As a rule, I didn’t mess with married women. Well, the ones wearing their rings, that is, the ones that were obviously married and didn’t even try to hide it. If a woman is in a hotel bar with her ring on, one of four things is probably going on: she wants to have a drink in peace; she’s waiting for her husband, either to go somewhere else or as part of some weird sex game I don’t want to be involved in; she’s too dumb to...

Wendy perched on the window seat as she looked out through the round bedroom window. Like most days since turning sixteen, she was grumpy, but today she was also annoyed, having just been grounded by her mother. “Grounded,” she muttered to herself. “I am of age; too old to be grounded. It is not my fault that I have these sexual urges. I am not a young child anymore.” The weather was also not helping Wendy’s mood. Raindro...

Finally, Ted collapsed beside her, letting out a loud exhausted sigh. Pam rolled against him, throwing one of her legs over his. "You are really something, mister," she whispered before lightly kissing his cheek. He replied, "It's not me." "Unless there was someone in the room you didn't tell me about, it certainly was you," she said. Ted looked at her and said, "No. I mean, all of that wasn't me. I can't do that. I can't...

 Choices DecisionsDesires which way should be taken Moving nervously forward pushing boundaries into the unknown or chasing old flames who were left for a reason.  The search for connection passion a willingness to help not just themselves but others around them to reach their dream.Looking for not just a lover But a friend and soulmate Someone who makes them smile and laugh when they feel life is just too hard Although m...

Arriving home after a long shift, I almost don't notice a slightly bulky envelope among my mail. I glance at the return address and smile. Brushing aside my bills, I slit open the envelope. Out falls a single paper cocktail umbrella. I pick it up and twirl it around in my fingers. The sight of it brings a rush of memories. I tuck it behind my ear, sit down in my favorite chair, and let my mind wander.~~~~I remember clearl...

Enigmatic Shadow The waning light casts you Deeper into the shadows I wonder what you are feeling Only you and God really knows A myriad of emotions Flicker across your face Your eyes, always so expressive As you invade my space Always so enigmatic Your ever changing expression Feeling slightly disconcerted I look in a different direction You smile bemusedly to yourself Because you have unbalanced me again Enjoying my con...

Why is the coffee so bitter, Morning light so very stark,Why do dust modules dance and flitter,And the dogs do that morning bark? I look across my empty bed,No sign of weight on the pillow,Not a hair from your handsome head,Only the leaves brushing against the window from the willow. A single tear always forms, The aching emotion hiding behind the eye,As a memory of the argument's storm,You can be such a mean guy. Whateve...

Five years ago I made a mistake, one I shall always regret. A mistake of the heart, not of the flesh, but irrevocable in its guilt and shame. For five long years I've been on my personal Elba, such is the fate to which I am damned. No closeness, no love, no sign of emotion from my companion, only ice. I know that my own deeds put me here, my actions sealing my fate forever. You became my judge and my jury, and  your sente...