Back to the Bay After an adventurous freshman year in the Ames, Iowa writing program, away from my repressive family, I was happy to sneak back to Berkeley and stay with ‘the sisters', Ella and Grace, in their rambling shared house on upper Virginia Street. If I’d had to stay with my parents, even Ames would have been preferable. Maybe I‘d make a ‘surprise visit’ to them before returning to college? My months in Ames were...
Dawn The night at Zach and Sybil's was amazing. I couldn’t believe how good it felt to have fun without that fear hanging over me, and I definitely had fun. The dinner blew my mind, but not nearly as much as Sybil did. She’s so beautiful and kind. We hit it off right away and had a wonderful dinner at Zach’s restaurant. The real revelation happened when we were invited to their house. The house is simply amazing, and I ho...
A knock on the door woke Kim from a deep sleep. She glanced at her phone. It was only 7 a.m., which was way too early given that her last customer hadn’t left until 3 a.m. She rolled over to sleep again, but the knock sounded once again. Grumbling, she got up and pulled a towel around her naked body. As she stumbled to the door, she felt a moderate soreness in her knees, which she assumed was due to the business of the pr...
Having a five-hour head start because of the time difference, Steve was awake well before his lover. He picked up his phone and went into the main area of the suite. After changing her number to include the international dialing prefix, he texted Anne. You up? He waited for her to respond, which took a couple of hours. It was only dawn where she was. Morning! came her reply. How U doin? Perfect! A little sore though! U? 1...
