It was a perfect day. Seabirds cried and wheeled overhead as I walked through the sand near the water’s edge, studiously avoiding the rocky patches that dotted this secluded beach in Northern California. The air was warm, much warmer than usual for Februa...
Inside the house, I swung by the kitchen to pull a bottle of wine from the fridge and fill a silver bucket with ice. Padding down the hallway, I heard the soft murmur of voices and the distinctive sounds of kissing drifting from my bedroom. Stepping throu...
After the first few wonderful days with Kate and Emma, reality set in, and I had to buckle down and concentrate on my book. While this was a vacation for the girls, it was a work session for me, and I had deadlines to meet. I’d brought a laptop loaded wit...
Kate and I watched TV while we waited for Emma to get dressed. It had been nearly an hour, and I began to worry that perhaps she’d fallen asleep. “We have to leave soon,” I said. “Should we check on her?” “Let’s give her a bit longer,” Kate replied. “She...
Ah, 1971. It was the year Disney World opened in Orlando, Apollo 14 landed on the moon, and Playboy magazine showed pubic hair for the first time. For me, it was my year of sexual awakening. As a sixteen-year-old, I'd just started my Junior year of high s...
As my plane touched down in Aruba, I was still flying high from the memory of my visit with Emma and Kate. Never in any conceivable life experience could I have imagined not only bedding Emma, but her mom too. I loved them both dearly and couldn’t wait to...
Many months had passed since Emma and I went our separate ways following our spectacular summer together in Aruba. She was enjoying her junior year in high school, and I’d made several revisions to my novel and just submitted the final copy to my publishe...
It was Sunday morning and Em and I had just made love. The bedroom’s sliding doors facing the ocean were open, and the gauzy white curtains billowed from the breeze passing through the house. Em was sitting cross-legged on the bed as I reclined on my side...
Part: 2 Sunday I slowly came awake, not wanting to leave the wonderful dreams I’d been having. My bed was oh so comfortable and for some reason, a wonderful tingly sensation flowed through my body. Sunlight streamed through the open curtains in my bedroom...
I swam upwards towards the sunlight, trailing bubbles in my wake. My head broke the surface, and immediately the heat of the mid-morning tropical sun assaulted me. The glare from the waves was blinding, making it hard to see anything. I paddled water, slo...
The next morning, I combed the phone book and selected several attorneys' names who specialized in child social services cases. I was able to get an appointment with one the next day and when we met her, we laid out the main points of our sad tale. She se...
When I first decided to tell the story of ‘The Office Intern’, I had hoped the truth would have provided some freedom from the misery which ensued after Lisa started her senior year of high school. Admittedly, recalling that summer, with all the hope and...
Writer sat at his computer and logged onto his favorite site. What’s this? A Flash Contest? How intriguing. Oh, but look at these submissions. Sigh, these authors are in a class of their own. Maybe someday… Hey! Look at the Fairy photo, that’s my Muse. Ho...
After the holiday, the office returned to normal, except for Lisa and me. She kept herself busy but avoided me as much as she could. When we did speak, it was only about business stuff, and our lunches together were now ancient history. I felt terrible bu...
It’s said that the truth will set you free. I hope that’s at least somewhat accurate because I’ve carried this story with me for far too long. My tale is mostly true, with some edits to dates and names to ensure privacy, and with dialogue reconstructed fr...
