"Second acts and second chances"
Half an hour later, with a couple of glasses of wine in him and a beer-and-a-half in me, we both loosened up a bit. The two of us had sat at my kitchen table–the dining room table hadn’t been delivered...
"Second acts and second chances"
Dedicated to A. Wherever you are now, I hope life has brought you only joy and love.===I puttered around, unpacking my kitchen, but my mind wasn’t on locating the box with the cast-iron skillet or which cabinet the spices should...
"One last trip through the old house."
I didn’t find Gail there, in the room where our marriage had ended. Oh, it limped along for a little while after that–her desperate pleas to reconcile and the various legal nonsense kept it on life support for months–but there...
"One last trip through the old house."
I used to love our old house. Of course, that was back when it was “our” old house, when there was still an “us” to have a house together. Back before Gail had cheated, back before I’d divorced her, back...
"Fallout"
The inevitable never came.After what felt like hours but was probably closer to a minute, I unclenched just a bit and opened one eye. The bright light was still there; it hadn’t been a flash after all. Trying to locate...
"Revelations"
Everyone screamed. Some screamed louder or longer than others, but we all cried out. Eventually, only a few sounds remained: Heather’s keening wail in the kitchen, Mari’s sobs, Tyler’s stream of profanities, and Lakshmi’s renewed, desolate moans. The heartbeat pounding...
"The repercussions after a couple swap amongst college friends pale in comparison to what comes next"
We woke a little late the next morning; almost everyone did. Shy, awkward smiles all around were the order of the day as we made our way downstairs and were later joined by the previous night’s foursome. Shmi had started...
"A group of college friends reconnect at a remote lake house"
Marissa and I arrived late, just as we always did. To my regular annoyance, and despite my best efforts, Mari couldn't seem to get anywhere on schedule. I thought even our wedding day would be delayed until she showed up...
"Sometimes the Dom has the limits"
Linh wanted to give raceplay a try. Just another tool for when she wanted to indulge her humiliation kink, right?Yeah, sure.I love my wife, and I wanted to accommodate her. Almost immediately, though, I got tongue-tied, sounding like a goody-two-shoes...
"Cowboy movies, infidelity, regrets, and moving on."
I didn’t get any work done that day, nor did I sleep well that night. The following day was better, but by Saturday evening, I realized that I’d had no visitors, and I began to worry. I’d expected someone to...