"A sad event reunites them and presents an opportunity to continue a journey"
Fiona's passing had come as no surprise, and her strict instructions that her send-off should be a joyful occasion hadn't either. Many of those in attendance had only previously met in the virtual world, although some knew each other far...
"Sometimes it takes just the right friends to bring you out of your shell"
Nikki“Oh, thank fuck they’re gone!” Becca cheers as she walks back into the lounge, having shown her sister and brother-in-law to the door.I feel a little relief that I’m not the only one who’s glad to see the back of...
"Kiera is nervous about her first day in the unique office environment"
Margaret arrived at the office early with Kiera following close behind. She wanted to try and prepare Kiera, who was feeling extremely nervous, for what to expect before everyone else showed up. Her grandmother had discussed the uniqueness of the...
"Sarah agrees to model for Stanley..."
With my job keeping me busy and my birthday celebration slowly becoming a faded memory, Sarah and I slipped back into our new routine. This meant that I saw her every night except for Wednesdays, which was when she attended...
"Roser struggles to regain her self-esteem after porn. Can a handsome stranger help?"
Sitting in the lecture hall, I strained my vision to read the slides on the screen. They were swimming before my eyes, and the light of the screen set off jolts of pain in my throbbing head. I looked away,...
"Is it worth the wait?"
Her sweaty hand clasped a book taken from the shelf in her room. She owned all of his books. The line moved. She shuffled forward. Two left.Would he notice her dressed as a character from his book? She adjusted her...
"She looked at me and I melted"
She invited me to her hotel room and bade me fix drinks while she 'got comfortable'. My hands were slick with nerves. She was, in a word, spectacular and far out of my league. This only happens in dreams!She came...
"Despite the lockdown, graduation exams have to be taken. At home. To the roomie's discomfort."
“Thank you and now get the hell into your room. I can't work with you beside me,” Claire scolded her roommate Christopher with just a hint of desperation in her voice.“Come on, you didn't even receive the e-mail with your...
I'll admit, I was raised in a sheltered Christian home. Now, that didn't stop me from delving deep into the internet to sate my curiosities when they arose, but it did prevent me from acquiring a lot of practical experience...
"Steph wanted something sweet for Halloween, but it wasn't candy."
It was not a good day. It was the afternoon of Halloween, and just hours earlier my sort of girlfriend, Lisa, had told me that we were over. I should have seen it coming; we didn’t really connect like most...
