Love and friendship tends to come when you're not looking for it. Or, so has been the case for a lonely Teacher not yet recovered from the loss of family and a friend...
A man alone on a week long canoe trip, a far distant scream at sunset, and an unknown swimmer crossing the lake at midnight. (there's a brief non-con scene mostly off screen but labeled just to be safe)
Sequel to "Incidents of Taylor". Wives. Kids. Fred had it all... and when it came time to chose either them or his career, it was no contest. Maybe a vacation to the World Science Fiction Convention can relieve some of their stress, although vacations never seem to go as planned for this family...
A companion story to "The Mind Knows". Tragedy strikes Taylor's family. Wives and children must deal with life without loved ones. But... from loss, comes love. Sad to start.