Keeping It In The Family – A Trilogy – Part 2

"While his girlfriend Heather is away, Mark discovers some home truths from her sister Katie..."

In the morning I lie on, reluctant to get up. Saturdays should mean morning sex, lazy breakfasts and afternoon pints, but with Heather away with work, there’s not much to get up for. Eventually, I hear Heather’s sister, Katie clattering...

Triptych

"Merry fucking Christmas!"

Sophia Lyceum, SwitzerlandChristmas EveCollinI was mentally prepared that I was going to spend the holidays at school. I was here on a scholarship and my parents just couldn’t afford to fly me back to our small Russian village, especially with...

Grocery Store Grave Shift – Part III

"Friends, sex, and finding purpose on a grocery store night shift."

December 18th 2:18 a.m.“How much longer?” Simon asked.Hector looked at his watch. “T-minus six minutes.”Tracking our thirty-minute lunch break was an extreme sport.Mary joined us, her recent nap still clinging to her posture. “Six minutes? I still haven’t eaten.”“Hey, that...

Anger Sex

"Hitting the sheets when you’re angry can diffuse the tension by giving you a way, an enjoyable one at that, to step back from the situation."

I have been thinking about you on the ride home. We have been fighting a lot, it seems, and arguments have replaced sex. I can barely keep my mind on the road; I have one hand on the wheel and...

Tim And Abbie 78:  Christmas Day At Brian And Mark’s

"Christmas Day with Mark's family, rewinding a bit to how others are spending Christmas Day."

Brian and Mark have invited Mark’s mother and sisters and their partners over for dinner after church on Christmas Day.  It is the first time they will see Brian and Mark’s home. Only Jennifer has been there for a fleeting...

The Mythadventures of A Sex Bunny Part One. The Isle of Pigs

"Bunny has a mythical, and possibly heroic, adventure upon the Aegean Sea (It's all Greek to me)."

This story could start in so many places. The first time I flirted with Oliver at FedEx would have made more sense. Or connecting with Annie over a shared love of writing. Or even talking with Violet about tentacle monsters. ...