My niece Lexi is a freshman at Columbia University in New York City. Last month, she called me to ask if she and a friend could come to my house for spring break. She is my sister’s youngest. I told her she was always welcome to come to Florida, and that...
Throughout my career, I’ve had to travel to meet with clients. Usually, my trips are scheduled efficiently so my travel is easy and meetings are productive. Yesterday was different; I was traveling with my boss. We had a breakfast meeting in Pensacola in...
The coast off of the North African Ottoman provinces of Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, and Morocco in 1803 was as dangerous a place as anywhere on earth. It was known as the Barbary Coast and was a very lucrative business for Pirates. Capturing merchant ships a...
Every night I have dreams. For the last year, a night hasn’t passed without having incredible erotic fantasies while I sleep. It has become such a common occurrence in my life that I started to see a doctor about it. Her name is Dr. Wendy Morton. She is a...
Dear Brian, I am in Houston this week. I found love... at least for a few hours Tuesday night. A cute little Mexican girl, about twenty-two or twenty-three years old. She was at the bar all alone. I struck up a conversation with her in Spanish (yes, I am...
Last week, a family friend passed away in New York. Her name was Eleanor; she was ninety-six years old. She and her late husband were lifelong friends with my parents. I knew them as Aunt Eleanor and Uncle Harry. She was a fine woman, a devout Catholic wh...
On my birthday he took me to a club. He told me it would not be your typical pub. It was not at all what I thought it would be. The people there were all carefree. When I stepped through the door, I nearly froze. I was the only person dressed in clothes....
When I turned sixty-years-old, I decided to retire. I had been a lawyer for more than half my life, thirty-five years to be exact. In that time, I married and amassed a decent amount of wealth. I invested wisely, saved, and planned for the future. We live...
The Christmas holiday break was coming to an end. It was great to come home and see my family. I hadn’t been home since I left in August. Now it was time to get back to school. The trip from where I live in Naples to Tallahassee is a little more than a se...
Never having been in a truck stop, I had no clue where the showers were. I had to ask the cashier in the restaurant where I should go. She directed me to the Fuel Desk. I am a fairly intelligent woman but, I was in a different world and I felt silly. I ha...
Last night was a blast. It was great to see old friends from high school, an unofficial reunion. Winter on Long Island brought back so many memories. Several of us had too much to drink. I was thankful that Kathleen lived close by. She offered her house,...
I wasn’t going to attend the annual neighborhood block party. It was exceptionally hot and humid, even by Florida standards. With the sun beating down and the usual amount of excessive alcohol served, it just didn’t appeal to me. Additionally, my husband...
Christmas is a difficult day for me. I have no family. My parents passed long ago. I was an only child, so no siblings. Divorced and without children makes for a very quiet holiday season. I always have plenty of invitations from friends, neighbors, and a...
I am a voyeur and exhibitionist. I can only enjoy myself away from Florida. Too many unfriendly eyes at home. I was in New York City a few months ago for work. I decided to take a few extra days over a weekend to visit a few museums (yes, I can be that bo...
Sunday afternoon traffic leaving the beach was brutal. After the morning we just had, we were both quiet and exhausted. In the short time we’ve known each other; I had never shown any interest in sharing myself with other people. Now, I wanted to particip...
