Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland, is a suburban location where property values are monstrously high and human morals are questionable. Money is not a problem for the nouveau riche but, as my late father used say, “You’re born with taste and class, son. It can’t be bought, hired, learned or stolen. It’s innate.” I’m Tony Harris, junior draughtsman with the firm of James Cadden Architecture in Dublin City centre. I’m the...

Helen slumped into the comfortable chair and surveyed the marina. At least the restaurant had a decent view. She'd dropped off her phone to be fixed hours ago and was bored and exhausted. She'd traipsed around Corfu Town for hours, killing time. Unlike her father and Jessica, she had little interest in ruins or art, so many attractions didn't interest her. When the waiter arrived, she ordered a drink and some food. She sp...

Roy led Aria down the hall to his room, his heart thundering in his chest. He had never taken a woman into his room before. He opened the door, and stepped back so she could enter. As he looked over her shoulder at the mess he had left, he cursed under his breath. Not having ever expected guests, he had not cleaned his room. Dirty clothes were strewn about, his bed was a mess, books were scattered around the room. Aria wa...

Mac waited for Lori at her locker after first period. It was game day, so she was in her cheer outfit - a royal blue top and skirt with gold letters and gold underpants. She tied her raven hair with a blue and gold ribbon, and bobbysocks and saddle oxfords completed the look. Mac appreciated how the outfit hugged her shapely five-foot six frame. Mac had just transferred to this school a few months ago, and on his first da...

It had been one of those weeks where everything just turned out wrong. A week of sleepless nights trying to comfort little Hannah, who was having a hard time teething, had left him tired and irritable. He had messed up the second important client presentation of the week this morning, and his boss told him to go out and pull himself together. He wandered along to the local convenience store, grabbed a sandwich and drink,...

I awoke far too early the following morning. Daybreak had arrived, sending piercing beams of sunlight through the cabin windows and into my eyes. Yesterday had been a long day and I had only gotten about four hours of sleep. Chandra noticed that I was awake and made a playful comment about my “morning wood.” She asked who it was that I was dreaming about last night (as if she didn’t know). It was her way of apologizing fo...

It was Christmas Eve, the day that Mila had looked forward to for so long. She was to be released from prison and be free for the first time in over two years. She hugged her cellmate Greta tightly. Mila would miss her friend terribly, but what could she do? She desperately needed her freedom and would fly to Kyiv the next morning, She was a proud Ukrainian woman and would join the Army and serve her country. Her brother...

In a few months time I will have lived my allotted Biblical span of three score years and ten, and whilst I am still in good health and hope for many more years of active life, the years of my sexual prime now lie well in the past. Looking back to my teens, it would be easy to exaggerate my youthful sexual experiences, but I’m afraid that most of those who describe adventures of which Casanova would have been envious are...