"Once seen, never forgotten"
It was early on a Friday evening in June. Our two kids, Jon, eight, and April, five, were at my parents’ house for their three-week summer visit. I grew up on a farm, and it was always fun to learn...
"Katie challenges Mr. V to take control"
My morning run is a sacred time for me. It is time to clear my head and relish solitude and tranquility. Living in a small town often feels like living under a microscope, where everyone knows everyone else's business. That...
"Husband decides to give a massage to his upset wife."
When Sophia walked into the bedroom, she saw her husband, Henry, sitting on the edge of the bed. He was sitting up straight, and his hands on his knees."We need to talk, Sophia," he said after noticing her standing a...
"A mistake that led to sex"
This is a true story from the 1980's. My name is George and I had just finished college and returned to my home town with my beautiful Hong Kong Chinese wife Suzie. She had been over here studying at the...
"As told to the author. The names have been changed to protect the innocent."
Cait and I were visiting her mom and aunt one weekend. Her mom was doing okay by then. She hadn't started working again but kept saying she was going to soon. And she hadn't gotten her own place yet either....
"Confessions of a nymphomaniac woman"
I've been fighting it for over two weeks now. I did my best not to think of it, trying not to let my mind wander down that path that I hate so much and yet yearn so much. I've spent...
"Innocent visit with a married old friend from high school calculous class. Things go trigonometric."
Calculus class, that's how innocent it started. And things remained innocent from there. Her body grew out of her loose, droopy, nerd clothes, but I didn't notice. I hadn't much evolved my vision of her over the years as she...
"Once was unintended, the second time..."
The firm where I work was negotiating to acquire a smaller competitor. That was great news because it meant an increase in the number of journals we publish and a major promotion for me. More responsibility for substantially more money. But naturally, life...
"Two weeks after introducing the new house rule, Sarah gets a surprise upon getting home early."
Sarah walked home with a spring in her step, relieved that her last class for the week got canceled. Her phone buzzed in her pocket right as Sarah unlocked the door of her home, which she shared with Kim, her...
"Two guys get a lesson on ball handling by a girl who was simply passing by."
I got distracted when I saw the girl slowly walking on the other side of the fence. Darren easily knocked the ball from my hands and made the basket. “Ha!” He passed the ball back, then turned to see what I was...