"Two strangers with miles to travel and no idea the adventure they would find On the train."
Strangers On A Train It was a three day trip on the train from California to Indiana. I was excited to take the train home. The trip to California had been pretty cool. I spent most of my time...
"Lucy arranges to meet a friend"
The pub you have chosen to meet in is unfamiliar to you. It's old-fashioned, divided into booths of dark wood, the seating is benches covered in cracked leather and wingback-chairs. Despite the smoking ban the smell of leather and wood...
"Ruby finds herself in need of a natural phenomenon"
It had been a difficult few months at work. The 'too hard' basket on my desk was reaching maximum capacity - a hundred little complicated tasks that everyone else seemed to think was MY job to solve. Every single time...
"Ruby is in an 'entertaining' mood tonight ;)"
The club was packed, hot, steamy and dark - just the way I like it. The stage, conspicuously empty, a spotlight shining patiently on a stool. I couldn't stand still. The nervous energy inside me like a volcano about to...
"It was a beautiful day and I decided to go for a ride, then I rode her."
I woke early. I only had a few days left to my vacation, and up until now it had rained most everyday this week. I poured myself a coffee and went out on the deck. It was still a bit...
"A weekend that I wont soon forget"
The last few days since my trip to Boston were difficult. I thought of her often, actually maybe I should scratch that as I thought of her all the time. She was in my head. Kind of like waking up...
"Jenny is an American student in Scotland, who makes a surprising discovery about her professor"
Jenny tied the bow of the black, silk blouse and tucked it further into her short, tartan skirt. One of the things she loved most about Britain was the huge variety of fashions and styles available here, a far cry...
"Meeting Christine felt like it was all about tennis... tuns out it was about art, and a lot more"
The story of how I met Christine still amazes me. Who knew the adventure I’d embark upon when the phone rang that Sunday afternoon?“Is that Mark?” The voice was female, mid-twenties I guessed, but all business.“It is.”...
"Two friends discover something more....."
This story was written as a tag-team effort, in collaboration with a certain "bitsie", who is the most unusual muse that I could imagine. Him: Hal dragged the last suitcase out of the back of the van and...
"It started with our annual holiday party, I had no idea that it would lead to this..."
Man I hated coming to these corporate functions. It was our annual holiday party, and most of the people in attendance were already feeling quite good. I was already tired of the let’s be polite and ask how things are...