Perhaps it was silly to be walking on the front that day! The wind was strong, and the tide lashed the promenade wall. But this old geezer did not go with the usual agenda, and Alex trudged along in the wind and the spray. He seemed to be the only one walking there dressed in his winter coat and flat cap. As Alex came to the bench, He saw a young lady sitting, hunched over as if she was crying. "Are you alright?" Alex ask...

There is something special about this secluded small beach. When I see the power of the waves smashing over the rocks, I feel humble against the force of nature. Yet the warm sand I walk on is so comforting one forgets all humdrum of work. I wore only my swimming shorts and strolled alone on this hot sunny day. The feeling of peaceful solitude was broken, or should I say, enhanced, when a beautiful young woman walked past...

ALEX I felt a little cautious on my first day at the university. Although I had lectured for several years in England, this was the USA, and I was new to the American students. I thought it best to dress with some authority, so I wore a typically English fashion of brown corduroy trousers and elbow patches on my jacket. Later I learned I was seen as an eccentric English professor. Perhaps it was a kindness, but it did exc...