“Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust.” Theo squeezes my hand as the gravedigger dumps another shovel of dirt onto the polished wooden coffin. It’s very late in the afternoon and heavy, grey clouds have formed overhead. I forgot to bring my umbrella, so we are undoubtedly going to experience a downfall. The other mourners walk…
The next morning, Jenna turned off her car in the school parking lot and sat quietly for a moment with her eyes closed. She had a weight on her chest—a decision to make. Tucked deeply in her tote bag was a plain white envelope. She had worked into the wee hours of the morning, drafting…
Rosie led Marcus into the small, dim room. She sat close to her husband and wrapped her arms around his. Still, she knew he remained uneasy about her decision for tonight. To ease him, she turned his face to hers. “This is a gift. I’ve wanted this but have always been too shy. I’m brave…
We like to think that, as a society, we have made progress over the years in the areas of tolerance and acceptance of different sexualities. For example: homosexuality. Until 1967, this was illegal in the UK. If convicted, a man would be sent to jail and incarcerated with hundreds of sex starved men (which I…
Part 1 Meaghan idly twirled the hair behind her ear as she waited for the others to join the conference call. Technically she was the church secretary, but in reality, she was the day school coordinator, facilities manager, bookkeeper, and any other position that her husband, Blake, needed her to fill. On top of her…
When Lois first unlatched the locked windows of the Lake Agnes Tea House, she stood there quietly to bask in the natural beauty. She felt the cold mountain breeze rush against her face, encircle her neck, and blow back her blond hair. The air was as fresh and crisp as it had been every year…
Once upon a time, a mighty King and a lovely Queen hosted a grand ball to find a suitable wife for their son, Prince Leo. The event was lavish and regaled the nobility of the land. The ladies of high esteem wore long gowns and heavy diamond necklaces. Men of renown donned their suits and…
I brought a glass closer to my eyes to better observe the thick red color of 7 fuentes wine against the light of the late afternoon sun. Rich peppery fruitiness playfully danced on top of some earthy mineral tones, donated by the mighty volcano on whose slopes the grapes grew. The wine was pretty unique,…
The last time I’ve seen her so happy was ten years ago, right in this restaurant, laughing with her eyes closed. But last time, I was the one sitting with her at the table, making her laugh and not the other man. I clenched my rocks glass harder the longer I’ve glared at them from…
Isaac and I had been seeing each other casually for a couple of weeks at this point. I really liked him. He had dark brown hair, deep brown eyes, and was studying social work with a focus on helping survivors of sexual assault. Oh, and he was in the military. He certainly ticked all the…
She opened the door to him and watched him as he looked down shyly. She smiled and realized he had found her note and wondered how he had felt reading it. Letting him in, she closed the door softly and followed him into the lounge where he took his jacket off and put his bag…
It had been weeks since she first told him that she wanted to try something new. Late one night, after having finished making love, she turned to him and asked what he would think of her if she wanted to be tied up. His arousal grew instantly in that moment. In the following weeks, as…
Gomenasai! R. and I were in all the same college classes and would drive home down the coast on weekends together. Mostly to see our families, but on a practical level, to pick up care packages and clean clothes that would see us through another week in school. The “studying”, while probably necessary if you’d…
The news was a distant murmur in the background as the coffee pot on the stove began to hiss and tremble as it filled the kitchen with the bitter sweet smell of forgotten escapes. Places visited many lifetimes ago when you could soak up the tastes and smells of exotic destinations which were now just…
As I walked up the front steps of our townhouse, my mind wandered to my wife to whom I had been married almost two months. We had avoided sex before getting married but had some very erotic make-out sessions that will stay with me forever. For a while at the beginning of our marriage, it…
I sighed in contentment as my lover caressed my sides, laying small kisses along my shoulders and the nape of my neck. “Shhh, relax, let me do the work.” The low voice whispered in my ear and I turned my head slightly, only to be rewarded with a kiss. My lips parted as he deepened…
One of the life’s comical by-products is ones rose-coloured recollection – aided by blurred hindsight, glossed-over claims of imaginary “todger” length/girth, recalling how many occasions one gave pleasure and the inevitable blatant lie as to how long one kept the marathon “quickie” going. The oral pleasure received from ladies who had a natural and insatiable…
Cami opened her eyes, yawned, stretched and padded into the bathroom to start her day. Ross had already left for work and since she had the day off, a leisurely shower was first on her list. The combination of the rain shower and jets of water pummeling her body in just the right places turned…
We were sitting on a bench watching Mable, our Labrador, edge closer towards the next sightseers enjoying their picnic – it was our away-day ritual — after the daily grind of work, we would decide to go down to the coast – near the cliffs preferably – to gather our thoughts and relax to the…
Somehow in the tossing of my sleep I manage to face away from him now, only to be woken up slightly by his subconscious movement to spoon my body. In this moment my senses are heightened. The heat being exchanged between our bodies reminds me of our physical dispositions, tall and strong and intertwined within…
The “tribe” had all gone out to friends’ in town, so – revelling in the peace and quiet of the afternoon, I went downstairs to wade through the Sunday papers but with a fair chance of falling asleep after Rosie’s fantastic roast – my wife, mother, best friend, followed later after doing god-knows how many…
I was never much of a dancer. I can bust some free-style moves on a nightclub dance-floor should the occasion call for it, but when it comes to slow dancing with a partner, I have two left feet. So when it came time for Chris, the best man, and I, the maid of honour, to…