"A brief chance affair, rich in meaning, pleasure and rewards."
When I got on the plane in Manila to continue my journey to Frankfurt, my assigned window seat was taken. A child or woman was curled up in sleep or indifference against the cabin's wall. The plane's flight had started...
"Josh blows an opportunity at the supermarket."
Shopping is one of those drudge chores. Necessary but totally a waste of time. Until today.Today I saw her! The most scrumptious blonde. The most enticing woman I had ever seen, even in my dreams. Balancing herself one leg. Legs...
"Jonathan's last trip to the supermarket for Jennifer?"
In the midst of the pandemic, supermarket shelves were often barren with food such as chicken often sold out. Jennifer heard her boyfriend return from his trip to the neighborhood grocery store.“Did you find any chicken, honey?”“Not exactly.”“What do mean not...
"A lonely single finds love"
I passed the morning I turned thirty-six in the same way as I passed every day. I woke up, showered and dressed before having a cup of dark brown coffee (I like it black with three drops of milk) and two slices...
"A simple Parisian love story in narrative verse"
We first met entirely by accidentOn a lovely bright sunny day in Spring,It was the first of May as I recall;Even now I remember it clearly,Although almost four decades have passed by.Strolling along the Boulevard Haussmann,Just outside the Magasin au...
"Fate brings Emma and Kate together for something rather special."
Does fate exist? Can something really happen by coincidence? Well, my name is Emma and I don’t think I’d ever given much thought to the issue until one wintry night in Edinburgh, when a potentially problematical mistake led to something rather...
"Chance encounter with chat friend"
I am sitting in a random Starbucks in Orange County, found with my trusty smart phone app. I"m not really reading the report I'm supposed to be finishing, just looking around at the people here. A few cute women smile...
"Just maybe all the good ones aren't straight after all"
In hindsight I wish I'd taken a taxi. I put that particular error of judgement down to the silly amount of Zinfandel I'd drunk with colleagues after the training course had finished, but it was pointless doing anything about it...
"Emmy and Robbie seemed doomed to loneliness until by chance their fates collided....."
This novella is an experimental writing collaboration by TheGulfCoaster and runnergirl. The story has two perfect halves, a male and a female side, which fit together as one. Runnergirl will reveal Emmy's feelings and tell the tale through her perspective,...
"She doesn't believe in second chances."
She stood next to me, a short girl of 5' 2". Her dark brown hair, almost verging on black was covering the majority of her face. She was hiding her beauty away from the world tonight. This was a gathering...