Long Day

"A quiet night in the bar after a long day gets better"

It had been a long day. I don’t like meetings away. Early start or stay in a hotel the night before. It’s the lesser of two evils, but the rooms are often soulless. It’s late, so rather than sit in...

Smoke Jumper

"A wannabe forest fire fighter comes down from his mountaintop only to find that life can be even wilder in a small town than in the wilderness."

Jake stood in the middle of a bar, the front of his shirt soaked in beer, pondering How on earth did I get here? Then his arms shot forward like pistons, burying his hands into the chest of the braying...

To Have And To Hold

"He was definitely the wedding entertainment...."

Suddenly, this wedding was looking up! It was definitely the guy from the bachelorette party - the one who they'd all thought was the stripper but turned out to be the musician. Tall and muscular, with a strong jaw and...

A New Year’s Eve Party

"How I met my sexual soulmate"

I met her at a New Year’s Eve party. I can remember it clearly, even after more than fifty years. I had been invited to the party by two girls from work. They were punch-card operators and I’d been trying...