"Snow had fallen, and Em and her father couldn’t have been happier."
Week by week, month by month, life became riskier. Em and her father stole moments of joy whenever they could. On one Saturday, they headed to the mountains for a long walk, except they only got as far as the...
"Taking your time to wake in the morning has its benefits."
Now and then, I feel languorous, in a state of wanting something but too tired to do much about it. This morning is like that. I want to pleasure her, but I don’t want to work too hard, so I...
"Marlon feels a failure as a door-to door salesman, until he knocks on Mrs. Abbott's door..."
A year ago, I was a young man with no job, no money, no woman, and no prospects. But now I am self-employed, quite successful, and get plenty of women. This turnaround in fortunes is completely down to my involvement...
"Ever since my mother got pregnant she got hotter than ever."
I couldn’t stop looking at her.Ever since my mother got pregnant for the second time and my father left, she became sadder, but also much more beautiful. It wasn’t uncommon for me to often feel uncomfortable with some of the...
"A maintenance call devolves into unchecked desire, blurred boundaries, and unsettling power dynamics."
Melina loaded the washing machine with a dark load, added some detergent, and pressed ‘Start’. Silence. Nothing, except for a flashing cryptic error message on the display in the upper corner.‘Well, fuck. I wonder if the apartment complex maintenance crew...
"My New York fuckbuddy surprises his new boyfriend with a present on his birthday… me."
When I was 21 years old, I visited New York City for the very first time. I was immediately enamoured by the bigness and the busyness. It was both polished and grungy at the same time, which I absolutely loved,...
"The next step in Angela's journey"
After returning home from vacation, with the memories of all the things and people I'd done, I wasn't sure what to expect. I wasn't sure I could just go back to our normal lives, or even if I wanted to....
"Mica's neighbour helps, and then later her son returns"
I was sitting in the lounge, lost in memories, remembering a week or so ago. Christmas was finished, but not everyone had gone back to work. Paul and Mik were both at work, but Leo, the eighteen-year-old from next door,...
"She wants me for Christmas. By all means."
It was past midnight when the buzzing of my phone woke me up, just as I was finally drifting off into the dream world. Sleep didn't come easy tonight, thanks to a Christmas-themed karaoke party at the bar across the...
"A story about a woman and how she got her business started"
My love of fishing began long ago. My dad, my grandfather, and my brothers were all avid fishermen.I was the only girl in my family besides my mom, and she always said, “They catch 'em, and I cook 'em.”Cooking is...