Halloween party : Young men, young women, old couple The Thompson’s Mansion, 1.30 pm. “Sweetie? Hurry, darling!” Miranda called up the stairs to her youngest daughter, Sachita. “Belinda’s arrived.” “Tell her I’m coming”, Sachita yelled from inside her room, “I’ll be down in a few minutes.” “Sorry, but that’s my girl,” Miranda explained apologetically to … Read more
The summer between my first and second year of college my parents let me know that I would be taking my sister back to school and sharing the apartment I lived in with her. I could not complain for two reasons. The first is that my sister was pretty cool. An athletic gal she was … Read more
~~~ Present Day ~~~ “C’mon, man! I need this! Her text says…” “I know what it says,” I told my friend. “Tommy showed me his phone when he did this.” “So you fucking did it for Tommy but you won’t do it for me?!” “What? Fine!” I said, finally giving in. “Thanks, man! I owe … Read more
“… and when you hear the number ‘zero’, you will open your eyes and wake up, feeling refreshed.” I was using my softest voice, speaking slowly and deliberately as I rounded off the session with my daughter. I had been working with her on and off for months, spending time in the evenings before she … Read more
Just one week after high school graduation, I moved to live with my father and step mother. I was just 18 at the time. I had always spent at least one weekend a month at their home while growing up, and my father and step mother had been married for over 10 years. Terri was … Read more
I was sitting in the living room, waiting for my mom to come home. This new job of hers meant that she was spending a lot of time hobnobbing with new clients, leaving me to house-sit all evening. It was really boring. You’d think that having the house to myself on a Saturday would be … Read more
I was a late bloomer. When all my friends were busy going on dates with boys and having sex in the backseats of their cars I was more interested in my books and stories. By the time I turned 18 I still hadn’t had a steady boyfriend and I wasn’t bothered about being a virgin. … Read more
It was the spring of 1971 and Cheri was an 18 year old senior at a small high school in a little river town in the Northern Mid-west. She was also everyman’s fantasy of what a hot 18 year old girl should look like too; long blonde hair, clear blue eyes and a killer tan … Read more
The kids were screaming, and my wife was out back, smoking another cigarette. Sometimes I can’t wait to get out of the house, even if it means spending more time with Shelley, who’s been growing meaner and colder as we age. It was going to be about ten more minutes until our new babysitter came … Read more
As I was driving my son and myself across the Brooklyn Bridge into New York City, I couldn’t help recalling the saddest time in my life. Almost two years ago, I stood vigil with my husband as the cancer he’d battled for several years took him from us. We spent the last few days discussing … Read more
Hot young sister-in-law sits on my lap during a car ride My name is Charles (34) and my wife’s name is Lily (31) – we have been happily married for 8 years. Jessica (18) is Lily’s younger sister. Since my in-laws were getting older, and my wife and I had no kids of our own … Read more
It all started on my younger brother Joseph’s 18th Birthday. At the time, there was no way of knowing it was the start of anything, but in retrospect, it is clear that is when it started. But I guess I need to go back a little bit farther for that to make any sense. My … Read more