Waffles And Morning Blowies

"Just an ordinary Saturday morning with waffles, BJ and a confession."

Saturday mornings are very popular and busy in this house. We have a pancake breakfast tradition, usually with a whole pack of hungry sleepover kids joining. I always make double, sometimes triple portions.Once in a while, when the stars are...

Safe For Work

"A girl programmer is hired by a software development company. And the company has a peculiar policy that helps employees maintain high productivity."

Lara, a young human resources manager, meets Maria at the campus entrance. As in her previous interviews, Lara is barefoot and wearing only a light dress. Maria could bet there is no underwear. With her casual jeans, thick T-shirt, and...

The Wasteland

"Under the firelight, under the brush, her hair / Spread out in fiery points / Glowed into words, then would be savagely still. (T. S. Eliot)"

The spirits are departed. Wind pulls final desiccated leaves, clutching, scrabbling from their roost to litter the frozen riverbank. Turbulent waters drift dark and insistent toward the abandoned flatlands to the south. Under scrutiny, the icy hedges bear no witness...

Chapter 12 – No Strings Attached – An Ill-Fated Affair

"Matt makes an attempt to rekindle the romance on the dancefloor."

Up until now, I hadn't felt ready for fatherhood. At only eighteen, it had been a daunting prospect to step up to the task of caring for another, and selfishly, I've enjoyed being answerable to no one but myself for...

Hot Hors D’Oeuvres

"A taste to whet their appetites before the Halloween feast"

The month sped by, and I found myself fully immersed in work again throughout October.An unplanned trip back to the States, and the additional preparations that required, meant that my weekends were taken up, and I had to disappoint Cait...

All Hallows Eve Festival

"A couple steals a few moments at a town bonfire"

We masqueraded impatiently through the day, watching angels and devils roam dusty streets. We waited for nightfall and the town celebration that would hide our encounter.We eagerly slipped away from the bonfire into the fields, waiting for harvest.A nervous kiss,...