"Lin makes a life-changing decision. Bonnie's fate is decided."
Harwood and the girls stayed out in the fields for most of the morning. The work kept them all busy, so she had to wait until Tacotl called for a break to go find Naka-Mur and tell him of Bonnie's...
"Bonnie explains her motivations. Metztli finally gets what she wants."
Everyone, even Dr. Harwood, stared at Bonnie in stunned disbelief."You're what?" Richard finally asked, breaking the shocked silence.Bonnie's grin grew wider, a glint of challenge in her eyes. "I'm going to volunteer. Why not? It's not like I've got anything...
"Zolin finally claims Lin Ming. Bonnie announces an unexpected decision."
It took many more attempts before Lin Ming was able to craft a blowgun that even approached the level of quality she was aiming for, and by that time it was late in the afternoon. Filled with helpless frustration and...
"Zolin finally prepares to make his move. Isaiah and Metztli's relationship continues to grow."
While Isaiah was busy getting to know Metztli's children, Dr. Harwood was busy scribbling in her field journal. She'd already filled several of them with notes and observations on the Aiwaha and their language, customs, and culture, and there was...
"Lin contemplates her mysterious suitor. Metztli comes to a decision about Isaiah."
On the other side of the village, Lin Ming sat alone in the hut she shared with the rest of her group and ran her hand across the jaguar pelt over and over. Harwood and the others were off doing...
"Zolin goes hunting. Metztli begins teaching the boys how to hunt."
One of the reasons jaguars were so hard to hunt, Zolin reflected as he padded through the jungle, was that they left nothing in the way of a visible trail. They were like phantoms, appearing to human eyes as if...
"My first time getting picked up at a bar"
The events in this story happened in late 1998 when I was 25 but the backstory starts earlier.I was Pinole Valley High School (PVHS) Class of 1990. Most people don't have a clue what that means, but Billie Joe Armstrong...
"Blake flies to Sweden for a summer job at a riding camp."
The Airbus was a massive plane and it would take Blake to Sweden. She pressed her nose against the cold window taking in the large engine and the plane's wingspan. She was very excited for this was her first time...
"Erin discovers how much fun a girl can have in a movie theater"
On a rainy day, junior year in high school, track practice was cancelled because the track was flooded and there was lightning. We couldn’t run inside because the admin was setting up for some bid school board meeting or something,...
"A friend borrows a friend for the night."
The Silver Fox lay in bed listening to the London rain hammering down outside. Under his duvet he was warm and his bedroom still retained the scent of recent sex.He heard his phone ping with the tone of a new...