It is a spring evening in 2000. I am twenty-two years old. We sit across from one another in a restaurant booth. Meg’s black hair comes just past her chin. It’s the shortest it’s been since high school. She’s wearing a white salwar kameez with a gree...
I honestly don’t know who was more shocked; me or Lincoln. The instructor’s lecture faded out of earshot for me as we locked eyes. He looked me with what appeared to be a mix of surprise and curiosity. I searched for any indication of anger or disgust, bu...
My words hung in the air for a what seemed like an eternity. I studied Lincoln’s face intently, looking for some clue as to what he was thinking. He appeared to be deep in thought, as if he was trying to decide what to say. I hadn’t realized I was holding...
I felt a lot better as we headed over to the party, as if Lincoln’s confession that he already wanted to see me again had given me a boost of confidence. Within minutes we had arrived at his friend’s house, the party already in full swing. Lincoln held th...
‘Hi, Kate! I’m home!’ ‘Oh, no. Mum’s home! Quick – get dressed!’ Kate and I quickly separated, and hurriedly put our underwear back on, and tidied our school uniforms. Then we heard her mother calling again. This time sounding very cross. ‘Kate! Kate! Com...
Once inside her house, Kate led the way upstairs to her bedroom. We didn’t speak – I don’t think either of us could think of much to say, really. Her room seemed – to my eyes, anyway - fairly typical of a teenage girl’s; perhaps with a few more trophy’s a...
Later that day, I emerged from the detention classroom after a tedious hour of writing lines, to find Kate leaning against the wall in the hallway, school bag clasped to her chest. ‘Oh – hi, Kate.’ I had no idea why she was there. Or what she was thinking...
I was walking across the schoolyard to the cafeteria when I saw them. Two of the older girls who looked like they were fighting. There was a small group of spectators gathering around them. There was clearly something up, so I quickly made my way over to...
Sitting in Flanders fields, Maria begins reading from Im Westen nichts Neues. Hearing her voice sets my heart aflutter. One-hundred years ago, both of us had lost relatives here, dying on opposite sides of a fruitless war. She catches my stare and the b...
I doubt any single women under 40 read erotica online today. Amazon has cornered the market on limitless reading at a low price. And people who are just looking to connect with others are more likely to use a dating app or Reddit. But that wasn’t the ca...
Breeana and I weren’t friends. We’d known each other since elementary school. We had a lot of the same classes together. But by high school, we were in different social circles. I was an uncool nerd who used my wit to avoid being a complete outcast. She w...
Today was the beginning of something neither had experience in such a long time. Sexual arousal and release. How they had both missed these wonderful sensations and to now have them back, and so fully amazed them both. The hardness, the wetness, they were...
Austin pulled up to Kelly's house in his pickup truck. She wasn't expecting him back from college until next week and he was excited to surprise her. Kelly was finishing her senior year of high school but Austin was two years older than her. They had b...
I came home from school one day and Jack was waiting. He seemed impatient and annoyed. “Hello, where have you been?" “I was talking to my girl friend.” “I have been waiting for you now for ten minutes.” “I’m sorry, I wasn’t aware you would be here.” I unl...
The bell rung, class and school was dismissed for the day. It was the last day before Spring Break, and Ryan and I were looking forward to time together. We had gotten married on winter break, after we had gotten ourselves into a bit of trouble. I gathere...
