Once it became clear that Covid was going to be an apparently endless cluster fuck, Jessie and Jack decided they had to change up their lives. Being locked up in their apartment and living life on Zoom only confirmed what they had been feeling even before the pandemic. Commuting an hour each way to a soulless job and taking only two weeks of vacation a year was crushing them. The next step for them was kids. They weren’t...

Eleanor pulled the sheer black stockings over her freshly waxed legs with excitement. It has been months since she’d been laid. She had broken up with her boyfriend and then ran straight into a Covid spike. When Covid ebbed she tried her hand at the dating apps and was very disappointed. After several jerks that over-advertised their jobs, hobbies, and fitness, and who were pretty disastrous in the sack, she decided to ta...

We had intended to attend the Photographic Society convention Victor Habour in South Australia. Unfortunately, someone stuffed up the accommodation booking so we missed out. My friend and I, therefore, decided to have a weekend in the Otway Ranges along the Great Ocean Road, which is a great tourist attraction. Some of the attendees were travelling home via that area and we could meet up with them. During an internet sear...

One of my many trips to the Grampians was one of those very special weekends that remains etched into one's memory. I had booked a small unit in Halls Gap for two nights. On Friday afternoon, I drove to a friend's house, where I met my lover, Pat. We were to take the trip in her car, so I put my car into my friend's double garage. I transferred my change of clothes and camera gear into Pat's car, and we headed off. The te...

In spring and autumn, the weather can be either perfect for a stroll in the bush or very wet and changeable. This is well known to the citizens of Melbourne, Australia. This place is known for having four seasons in one day. The day I am thinking about was one of those days that started with a perfect morning and ended with a big storm. I was headed down to the Mornington Peninsula to meet up with my photography friend. W...

My wife and I both teach physical education at the high school in our community. It was Friday. At eleven-thirty, the dismissal bell rang. Memorial Day weekend had officially started. Students were dismissed, but teachers were required to stay until noon. Erika and I left when the clock struck twelve. She reminded me on the way home that it was her turn to choose the role-playing scenario for today. She smiled provocative...

We had been friends for a long time. This had on occasions extended to a friend-with-benefits relationship. Then it is fair to say we had become lovers. We would exchange daily messages of love and often have intimate chats that stopped just short of cybersex. That night was one of those times we shared the benefits in real life. It was a few months since the last time we caught up face-to-face. We shared a glass of wine...

It was a month since Fiona arrived back in Melbourne. We were well into spring. Fiona had not had any luck finding a suitable apartment. Melbourne's Spring Horse Racing Carnival was coming up. The Melbourne Cup, known as the race that stops the nation, is run at 3:00 pm AEDST on the first Tuesday in November. Many people, therefore, take leave on Monday to make it an extra-long weekend. On the Friday evening, Fiona came h...