Michigan!! How in the hell did I get involved with a woman in Michigan of all places? The landing was uneventful, as was the de-planing, rental car stop, pickup of the keys and entry into the maze of Michigan freeways. Unknown to Dyann, I had planned my...
Nights like this have always meant suspense to writers, as she looked out the windows at the lowering sky her mind drifted back to the time of their first meeting. She had opened her email one morning and there he had been, waiting to sweep her away into...
Damn, July already. Thank god I’d won the lottery in February, allowing me time to sort everything out. My island had been bought, a small cabin built and stocked with dried and canned food, tanks of freshwater placed and a long drop built. I had a solar...
The first time I met Anna we didn’t speak. No sound passed between us. For my part, the only sound was some soft music in the background. It was a long time ago but I believe it was Beethoven. I might be wrong but either way, it’s not really important. W...
There are trails of ice drawing across my skin, and his wet tongue follows the path. It’s like fire following the ice, the contrasting temperatures sending shivers of pleasure down my spine. The silk ropes bit gently into my wrists as I flexed away from t...
She sat on her bed. Quiet as a mouse. Her legs were crossed and her laptop was staring at her, urging her to go online.She’d been away for a long time. She thought she had met “the one” who she could spend the rest of her life with. It turned out that it...
February 19thI woke up to the sun shining through the hotel room windows. I pried open my eyes and blinked against the light. I looked at the clock and saw that it was 9:13 am. That means it was just after 4:00 am in America. Can't call Mom and Dad, yet. ...
He was nervous as he'd ever been. He sat at the bar constantly looking at his watch. "Was it 7:30 yet?" he thought. The last few days had been amazing. They'd talked every night so far. It had started off just another username on a website. Robert had bee...
Like so many days before, the alarm went off at 5:15. Lance rolled over and turned it off. After another night of average sleep, Lance got out of bed to go through his morning routine: brush teeth, shave, shower, dress, leave the bathroom.The whole time h...
Maria Sanchez sat by herself at a small table in a quirky little coffee shop aptly named The "C" Cup. She had picked a spot in the coffee shop where she could sit and wait for the arrival of the man she expected to meet there. She wanted to watch the door...
Time is drawing closer Will eyes stay blinded by fear Reality means full exposure Second thoughts may appear Ready to remove our masks Once caused by distance Too much love to leave this task Undone in the hour of coexistence Setting sail to where tangibl...
and it begins again,again thoughts drift to you,you, who is so far away,away from my touch - yet so close.hoping to rendezvous tonight,tonight as I lie in bed,bed where this journey begins,begins uncovering feelings deprived.your presence has an affect,af...
It was almost three p.m. when Vicki and I returned home from the grocery store. After we put everything away, the two of us changed into a t-shirt and a comfy pair of shorts. Well, I should mention that Vicki didn’t put on a normal t-shirt, oh no, she put...
Jane was sure she knew Charlie and that she knew him well. After all, she and he had been friends on Facebook for several months now. Thanks to Mark Zuckerberg’s ingenuity and generosity, they’d been able to chat and discourse for hours on end without onc...
