"Young Abigail comes over to walk Rob's dog, and proves she's not as young as she was..."
Man’s Best Friend I had nothing planned. It was supposed to be my normal Sunday afternoon – put the TV on, find some sport to provide some background noise… and catch up on some work, maybe even have a beer...
"Nancy needs some technical help but Mike realizes too late that he's possibly been too helpful..."
Apple started it, of course. First there was the iMac, then the world went crazy for the iPod and before you knew it loads of companies out there were prefixing their products with the ubiquitous “i”. It seemed...
"Facing another boring night alone, David is suprised by Inga's conversation, and invitation."
I had attended the CeBIT conference before. It was an annual event for my company and over the last few years had become an annual event for me. This year I was less enthusiastic than normal about going to Germany...
"masturbation,college,fun"
I’d been seeing Carla for almost three years. It was a fading romance, with the emphasis on fading, rather than romance. A year of separate colleges hadn’t done anything to pull us back together after the fading started in our...
"Hearing the song provokes a strong memory of Brad's youth..."
Brad Halstead had never heard of the band Fountains of Wayne, but when he heard their song “Stacey’s Mom” playing in his teenage daughter’s bedroom memories of a wonderful time in his life flooded back.About fifteen years ago Stacey Keen...
"Anita needed the vacation, but finding her guide was a stroke of luck."
Anita wasn’t supposed to be vacationing alone. The trip to Scotland had been planned for months, a fifth anniversary trip, and her husband was supposed to be there. Three months before the trip he transformed from her “husband” into a...
"Chance encounters are always surprising, but this one more than most..."
All that I really cared about was that the sun was out and the long winter finally appeared to have lifted. The day I met Honey, women were the last thing on my mind—for a change.I’d looked forward to getting...
"All it took to get rid of the blues was meeting Shelly..."
As soon as he met Amanda, Brett knew that he had found the girl of his dreams. She was beautiful, sexy and clever. She could cook in seven languages, had a happy nature and was the most fun to be...
"Being a good neighbor has benefits..."
He often watched Jessica from his study window. She frequently worked in her garden on summer afternoons while he sat and typed away at his keyboard, stopping to look over and watch her. He knew she couldn’t see him behind...
"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.”...