed by a drunk driver. There were days when it weighed so heavily on me that I couldn't breathe. The only thing...
"Daniel lost his future wife, but his step-niece walks him through his pain"
Daniel Swan looked out across the bay from the bench he sat on. It was a cool early autumn evening, just before eight. He looked at the bunch of white roses in his hand, lifted them, and sniffed them. She...
"After a long marriage sex could become boring. We can change things, if we want."
As they lay in the bed he turned, still hugging her, and asked, “So, what were you doing on the bus with your pants open,” his tone held a bit of surprise, “And no panties.”“Aren’t you angry? Upset?” she asked.“Well,...
"They were reunited decades later by mere happenstance~"
I was window-shopping in a small town on Cape Cod when I heard, “Sarah, is that you?”I turned and was unexpectedly face-to-face with an old classmate of mine from almost three decades ago.“Jeremy?” My face must have looked flabbergasted.“Yeah, I...