As night descended and smothered the stifling heat of the daylight hours, South Beach became a shameless hotbed of sex, drugs, and tequila. The streets baked so hot under the merciless midday sun, that you could still feel the heat rising from the sidewalk concrete late into the night. Beautiful women sauntered from one bar to the next wearing just enough clothing to keep them legal, but not so much as to discourage the a...
Summer had finally arrived in the Ozarks. The winter had been long and troublesome and, unlike the global warming predicted, it had been cold. Very cold. Colder than it had been in decades, and with more snow than even the oldest of the town elders could recall. It coated the houses, it coated the cars, and it coated the streets. The ice was thick and, in many cases, simply refused to return to the liquid state from which...
Back to my summer job with Pepsi, who really did a terrific job with the female hiring that year. The talent went up a million percent. Now that I'm reflecting on that particular summer, I had my eyes on this gorgeous half-Asian girl who used to brag about the guys she was sleeping with behind her boyfriend's back. If she was looking for respect she wasn't getting any from me except she was drop-dead gorgeous. The first c...
We linger awhile upon the grass Where chequered shadows of clouds doth pass, Shrouding the sun and its warming rays reach Before passing on to let the summer heat preach. How quiet it is, this peaceful scene, As though all were lost and no longer seen. Washed away with the last heavy rain So that you and I are all that remain. A sight more beautiful could not be seen Surrounded by flowers in rich pastures green, And fruit...
"You need to get a job son. We love having you home now that you've graduated college, but it is time for you to step into the real world." "I will Mom, just give me one more day of lounging around. Please?" "Alright young man, one more day. I need you to go into town and pick up a few things. Think you can manage that?" "Sure can. Be back in a jiffy." Anything was better than getting the job talk for the thousandth time....
"They said, 'Yes!'" I told Tom as we tossed our helmets and pads into lockers and walked to the shower room. To my amazement, my parents had given me the green light to fly to Los Angeles and stay with Tom's family for Thanksgiving. The only hitch, I had to take college admissions tours of UCLA and USC while I was in California. "No problem," Tom told me. "I'll drive you to East LA and Westwood on Saturday morning. We'll...
Undress mein the eternityof this midnight beachI want to seemy little black dressthrown aside on the sandand feel your warm breathprobing slowly between my legsas the summer breezefilled with lovefrom that wide sea behind uscaresses each inchof my ecstatic bare back
The slight yellow glow of sunset was filtering through the dusty windshield, the shadows dancing across the car interior. My wife was sitting beside me curled up in the front seat of our SUV, her curvy white creamy legs sliding free out of the bottom of her red summer dress. The fabric gripping up her hips as she rolled and shifted her weight in the seat. I couldn’t help stealing glances of her gorgeous curvy body, her da...
I haven’t always been this confident about my sexuality. Nowadays, I get it: I’m attractive and desirable and I can have just about any guy I want, at least for a night. But it’s been a long road to get here. It’s not that I was a late bloomer, maybe just that I wasn’t interested in sex throughout junior high and even into my freshman year of high school. I wasn’t a tomboy, per se, but I definitely wasn’t – and still am n...
I live in the city, it’s busy and nonstop, there is always something to do. However, my folks drag us out to our farm house in the country, every summer. The town has maybe four hundred people. We come a few days before Memorial Day, and leave a few days after Labour Day. This year is no exception. I’ve yet to pack, because I’ve been trying to get out of going for two weeks. I’m sixteen this year, and just want to be with...
The sun shone bright as I walked along the shore of Lake Superior. I loved the sound of the water rushing up on shore and the feel of the cold water and soft sand upon my bare feet. The water glistened like diamonds as I stared out at it. Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes, and the one I marvel at the most. It was forever pulling me to it, making me want to be near it. I could feel the power that it had over...
Ten minutes and I would be there. I couldn’t wait. It was as if I could smell the lake, right around the corner. I kept thinking the next corner and I would see the amazing Mackinac Bridge. Yet, I still had a good ten miles to go, but I could sense it, feel it, smell it. The excitement built up inside me until a smile washed upon my face. The Upper Peninsula in Michigan was my favorite place. The entire region is beautifu...
What am I doing here? she asked herself. Had she traveled nearly two thousand miles for this? It would be a tranquil place if the valley wasn’t cluttered with intoxicated youths. It all seemed wrong now. Hours of thought had gone into this cross-country road trip. Now here she was, smashed against foreign bodies, but completely alone in the crowd. Her friends were becoming amorphous and blending in with the rowdy cluster,...
Terra looked at her phone, saw that it was just after eight, and tossed her book away with a scowl. I can’t believe he’s doing this again. His slow responses to her texts and the occasional missed call were something she’d grown to accept, but the last few days were too much. She popped out of bed and stomped down the hall. “Honey, are you okay?” her mother asked as they met each other near the back door. “I don’t want to...
Terra pulled back the curtains and grinned as morning sunlight streamed into the room. The day was bright and beautiful – the perfect start to her first summer vacation from college. As much as she enjoyed the classes that would lead her into her career as a veterinarian, balancing that with an active social life had left her in need of a break. A groan emerged from the direction of her twin sister Ella’s bed. “Too early,...
