Playground Stories

It had been almost three years since Scott’s wife died unexpectedly while still in their early forties. He felt he was done grieving and had been looking for companionship for months now. Unsuccessfully. He’d dated a couple of times with work colleagues and had done the bar routine, but neither proved fruitful, and he didn’t even enjoy ‘the chase,’ as some called it, so he abandoned both paths. Visiting a playground loade...

It was finally a relaxing evening for me. I was so excited actually to be doing nothing for a change, spending the evening inside with no family shit to deal with, no errands to run, no household projects that couldn't wait. I was planning on spending the evening alone, cuddled up with a lovely beverage and a new show on TV, but my boyfriend Alain insisted he come over and keep me company. I agreed, but only after he prom...