After the wedding things returned to their previous routine, mostly. Carl went to his classes at the college. Mina went to translate for Lauren. After his classes Carl would visit Lauren at her compound, or Read More …

John first met Amanda at the coffee shop. She served him the same thing every morning with the same smile. She was twenty three and single. He was a fifty seven year old semi-retired widower. Read More …

Sam pushed onto the crowded subway car, out of breath from running to catch her train. She gave a sigh of relief and stationed herself close enough to a pole to hang on when the Read More …

“So what time will you be back?” I called out. I smiled as I watched my wife move around the front of the house in her last second preparations before going out. Her lovely figure Read More …

The day was hot. The sun was in its full glory. It was my kind of day. I had taken the day off of work. I wanted to get away from it all for a Read More …

Of course I had noticed her before—she was roommates with my girlfriend Rebecca. That summer I was around Rebecca’s almost all the time. I’m not usually the kind of guy who packs up and moves Read More …

As the dream begins, I know that it has been several weeks since I last saw you and you are leaving once again, so we had arranged for me to take you to the airport. Read More …

All characters portrayed in this story are 18 years or older, any resemblance to people living or dead is purely coincidental and in the mind of the author. I wish this had happened to me Read More …

All characters in this story are fictitious and bear no relationship to any person, living or deceased. The setting for the story is based on historical events but no event reported in the story is Read More …

The first Thursday of every month for the past two years, you and I have gotten together for wine and chess, alternating between your place, mine, and the chess club where we met. Tonite it Read More …