The Shrink #4 – Ann

"The doctor gives an "anxious" lady a naughty massage."

I was reading my women's adult novel when the knock came on the front door. I knew who it was, and I was expecting him, but I was reading to give my mind another place to focus while I waited,...

The Shrink #3 – Jill

"The doctor helps a woman whose husband wasn't doing his job."

The doorbell rang right on time. I knew it was the psychologist my friend Suzanne had told me about, who had given her his “clinical” therapy for frustrated women. It was based on his knowledge from his practice that many...

The Shrink #1 – Suzanne

"The Psychologist renders relief for a lady's frustration"

I heard the doorbell. I knew who it was. I'd made the appointment a week ago and wondered how I'd respond when the time came. And now the time was here.I'm Suzanne, an empty-nester in my forties, and I had...

Atrophy

"“Fly, love! Be free!”"

Silently, she was sitting on her shower chair, eyes closed, leaning against his upper body as his soapy hands spread the slippery film on her skin. Attentively, he lathered every inch of her, yet kept his professional distance when his...

Practicum

"A student nurse gets stress relief from a security guard on a busy night in the ER."

Julie had four more weeks of her Practicum to complete and had been assigned to the Emergency Room, assisting the doctors and nurses on the night shift. This night was particularly busy, with a wide range of patients coming in,...