Larry was a twenty-four-year-old lanky black man, with decent looks, and a nerdy super-smart commodities trader. I knew his boss, Ronald, who was asked to meet him in a bar frequently by wealthy young traders. Ronald described his young prodigy, who wante...
Chapter One The Hotel Room “Well, I’m sitting, so you don’t get the full effect,” I tapped the low side of my waist where the small amount of skin and fat I did have on my body accumulated and hid my lower set of abs. “My eight pack is more of a 4… 4.5?”...
Chapter One Bzzt! Bzzt! Cynthia took my glass from me to freshen it up. When she bent over in front of me to take my drink, her fake pearl necklaces dangled in front of her cleavage. I eyed the long black line that divided her large breasts that swayed be...
Weekends were always busy in our beach house community. There were a number of rental properties that would do their change-overs on Saturdays, so there would be lots of people coming and going. Of course, there were many families that only appeared on we...
Walking inside the ER felt like a surreal experience. Cassandra thought of how many times she had done it over the years and the sheer number of hours she had spent in this place. She was unmarried and had bounced between relationships like hip scotch in...
Cassandra came into work today, not in her usual purple scrubs outfit. The uniform she had worn for over a dozen years she had been working here. It felt strange to walk through the halls of the hospital with her form-fitting white blouse and black pencil...
Turning sixty, I find myself reflecting on my life often, the twists and turns on my life path. I have learned that regrets are wasted energy, and that decisions and experiences are the fabric of our lives. I was a good Jewish housewife for many years in...
As Miguel eagerly planned their first date, he couldn't shake the excitement coursing through him. The prospect of spending time with Sun-hee, the gorgeous Asian woman who had captured his attention, fueled his desire. With a confident grin, he sent her a...
We were meeting in the car park of Travelodge. It was on the outskirts of a small town, about an hour's drive from my home. Rain streaked the darkening sky. It was only 2 in the afternoon, but the thick clouds made it feel much later. My phone buzzed. "I’...
Rebecca felt a wonderful sense of freedom as she drove out of the gates to the villa the family had taken for the summer. Her husband deserved a break, so she was taking her eight-year-old daughter, Helen, to see her mother in the Pyrenees. Rebecca smiled...
It was about twelve years ago. I had just finished residency and was an eager young doc. I had been a member of various professional academies for a number of years, and I was recently given an opportunity to serve on a committee. This was a big deal for...
“I’m never leaving this goddamn place,” Mark mumbled to himself as his fingers clacked angrily on the keyboard. The master lights in the office had clicked off hours ago. Somewhere in the distance, the cleaning crew vacuumed, and their small Bluetooth spe...
Mark put the car in park in his office parking lot, sighed his daily defeated sigh, and then opened his door to begin yet another day of pointless office work. The Tesla driver parked beside him was parked on the dividing parking space line, so he could o...
The anticipation and anxiety for my first appointment had been building all morning, and as I turned the key in the ignition of the Benz outside Off the Avenue, my hand was trembling, and my stomach was in knots. I stepped out of the car and smoothed my t...
Priya Chopra watched the last children leave the gates at the end of the day and sighed, relieved that the working week was over. It wasn't that she didn't enjoy her job as a teaching assistant at a small Kingston primary school, nor did she have any exci...
