The summer pool barbecue party was well underway with a real mix of age groups and diverse occupations. The hosts, Ben and Claire, were both leading citizens in their community; Ben, an active twenty-five-year veteran of the fire department, and Claire, a clinical psychologist at the local general hospital. Their guests gathered today ranged from friends and co-workers to some of Claire's clients. Ben and Claire never exp...

He sat in the front of his ship, fiddling with the teal flower between his fingers, rubbing the petals as the movements of the sea rocked him from side to side. He felt the salty air burn his nostrils as he contemplated the horizon; not another soul in sight, he thought, no one would find him, not in months, probably. It was about to be night, he remarked, which signaled him it was time to go. His ship was already anchore...

The problem with a Christmas Party for a company that works deep in the defence industry is that there are few personal contacts between employees in different parts of the organisation. It is clearly illegal to discuss one’s work with anyone not assigned to your particular project, so each Section tends to socialise as a group and don’t really get to know people from other sections. This was very evident in the groupings...

At the age of thirty, I became a widower and after about a year, I began to masturbate because I missed the sex I used to have with my wife. I work in an office and my secretary, who had been with me for several years, got married and moved away. To replace her I engaged a lady called Ethel who was about my age. She proved to be very efficient and always called me Mister Avery. My previous secretary always called me by my...