"Sixteen-year-old Emma is looking back on the sex she had just before the pandemic started. Will anything like it ever happen again?"
Emma was bored. Damn bored! She was sixteen years old, in her first year of upper secondary school and this spring semester could not get any worse. It was Tuesday the fifth of May 2020 and for almost two months...
"The transition from friends to lovers, and perhaps more, continues."
I barely remember the fifty minutes of traffic as I drive back to my house from dropping Sue off at Robert's condo. My brain keeps replaying that unforgettable mountain top sex Sue, and I shared and those last words she said...
"A move changes a friendship in a big way"
Due to the condition New York was in and given the ability to work remotely, Aran decided to head to Florida. The move was influenced by a number of friends who also followed suit given all of the lockdowns and...
"Can friendship survive after we cross a line on the summit?"
There's not a friend I hold dearer or have had longer than Sue. As kids in elementary school, we chased each other on the playground and spent many days playing at each other's homes. Sue's herculean efforts were the only reason...
"Joanna becomes close friends with her son's school teacher."
JOANNAIt's my son's school play today. Backstage, teachers and parents rush fussily from here to there amid a flock of costumed kids. It’s not how I usually allow myself to get. But I'm the class's resident Journalist Mom and I’ve...
"What if..."
We hug all the time. We are friends. It is part of our daily interaction. We have never been lovers and we never will be. It is simply not an option between us, nor do I want it to be....
"First game of the season and Susan helps Jenn celebrate."
GamedayMy usual pregame ritual involved getting into my zone. Since the first game of the season was at home we got dressed in the locker room. I usually tried to be the first one to get ready and would psych...
"How I ended up in my friend's bed."
To give a bit of a back story, Samuel worked in the same office I did but in different departments. I only knew him after matching with him on the dating app Tinder. He is from Mauritius and this story...
"Tomboy Glenda is suddenly extremely interested in casual sex with her best friend."
Glen came over the first day of summer after graduating to play basketball and video games, like she always had while we were in high school.Her full name was Glenda, but nobody called her that. She had always been a...
"After a night of open mic poetry, a friend reveals a secret and I help her out."
Leah and I walked out of the pub toward the lot where our vehicles were parked. Open poetry night was over. Leah is an amazing poet, at least I think so. I’m not into the typical angry/hurt emo style, nor...