What A Massage

"A massage never to be forgotten"

So I answered the ad in the “Body Rubs” section of an online trade forum. The price was about twice the going rate for a therapeutic massage, so it sounded like it might be quite more enjoyable as well. When...

His Mother’s Best Friend

"On the day of his mother's funeral, a young man spends some quality time with her best friend."

“You’re only 29, gotta lot to learn. But when your Mommy dies, she will not return.”The Sex Pistols, 1977 On the day Daniel Congress buried his mother, it rained like hell. Absolute buckets. The morning had broken bright and clear,...

The Circle of Life

"Old friends and their losses"

My wife died suddenly. The little hospital waiting room, apparently reserved for those who will get bad news. Empty except for me. I dreaded the door opening, but it finally did. “Mr. Rogers? I am so sorry. Your wife never...

Surprise Waiting, ch. 3

"Amie has yet one more surprise."

My life had changed so dramatically since that day the voice on the phone said simply, “Hi.” Prior to that I knew I loved Amie, but the age difference was likely to get in the way of any lasting relationship....

Meeting for the First Time

"On line friends meet for the first time"

We had been chatting on line for a few weeks now, and the conversations which had started as getting to know each other had begun to turn sexual. Annie was married with children but unhappy and knew life was meant...

Probation Frustration

"I met her while I was in a rehab program."

I was twenty seven and had been in a rehabilitation program for two years. It was an experimental program, and we had people in the field visit us to see what we were doing and how we did it. We...

School’s Out for Summer

"I met this older school teacher at a restaurant I worked at."

I was thirty-one and had recently relocated to Alaska. My first job was working at a small restaurant whose client base was construction workers who were building in the area. The restaurant was family owned. The woman owner was a large...

Strangest Encounter

"I read her ad in the paper's personals column."

I was thirty nine and was and still living in Alaska. I was working for an advertising firm. One Sunday I was reading the ads and this one caught my eye."I'm a seventy-three year old professional woman. Reddish hair, green eyes with...