"A neighborly act gets rewarded and then some."
Edith Downing had been my fifth grade teacher, as well as my next door neighbor, growing up. She had a daughter four or five years my junior, whom I babysat for a few times early in my high school days. I'd seen...
"Solomon meets a cougar..."
It was the end of a long week, and I was ready to finally relax. No one told me working life could be so hard.My name is Solomon. Yes, I know the cliché, did your mother think you would be...
"Surviving Cancer was one part of the battle, getting her life back was the other."
"You did it," Sonia yelled as I crossed the finish line. I could barely talk as I looked at her. She held onto me as she led me over to a bench, where I promptly sat down to catch my breath. "Congratulations,"...
"I might be a little early with this one but please enjoy all the same."
Fifty-seven year old Lydia Mae Valentine smiled with love at hearing the voice of her daughter, Tonya on the phone.“Hi Mama, how are you?” Tonya asked.“Hi baby, I’m fine. I’m getting along. Thank you for the dinner plate," Lydia said. "The...
"A older man visiting some friends meets a young drum majorette in a marching band."
It wasn’t just raining, it was pouring down with such force the drops bounced off the terrace floor and the surrounding grass. I stood under the roof looking out while smoking a cigarette. It had begun just a few minutes...
"My 'daughter from a different father' needs more than a kind word to help her hurt feelings."
I slipped quietly into the living room to check on my wife. She was sound asleep with some form of CSI blaring on the TV set. Another grueling day of watching daytime TV had left her exhausted. I covered her...
"Mature coworker takes things to the next level"
She may be nineteen years older than me, but she’s still the hottest woman I’ve ever actually met in person. Her name is Janie, and her desk is about ten feet behind mine at work. She’s short and petite, with...
"Patti knew the pair of lifeguards wanted to share her and it seemed like a good idea to her."
In the first place, even Patti would have to admit that she had no idea the appointment to do an in-home massage was inside a nudist mobile home park. She only knew it was called Gulf Side Sunny Acres and...
"Over two decades have passed..."
How did this happen? More than twenty-five years have, seemingly, flown. The two children of that marriage are adults themselves, both older than when I married.After I'd been single for some months - actually, nearly a year - the novelty was beginning...
"Their relationship bloomed the more time they spent together..."
"So how did you sleep?“ I asked her.“Oh wonderfully! I haven’t slept that could since I can remember! You have a very comfortable lap, Daddy!” she said playfully."Daddy, hmm?" I said smiling. "Well, I've been called worse. Does that mean...