Daytime Stories

Since Rebecca resigned from the news agency, she had neither frittered away the money saved during those frenetic years of dashing from one country to another, following a 'hot' new story, with all her living expenses paid by her employers, nor had she been idle. Now, she had the time to do deep research and use the contacts she'd made to start making full-length programmes about the after-effects of some of the things sh...

It was just past noon when Eric took my hand and led me out the rear screened door of the bungalow into our stone walled courtyard.  Overhead palm branches filtered the sunshine, providing protection for our already naked bodies, as did the eight-foot height of the privacy walls. I sensed what Eric had in mind for me as I watched him turn on the water for the outdoor shower.  Turning and tipping my head back under the str...

Today I was tired. I had been working all day on-line, writing technical documents, editing…and my eyes were burning. I finally couldn’t work anymore. I undressed, and took a cool shower. Then, with only a towel around me, stretched out on the couch in the living room, and relaxed, enjoying the cool air of the ac unit. I was very tired, and fell soundly asleep, but only after glancing at my computer for any e-mails. I saw...

What is it about the pounding rain, the thunder and lightning of the storm that brings out the animal in us. Our roof garden patio is open to the sky, the wind and the rain, but not visible from our neighbors. Today, I was working up on it, enjoying the breeze, the fresh air, sitting at our patio table writing documentation on my laptop. The shade from the patio umbrella makes it one of my most favorite places to work, ev...