I was in the office, editing one of my articles when he arrived. It was mid-morning, so I wasn’t expecting anyone. I had been working vigilantly on an interview I had recently had with a local chef at the newest hipster restaurant in town when Patty, the...

Do you remember the night in the car? We had a long drive home from a friend's kickback. All night long, you had been whispering in my ear what you would do to me when we got home. How you want to strip me naked, throw me on the bed, and ravish every bit...

I have been desperate before, but never like this. I was barely going to squeeze by this month. There was just enough money to pay rent and utilities at the new apartment, and that didn’t count food. I knew coming to California would be expensive, but I l...