"An early morning exercise turns from a lonely run to a lot of fun"
People often think I’m mad when it comes to my fitness regime. You see, I start early, very early. I go to the gym most mornings, arriving as it opens at 5.30 am or, as an alternative in the summer,...
"Sometimes, it’s as if the gods are walking among us."
Jason wiped the condensation from the bus window with the back of his hand and looked out at the emptying festival site. The British weather had been unremitting since Thursday, and the once-green fields had long since become a swamp.His...
"Working the border can be hot work; stripping out of her uniform to cool off can make it even hotter!"
It was hot — damn hot. Wearing the dark green uniform of the Border Patrol was bad enough, but with this heatwave on top of it, it was even more miserable.Ashlynn had been working this section of the Texas border...
"Sometimes you just have to take your stress and let it go."
I've told my wife this story a time or two, and she still doesn't believe me. All I can say is she has seen the change in me, and she likes it, and I have no other explanation to offer.For...
"A chance encounter fuels far more than sex, drugs and rock 'n roll can contain"
Guys like me don’t land girls like Annika by chance. It's not the natural order. Divine intervention? Fate? Karma? Blind luck? Pick your crutch. The fact is, it happened.And it changed my life.I tap out a vertical line of coke,...
"Sparrow or hummingbird?"
You’ve always wanted the same thing, for as long as you can remember, haven’t you? Traditional job, traditional marriage, two-point-four children, and to raise them yourself at home. You’re so lucky that you got what you wanted - you know...
"The golf course can be a lot of fun."
Jim and I both had the day off. We decided to play golf, knowing that on Wednesday, it wouldn't be busy. Neither one of us is very good and we figured we wouldn't be holding anybody up.Jim dressed in shorts...
"Vanessa embraces nature"
Vanessa Day sang along to AC/DC on KBBZ FM as she drove south on US 89-S from Great Falls to Paradise Valley near Yellowstone. After inheriting her late father's farmland and property, the thirty-year-old former beautician was returning to her...
"Two people wanting to be alone... meet"
I have always been an outdoors person. Whether it's hunting, fishing, or hiking, the outdoors is where I am happy, and so it was that I was packing my gear. I was planning to do a little fishing and just...
