Having just gotten out of a relationship, I certainly wasn't planning to meet anyone new at my friend's party. Dax had invited me in the hopes that it would cheer me up, and I decided it wouldn't hurt to make an appearance. By the time I arrived at eight that Saturday evening, his small house was filled with people. "Tristan!" Dax greeted me with a grin and a clap on the back. "I'm glad you showed. Let me get you a beer."...

To think I nearly didn’t go To that party where we met The thought of us not meeting That’s a thought I must forget   Who knew on that spooky night I would meet my life long mate Something must have made me go I think they call it fate   You went with that girl Marylyn She called you on the phone Wanted you to go with her But you ended up alone   I came over and I spoke to you You were standing by the door We chatted as w...

Invalided from the army and the dry heat and horrors of Afghanistan, Dan Mason wondered how many times life was going to kick him in the teeth. First, Janet, his wife, he found had run off to Belgium with a rich businessman. Having to surrender the army house, Dan found a basement flat, two rooms with shower and toilet. A dump really, but weeks of scrubbing and painting made it acceptable. Job hunting proved unsatisfactor...

It started as a game. Actually, it started as an assignment, but he turned it into a game. Theo had almost grumbled when his uncle had called him into his office. When Theo first started working for his uncle, he had planned on starting at the ground floor and working his way to the top. Starting at the ground floor in an advertising business is easy; there is always a lot of grunt work. Working his way up had taken a lot...

You caught my eye at the first sight That's all it took to feel lust's bite Standing alone in the corner All the rest becomes just a blur Such beauty wrapped up like a prize A passion veiled behind bored eyes For just one night or a lifetime Your desire's peak I want to climb I cannot fight this pull I feel All that I have is yours to steal My heart is racing as I walk My mouth almost too dry to talk No one else exists th...

In a small town of only three thousand people it wasn't a challenge to find out the details of your neighbors life. The where, the when, the who. It was a blessing and a curse, as a kid I could never get away with anything, and I never had to keep a secret that was just too juicy to withhold. So, it was no surprise to me when I heard about the arriving of Charli Rioux. Hearing it from my mama, also the eyes and ears of ou...

When I first landed in London, my brother Scott’s friends let me doss on their couch while I got myself sorted with a job and shit. Like all newcomers and tourists I wanted to see the sites and soak up the atmosphere, so Madame Tussauds was to be my first port of call.I was at Madame Tussauds, dressed in my All Blacks shirt (choice eh!) and with a red carnation thing wrapped in tin foil, that some lady outside had pinned...

Gray skies high above She was sitting without love Feeling cold without care The only moving thing was her hair The tree stands toward the skies She rests below with her cries I step forward to see her Grace Trying to read the words on her face Watching her eyes caused me pain But this pain never comes in vain I lend my hand to dry her tear And it feels something so dear I see the birds so high above Their songs tell the...

While you are dreaming of the moments to come, I write verses. These lines I pen are from the heart, and when it starts I cannot stop. Although my soul is a wandering nomad, my passion is that of a Gypsy Queen. Many have tried but failed to dance alongside the mystical music I choose. For none have the words that capture the rhythm of my hips so smooth. As the music plays, my body moves in step of the tune that resounds....

Sigh… Anne had been working for this financial company for nearly 10 years now; giving her all, actually too much to climb the leader of success. Now looking back she realize that’s she’s got what she wanted…she’s got a home, well a mansion, a booming career…yes that’s all she ever wanted, or was it? It suddenly dawns on her that something was amiss. And like may career woman; she knows it’s a man and possibly kids. Yes t...