Commanding Stories

“Hey Babe...." I say, answering the call from my boyfriend, Dallas. “Hey Ana. I realized I left some of my gear back at my mom's house, so I'm heading back right now to get it. But it's gonna set me back a few hours. I probably won't get up to the cabin until after 9:00 pm, but my uncle is already there, so you can get settled in." “Oh my God, Dallas," I say with a slight panic in my voice. "This is gonna be so fucking aw...

 The new LibrarianWord got around so fast from one of our colleagues. There is a new face at our local library. A man of all people. I would think he is a nerd for one, or a women hunter. Would be interesting to find out and also if is really there to just pack away books.I have been single with a reasonable enough explanation. There is nothing wrong with me. In fact, I believe I am good looking. I am build slim. I have a...

The two weeks that comprised the end of term one holidays in New South Wales, which also included Easter this year, had come and gone so fast. It only seemed like yesterday that I had left the mercurial Clare on what had effectively been the last school day of the term for Clare and I; the government schools still had the Friday to negotiate. My wife worked through the break, as was usual (she referred to bank her leave a...

“I'm home,” Sherri called out. It was early Saturday, about ten. She had been out for a girl’s night. She heard her husband call out from the kitchen, and she led her guest in to meet him. On the way she was greeted by the scent of breakfast, and her stomach let her know it was interested.“Did you have a good time?” He kissed her as she approached, but pulled back from a deeper kiss when he saw the other girl. “Oh, compan...

I arrive home late, really late. I see that the lights around the house are all off except the front porch light. I curse under my breath knowing you are gonna be mad at me. I loosen my tie I walk through the door. I quietly put my keys and wallet on the table and take my shoes off so as not to disturb you. Slowly I make my way down the hall towards our room. A light scent fills the air, jasmine and rose. I think to mysel...