Well, that did it, I thought as I came into the same wooded clearing for the third time that afternoon. Good going Jo, getting yourself well and truly lost. Since my girlfriend Mary had broken up with me two weeks ago, I'd become increasingly restless and frustrated, so when a buddy of mine had suggested I take up hiking since we lived so close to a national park, I pounced on that idea. Now, as I halted in the clearing,...

Gooood morning Santa Anita! We have ourselves a scorcher today folks with a high of one hundred and- you’ve got to be joking- one hundred and four! Whoo! This summer is turning out to be real heat wave. In other news, the squirrels of city park have found an entertaining way to keep cool in the new fountain put in place by- The radio cut off as a hand slapped down on the snooze button, knocking it off the nightstand with...

It had already been a long day for Quinn, and the work wasn't about to stop when he finally arrived home. Most of the day alternated between periods of frantic business, and hours of mind numbing boredom as the retail shop he worked at waited for the next rush of customers. Due to the holidays most of them were cranky customers too, demanding this and that and ‘I know this is special order but can you get it here in two d...

Your violence is beautiful to me. I've watched temper tantrums before. Screaming until lungs are raw, throwing dishes and paper, stomping feet and angry faces. But you- you are like watching a hurricane. I am afraid, and I am captivated by the whirlwind in front of me. Fury rolls off you in waves, like thunder and storm clouds just before lightning strikes. And when you do strike, there is only white light. Pain. Heat. Ad...

Sleep is a funny thing. One night, you sleep like a baby...the next, you're transformed into a whirlwind of jumbled images and tossing limbs. I think it was the heat that got to me so badly. Heat does funny things to you too. Makes the mind melt into a little puddle of crazy. Tonight, I was particularly miserable. My body couldn't seem to get comfortable no matter where I lay, and my head was filled with fever dreams of n...

Beth was in the process of pulling her long blond hair up into a ponytail when she heard a car horn downstairs. Yanking her scrunchie tight, she grabbed her duffel bag and bounded down the steps two at a time, flying out the front door. "Bye Daddy!" She yelled across the sidewalk to the garage, where her father was working on something at his work bench. He lifted a hand in farewell as she open the door to her boyfriend's...

It's a pretty well known fact, men watch porn. Single, in a relationship, even married- they've all got a stash somewhere. That's what struck me as odd when I asked my husband Davy about it one night. We were relaxing in the afterglow of some outstandingly good sex, flopped sideways across the bed with the sheets in a tangled mess around our sweaty bodies. The fan flipped lazily through the air above us, sending a light b...