First Stories

Male-perspective bisexual: Torn between his love for a woman lost and his need for her cruel, former husband, a young American can't keep away from the memory of the Tree of Idleness restaurant in both its Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot manifestations or from the guitar music that possessed him there, played by the man who he couldn't escape wanting.

Robbie, 17, has been dropped by his date at the theater. He goes to his favorite diner, where he meets Helen, 21, a fascinating woman who proves a delightful dancer after she feeds nickels to the jukebox.

A Cousins exhibition at a masked ball.

A story in the Schmidt thread
Part of the God joined together universe
Craig thought that Sandy was a nice girl; then he thought that she might be the one; then she dumped him. His life went on to Nancy. Did his heart?

I really am a good guy. It just seems like young girls keep throwing themselves at me. Who am I to argue with them?

Winona is pampered and used to getting her own way. She wants to be a permanent member of the Upper Bournemouth Young Ladies Saddle Club at any cost. Her Father's money of course. She had her own training methods to improve her "seat" and keeps her bottom in tip-top shape at all times. Her first time alone in a room with a female friend shows her there is a lot more to life than getting married and having children.

Sue is annoyed by her stupid step-brother and her new step-mother who has stolen her father's heart and time. A camping trip is not the best idea in her opinion but nothing can change her father's mind. The overnight trip makes her step-brother seem a lot more interesting in close quarters.