My wife and I have been married for ten years and for all that time, she’s taken care of my every need. As a quadriplegic, I have a lot of needs, both medical and emotional. Worst of all, the accident left me with permanently limp-dick. I was injured before I met my wife, Lana, so she knew what she was getting into before we got married. For the most part, our marriage is wonderful. But as you can guess, our love life isn...

Theo opened his eyes to the early Greek sun streaming into the room through the thin curtains. He rolled, to see Raoul lying on his front beside him, his perfectly toned shoulders and tight buns glistening in the morning light. The white sheet which topped the bed was lying between them in a crumpled pile. He lay there for a few moments, drinking in the view, feeling himself becoming aroused. Suddenly, Raoul began to rous...

In the beautiful, sunny beachside resort of the Hotel Adelphi, Theo lounged by the pool, catching a tan. He had not long finished swimming and water beaded on his smooth torso. His abs were hardly a washboard. He had been training a lot in the gym, but too many slip-ups with late-night snacks had held him back. For the first time in a long time, Theo was completely relaxed, and could feel the pressures of the past months...

Recent events in my life have shown me that it can be very satisfying to return the favors to others, that we enjoyed early in life, when we are able to repay them. My name is Tom, and I live with my wife, Kendra, in the Atlanta suburbs. We’re in our late forties now, and our two children are already grown and have families of their own in the area. I’m in a management position with my company, and we are expected to perf...

It was difficult for most college graduates to find a job at the time I graduated from the University of Georgia in Athens (Go Bulldogs!). With a degree in business management, instead of a more focused degree, such as accounting or chemical engineering, I knew that I would be competing with many other students for entry level jobs. I was fortunate to get an interview with a worldwide auto leasing and rental company, and...

Racial bias can be an ugly thing. My family is Puerto Rican, and we moved to Davenport, Iowa when I was only three years old after my father had gotten a good job in a manufacturing plant there. The population in Davenport and the entire state is predominately white, so we stood out as being different. I don’t remember any name-calling or other overt manifestations of racism; it’s just that I had a hard time making friend...

Most major corporations expect their employees to be involved in community activities, and it is essentially required for senior-level executives. I am an executive vice president for a major financial services firm in the greater Newark, New Jersey area. I have always enjoyed my time spent benefiting our surrounding communities. My name is Stuart, and my wife, Jody, and I were forty-six years old at the time of this stor...

I have always thought that my sister Denise and I were lucky to be raised by parents who taught us to be unprejudiced and accepting of all ethnicities. We grew up in the suburbs near Philadelphia, which has a sizeable Puerto Rican population, and we had a representative mix of Caucasian, black, and Latino friends. My name is Ed, and this story takes place when I am forty-two years old and Denise is forty-three. But first,...

One of the perks of working for a large corporation with global interests is the occasional opportunity to travel internationally at the company’s expense. In my case, I'm a senior chemical engineer for an oil company headquartered in Houston, and periodically traveled to one of our petrochemical plants in Puerto Rico. It's not technically international travel since Puerto Rico is a territory of the US, but it was a welco...

I was 22, fresh out of college, and had my first supervisor position at a local bank. I admit, it was a pretty cush job, as the hand-full of tellers I was in charge of were older ladies with plenty of experience and took care of their money pretty well. After a few months a new teller was hired, by the name of Vanessa. She was in her late 30s, a single mom of 2, and Puerto Rican. At first, I wasn’t extremely attracted to...