This one is… closer to home. — I sipped my beer and stared out of the window, listening with half an ear as Tom and Pete bitched at one another about a fantasy game series they were both over-invested in. Outside, a small mixed group of friends and friends-of-friends sat by the pool, dangling their … Read more
It Happened in Saint Thomas by Trigudis The following story takes place a few years before Covid hit and also before Washington D.C.’s NFL football team dropped the Redskins name. Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Hannah Gerber had thought about vacationing there but never got around to it until Kaleigh Conroy, her good … Read more
A Lesson in Lust by LilBird9898 To Lillian, Valentine’s Day was just another day on the calendar. It wasn’t that she was against it. It just seemed like an expensive holiday there for the soul purpose to make money off people’s desperation to love and be loved. When she was single – like now – … Read more
PROLOG This is the third part (of five) of the first story in my WHIRLWIND series. The WHIRLWIND series are unrelated stories (6 so far) with a common theme; each one is based on a short, slightly unusual courtship, with a primary female character who believes that she cannot find love for some reason — … Read more
I am sitting alone in my apartment, Nothing on Television tonight, so the tv is turned off. The clock radio in my bedroom is playing, so I can barely hear it at the desk where Im sitting. I just finished checking my emails, and writing one to you. Was hoping you would be online so … Read more
Good Neighbors – Chap 125 – by Azuldrgon (Hello Readers. In June of 2021, I met a woman on the Lit board who was interested in stories. In particular, she was interested in my stories and asked me the question of why I didn’t write anymore. Here we are in the middle of January 2022 … Read more
Outside the wind was blowing and another hurricane was creeping down on us. I was worried that the barn might be uprooted for the second time in a month, and the animals would be swept away. I prayed with a vengeance, like never before. I heard a soft knock at the door. I opened the … Read more
Beth’s day had not gone at all as planned. The report that she thought was due today was actually due yesterday and to top that off, Mr. Miller had been meeting with the regional manager Paul Tomlin today when she had walked in with the late report. He was not very happy with her, but … Read more
The morning after we danced, I was packing up the prototype. My neighbor was watching me as I did. She couldn’t help but laugh as I tried to use packing tape to seal the boxes. As I put the boxes next to the door, she walked up closer and started to rub my hair. I … Read more
1982 December — Heading Home My eyes opened up blearily, confused about the setting but certainly not complaining. I could tell I was spooning the warm body in front of me and my arms were wrapped around her. Nothing could be better than that as we were snuggled under a blanket. My nose rubbed up … Read more