“The cleaning lady.” There’s absolutely nothing sexy about such a thought. The phrase brought to mind a tired, middle-aged housewife, struggling to make ends meet by going around mopping people’s floors. But I needed some housecleaning done prior to inviting some guests to stay with me, so I did a quick search and called up the first cleaning service that popped up. When the doorbell rang and I opened it up to find Amber...

She was really something, that Angela. I was one of the newest teachers on the faculty, the new soccer coach, and she was one of the school’s more experienced teachers, with over ten years. But she caught my attention at that very first in-service meeting, clowning around and almost flirting as we sat together in the back row, pretty bored with the proceedings. She was asking me about my background and making a real effor...

My nurse’s name was Kim. Having been hospitalized a few times over the years, I was convinced that all the “sexy nurse” stereotypes were not true at all. Most nurses were nice, helpful, but always in a hurry. They generally just took care of business. In my experience, the hospital situation never lent itself to anything sexy. Except for Kim. She was a pretty girl in her mid-thirties, maybe five years younger than me. I d...