"An attraction develops between me and an alluring Indian medical student, my wife's friend and former coworker."
Last Thanksgiving, I found myself a bit embarrassed by locking eyes with an exotic young woman who sat across from me at the dinner table. Not once, not twice, but at least three times. The second time, her smile was...
"Enjoy three times: the first time."
-03: Jenna-Two more weeks in, Dr. Johnson had given me homework; and not the type that could be written up and submitted at the end of the week. He had wrapped it in a little gift box after an uneventful...
"The next step in sessions with Dr. Johnson"
-02: Dr. Johnson-After a week of daily meetings with him, I started to think that the initial meeting was just to catch me off guard. Dr. Johnson was professional, warm, and insightful about my stresses and tension. When I arrived...
"Paul recalls painful events."
I adjusted my portable shaving mirror balanced on the edge of the tub in the bathroom of the upscale London hotel I had booked for the night. I had put a new blade in the shaver and wanted to make...
threeRachel jumped at the demonic bark that resounded from the enclosed space of the garage. It sounded both feral and musical; but died quickly to a high, gravelly idle as something edged into sight. A sharp white point, diminishing on...
zeroThere was something about that moment, when the taxi wallowed away from the kerb leaving Rachel standing alone, that would stay with her. The sun was setting behind hills glimpsed at the end of the street, and while the air...
"My account of the dark sins that I committed while trapped in the madness of a broken heart"
Croquette. A game I now think I absolutely and most assuredly despise. I stood in Milli Hammel's well-manicured lawn. A nice day, yes, though the air had chilled quite a bit as of late. Milli, her perfect pearls and perfect...
"My account of the dark sins that I committed while trapped in the madness of a broken heart."
Of all the sordid stories that should never be told, I imagine that this would be one of them. The story of a mother—a step-mother, though I should specify that would hardly weigh-in per the eyes of the law—and her...
"We all have fantasies; it's harmless... until it's not."
When you're married, it's okay to have little fantasies about other men; everyone does it, and it's enough to get you through the mundane parts - until it's not.When it wasn't enough, I went about seeking horny men out on...
"What started as a conversation has become an invitation... Does she accept?"
HerJesus. Not a casual conversation anymore. The litany repeats in her head while she packs her things into her shoulder bag. She moves slowly. She can feel the flutter of nerves in her stomach. She looks up at you standing...
