Ryan Folsom was happy in his new car. It was a present from his father for his eighteenth birthday, and he had just collected it. Ryan had the feeling that this could be a good day. That morning he had learned that he had obtained the high grades he required to follow the journalism course he wanted at university. He wasn’t surprised at the new sense of freedom that filled his mind. Just three weeks earlier, his girlfrien...

He picks up the phone from where it's laying, his ring tone playing "Bad Things" by Jace Everett. "I know I agreed to let Steve stay here but..." Her voice trailed off reluctantly. "But what? Did he drink the last cup of coffee or something?" "Well, no." "So what's the problem?" "You know, really it's your faul..." "Okay, stop right there. WHAT is the problem?" "You wouldn't give me permission to come this morning!" she m...

Old man Eric lay in his bed, awake, unable to sleep, tossing and turning. It was one of these nights where the chirping of the cicadas simply would not lull him to sleep as it usually did. It rather kept him awake and his mind running busy revisiting memories of old days long gone. The sound of the Mistral blowing through the treetops of the olive and plane trees rustling in his ears like waves at the sea only made his re...

Eric was sitting in his patio rocking chair, lazily enjoying the afternoon sun and the Mistral breeze. Contented, he watched his great-grandchildren run around and play in the garden of his old mansion in Aubagne near Aix-en-Provence. With his belly well-stuffed with tomatoes and pickled olives from his own garden, fresh baguette, well-matured Banon cheese and glass of his favorite Châteuneuf-du-Pape, he allowed his old b...

Ron had told me about the night that he followed Sue and Ronnie to their meeting with ten guys. When I had arrived home, Sue was waiting up for me. She came out to open the front door to welcome me back. She was dressed in a silky see-through nighty and it was obvious she was not wearing a bra or panties. I took her into my arms and kissed her. “Hhhmm, someone is horny tonight.” “You should know by now that is what happen...

Why am I staring at my phone? Endlessly checking my email and searching for other signs? Inexorably drawn together, our bodies, hearts, and our minds. Am I really making myself this crazy,when you're right there in my heart? Two people who never met,our souls bound together but our bodies so far apart. I can't seem to get you out of my mind. And I'm more than happy to dance with you there. Your heartbeat echoes mine. And...

She slides into bed. She is excited and hopeful. It has been a while. Michelle made her husband his favorite meal for dinner. Instead of watching television, she set the table, dimmed the lights, and used their gifted silver-plated candle sticks. She wondered why people still gave those as wedding presents. Maybe it was how married people secretly told newlyweds that those candle sticks would be needed for evenings like t...

Is it fateHow we relateWhen things are greatWe celebrateWe shift and spinHonoring our winIgnoring our sinsThe darkness withinThere is no painFor me to explainNo way to complainWhen we've gone insaneGoing day by dayIs there any other wayShould I simply stayIs it time to walk awayPerhaps a little napA voyage sans mapNo arms around me wrapNo love to fill the gapUntilWe shift one againRushing through our veinsWe find ourselve...

What gives you the right when I say no to youcan't pry in my headto ascertain my view Maybe it's your eyesor that you are too talldon't call me babyyou don’t know me at all No means no, damn itI have said it enoughthere’s no you and meyou don’t have the right stuff Hate your pesteringI won’t apologizethere's no connectionI will not be your prize Nothing you can saywill ever change my mindI'm back in controlI have been far...

Nathan was sitting in his office chair. It was Friday and dark, as the hours had slowly crawled towards advanced nighttime. The only lighting was given by stray light from the street lamps and the occasional flickering of the computer's screen saver. Deeply pensive, Nathan sat thinking back to the past months. Being alone in his office, while others were enjoying the comfort and intimacy of warm bedsheets at the side of t...

Jessica checked the time on her Breitling wrist watch. It was just a few moments before her husband Nathan would come home with their daughters Emily and Katie. It was his turn to pick them from school – and Jessica's to fix dinner. She sighed, taking a short break from her otherwise rather turbulent day. Were it a day like any other, she would have found fulfilling her share of chores relaxing, recreating even. This day,...