Lost opportunity Stories

I was a young reporter for a newspaper in New York City, trying to find a story that would make my editor take notice of me. I was tired of writing about the city dump overflowing (how was that even news?) or the latest puppy adoption at the shelter. I looked at the latest assignment and cringed. I was supposed to go to an old folks' home and interview an old man who was a has-been B-list actor from the 1940s. It'd be a f...

For months, we talked about the philosophies of sex, be it in the mind or body. Confessing our own sexcapades in the past with various lovers. Telling each other where we liked to be touched, what positions gave us pleasure. I waited for you to make the move, even if a simple touch. Wearing the clothes that hugged what you found sexy about my body. I walked with confidence, swaying my hips as I took each step in front of...

Dani James sat down for a few minutes to rest her aching feet. It had been a grueling shift in the ER, and there was still an hour to go. New Year’s Eve was always a hectic night at St. Evangeline Hospital because people in this town tended to be idiots when it came to celebrations, and foolishness outweighed common sense. She’d seen a variety of issues over the past several hours. Injuries due to car accidents that they’...