In the Bath

"A full service spa…and then some"

“Will there be anything else, ma’am?”The bath attendant set a glass of wine on the bathtub tray table, eyes respectfully averted from the woman whose nakedness under the water was only barely concealed by a layer of fragrant dried eucalyptus...

StripBall

"In an empty basketball gym after practice, confident redheaded coach Casey challenges towering rival coach Leonard to a high-stakes shooting contest:"

The basketball gym had long since emptied. The echoes of the last players' shouts had faded into the high rafters, and the overhead lights had dimmed to a soft, almost intimate glow. Casey stood at the three-point line, casually spinning...

Unintended Revenge – Part 2

"Riley and I reunite and have some fun over Thanksgiving break."

It's Thanksgiving break. I just finished my first semester at Amherst College in Massachusetts, somehow managing to balance school with being on the swim team. Flew home Tuesday night. Riley’s back from Alabama, we’ve kept texts short, mostly “how’s break”...

Alone For The Holidays

"Carl hates Christmas, so he's at his friend's bar where he meets a young woman"

“Hey Mickey, how are you?”“Hey Carl. What’s up? Merry Christmas,”Yeah, sure. Same to you. How about a shot? It’s so fucking cold out there. It’s the coldest Christmas Eve I remember in forever.”“Sure. I’ll pour two, and we can celebrate...

Three Months – Part 4

"A trip to the post room pays dividends"

There was a scribbled note on my desk. Four parcels were in the post room and could I collect them? I knew the author by sight, Molly was the junior clerk down there. She was tiny, the sort who had...

Just Doing The Lord’s Work!

"Helping the homeless and downtrodden while having fun!"

I had just retired at seventy after a very successful career in real estate and had bought a nice beach house to live out my golden years in. I rode out a real estate boom in Florida and had worked...