"Clare dresses as a man to take Karen's virginity and in doings so gets closer to Brenda..."
As I turned my key in Brenda’s front door lock, I felt nervous—really nervous—and that was so unlike me. Today was October 6th, 1987, the day of my femme girlfriend’s eighteenth birthday. It was also the day Karen wanted me...
"After a rough night and an anxious morning at home, Melissa meets back up with Jake!"
"Liss, is that your phone?" Jules asked with her eyes still closed and her arm around me."Huh?" I replied, barely able to see from the eye makeup I had failed to take off the night before."Your phone is buzzing, or...
"The break between dating Karen and being Brenda's girl..."
When I woke on Thursday, a sizeable chunk of me was relieved that I had nothing planned for the day. I needed a night in and time to think, especially about what Karen had said last night.But above all, today,...
"The affair grows in intensity"
“I’m pregnant.”It had been nearly three weeks since our last tryst, due to my travel schedule and a week’s vacation for her and her husband. My mind raced through the possibilities.“It might be yours.”It was as if she were reading my...
"Will the ground catch her feelings to safety?"
They're getting closerCrossed distances togetherThere's something to know.°The ground is openIt was opened for her spaceBut for others, too.°Unforeseen forcesThe gravity had pulled herThey were enjoying.°The uncertaintiesShe realized halfway downTo crash or be caught?°Will she crash in painFalling in full...
Do you remember your first sexual attraction? Could you even recognize it for what it was? I didn't recognize mine at the time, but looking back, I now know when it first happened. It was just another day, nothing out of...
"Young man opens door to unexpected lesson"
So long ago, but the memory remains strong. As it should, no one ever forgets their first sexual experience, whether it be with shame, disappointment or pure joy, it fixes itself into the memory bank. After many decades, I still...
"Learning to embrace the season between storms"
On this lush island,Suitcases unpacked,We trade our pallid Greenwich fogsAnd stinging coastal mistsFor drenching,Rainbowed cascadesUnder which we playAnd slake feral thirst.We tangle in solandra vines,Skin saturatedIn tropical delugeYet aflameWith touch sparkedChain lightning.Even the night's deepest thunderCan't suppress desperate whispersWordlessly invokingDownpours...
"Sometimes turning corner can lead to new challenges."
CHAPTER 19: “I found out today that he’s dating Denise’s sister,” said Rodney. “Denise told me. Cross your fingers.”“Really! Thank God,” said Claire. “Oh and consider them crossed!”“Yes, for damn sure,” he said.“Serious?” she said.“Who knows? Probably too soon. But,...
