Ben’s life just seemed to get more and more complicated. As if juggling soccer, college classes, and a part-time job wasn’t enough, it turns out his girlfriend Jill was gay, or bi? Ben being Ben wasn’t quite sure what was going on in his life. Things could be worse. Ben and Jill still hung out. They still fucked and even had the occasional threesome. Despite their undefined relationship status, Ben refrained from overthin...

She drove off knowing he was watching and she worried for her. She thought over the last several days and knew she couldn't go back to being just friends. But he complicated her life in ways she didn't understand. She knew he wanted what she had, but she also knew it not to be. She hoped he would grow to understand that, but feared he would not. She stopped a few miles down the road and made a decision. "Now was not the t...

Triangles are a shapeThey are a symbolThey have three sidesYou, her and I. Three years, three sidesO how the time fliesWhat started off as just friendsFound us in a war zone of loversFirst she and IThen my foolish heart wanted moreComplicated is the wordFor you, her and I. Three lives thousands of miles apartFound each other in one familiar spotOnly to findThree is a crowd at the best of timesGuilt, jealousy and heartache...

Now wasn't that something to behold? The quick witted, sharp tongued Ainsely and smooth talking, silver-tongued Javon found themselves standing on the walk outside Carolyn's house not knowing what to say. Each of them had many things they wanted to tell the other, but finding and forming the words just seemed to be too hard. Both of them sensed that this conversation was going to be important and each of them feared makin...

“Gods should be exempt from human passions.”-Euripides, “The Bacchae”***Eros arrived. He could already tell he had quite a mess on his hands. There were two of them, a man and a woman, both in love with the other, though neither knew it yet. Eros plucked the string on his bow over and over (an idle gesture that annoyed friends, but helped him concentrate) while the two humans slept and the red numbers of the clock glowed...

“Up the airy mountain, down the rushing glen, We daren't go a-hunting, for fear of little men.”-William Allingham, “The Fairies”***“I want to dance with the hill people at night,” Flora said, standing on a chair and looking out the window. Megan looked with her. The summer sun slipped behind the yew trees on the hill beside the big old house, but no one was there that Megan could see. She frowned. “What do you mean?” Flor...

Ben Morris is my BFF. He is my rock during high school, as well as being my lunchtime and study companion - we do everything together. He is a cute guy; blond hair, blue eyes, average physique, funny, smart and supportive - everything I want in a potential boyfriend.That is until we hear about the prom.As it is the senior prom, I am excited as it is my last-chance dance to celebrate the end of school and more importantly,...

Will was carrying a mesh duffel bag of clean laundry back to his apartment as Michael was leaving Felicia’s apartment. “Hey, you’re Will, right?” Michael asked, catching Will off guard. Will cleared his throat. “Um, yeah. I’m Will,” he said. “I’m Michael, Felicia’s boyfriend. You know, it's funny. She talks about you all the time and we have never met.” “Yeah, that’s funny,” Will chuckled softly. “She told me how you kept...

They left his car and hiked up a steep, five kilometer trail to a vista overlooking the Celtic Sea. She struggled to keep up with him, as he took long easy strides. She stumbled, and he turned around. “You okay? Do we need to slow down?” “Why don’t you ever sweat, Alan Trywick?” she asked. “I’m sweating like a pig, and you’re carrying on like it’s a stroll in the park.” She wiped her brow and took a rest. The bright sun s...